Rev. Robert Matthew Feller, O. Praem.
December 28, 1922 – February 8, 2016 | Fr. Feller was born on December 28, 1922, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. His home parish was Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church.
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Fr. James Neilson, O. Praem.
Ask Fr. James Neilson, O. Praem., when he knew he wanted to be a priest and he will tell you there was no moment “of great revelation or a moment of absolute clarity.” Nevertheless, the call was always there. He grew up in an extended family that included two uncles who were Jesuit priests.
Continue readingRemembering Abbot Bernard Pennings, O. Praem.
The March 17, 2016, “Glimpses of the Past” in The Green Bay Press-Gazette highlighted the death of the first American Norbertine abbot, Abbot Bernard Pennings, O. Praem., who passed into God’s Eternal Kingdom on March 17, 1955.
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The March 17, 2016, “Glimpses of the Past” in The Green Bay Press-Gazette highlighted the death of the first American Norbertine abbot, Abbot Bernard Pennings, O. Praem., who passed into God’s Eternal Kingdom on March 17, 1955.
Continue readingFr. Xavier Colavechio, O. Praem.
Whether teaching or preaching, writing or relaxing, counseling or meditating, I realize that I am never alone. Not only is the Lord with me, but also my brothers in religion have become part of who I am and who I am becoming. Their presence holds me up in difficult times ...
Continue readingPackers Coach Mike McCarthy Featured Speaker at “Men for All Seasons”
For 2016, the Norbertine Center for Spirituality at St. Norbert Abbey’s annual Day for Men is a collaborative event with the Diocese of Green Bay and Esto Vir. This year's conference, Men for All Seasons, is being held at the KI Convention Center in downtown Green Bay on March 5, 2016.
Continue readingFr. Herring and Fr. Nutt Guests on “Conversations From St. Norbert College” TV Show in February
A member of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium since the 90s, Fr. James Herring, O. Praem., helped coordinate the 2015 event held on St. Norbert College’s campus last fall.
Continue readingNicolet High School: the west side’s only surviving pre-World War II public school building
The current Pennings Activity Center on the St. Norbert College campus—named after Abbot Bernard Pennings, O. Praem., the first abbot of St. Norbert Abbey—was both a Catholic (Pennings) and public (Nicolet) high school previously.
Continue readingFr. MacCarthy featured on CW 14 Sunday "Focus"
Rev. Dr. Jack MacCarthy, O. Praem. Rev. Dr. Jack MacCarthy, O. Praem., has dedicated much of his life to caring for the physical and spiritual needs of the people in Peru. Earlier this year he visited for three weeks, attending to the Centro de Salud in Santa Clotilde…
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Rev. Dr. Jack MacCarthy, O. Praem. Rev. Dr. Jack MacCarthy, O. Praem., has dedicated much of his life to caring for the physical and spiritual needs of the people in Peru. Earlier this year he visited for three weeks, attending to the Centro de Salud in Santa Clotilde and…
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