Year in Pictures 2021: Saint Meinrad
Fr. Mateo Zamora, OSB, professed solemn vows as a Benedictine monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in a ceremony on August 15, 2021, in the Archabbey Church at St. Meinrad, IN.
What makes a picture good? Certainly, the picture needs to be in focus, properly exposed, with good light and excellent use of composition. It’s even better if the photo can tell a story without words. But there is one thing that trumps all of that – moment. The photograph must have a moment or emotion. In my opinion, a picture can be lacking everything and still be a good picture if there is emotion.
A picture with a moment will make the viewer feel something. It will cause them to connect with the subjects in the photo, gain a greater understanding of what it means to be human and, hopefully, make the world a better place.
What makes a good picture is also subjective. An image of my children will probably cause me to feel more than it would for someone who had never met them or someone who is not a parent.
As we cull through the thousands of photos taken at Saint Meinrad in 2021, this is what we look for. Images that make us feel. We also look for images that tell the story of what happened this year.
As with any year, there were moments of great joy and deep sadness. Life at Saint Meinrad slowly returned to a pre-pandemic “normal” during 2021. The year began with our faces masked and the campus closed to the public.
Over the summer, smaller groups were welcomed back to the Hill for the “One Bread, One Cup” youth conferences and for an in-person Alumni Reunion. And during the fall, the monastic community opened the Archabbey Church to the public, and retreats and workshops on campus resumed with extra precautions in place.
As you look through my favorite photos I took at Saint Meinrad in 2021, I hope you feel. I hope you feel those moments of great joy and the solemn moments of prayer, and you walk through the times of deep sadness with the monks. It is that emotion that connects us all.
Click here to view the full Saint Meinrad Year in Pictures gallery, taken by myself and my amazing student photographers, Fr. Corey Bruns, Fr. Omar Galvan, Daniel Cooper and Rolando Perez.
The funeral Mass for Fr. Bonaventure Knaebel, OSB, was held on January 27, 2021 in the Archabbey Church. Burial followed in the Archabbey Cemetery. Fr. Bonaventure died on January 22, 2021 at the age 102.
The funeral Mass for Fr. Bonaventure Knaebel, OSB, was held on January 27, 2021 in the Archabbey Church. Burial followed in the Archabbey Cemetery. Fr. Bonaventure died on January 22, 2021 at the age 102.
A painting of former faculty member, Gill Ring, is unveiled and blessed in the narthex of the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel on January 28, 2021. The painting was given to Saint Meinrad on behalf of all Saint Meinrad alumni, especially his former students. Gill’s son, Nick Ring, was commissioned to create the painting. Gill died on February 16, 2016. He taught at Saint Meinrad for more than 40 years.
A painting of former faculty member, Gill Ring, is unveiled and blessed in the narthex of the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel on January 28, 2021.
Seminarian Devereaux King sings during the deacon ordination on April 10 in the Archabbey Church.
Fr. Meinrad Brune and Br. Stanley Rother Wagner work together in the Archives on May 6, 2021.
Fr. Meinrad Brune and Br. Stanley Rother Wagner work together in the Archives on May 6, 2021.
Graduation for the Seminary and School of Theology was held on Saturday, May 8, 2021. The day began with Mass in the Archabbey Church followed by commencement in St. Bede Hall.
Fr. Corey Bruns was ordained a priest on May 22, 2021 at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro, KY.
Fr. Corey Bruns was ordained a priest on May 22, 2021 at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro, KY.
“One Bread, One Cup” youth conference Ultimate Frisbee game.
“One Bread, One Cup” youth conference participants in the liturgical arts group wait to process into the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel for Mass on the last day of the conference.
Co-workers in the Physical Facilities department had a water balloon fight and enjoyed ice cream on Friday, June 25, 2021.
Fr. Simon Herrmann, OSB, a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest on June 27, 2021, by the Most Rev. Charles C. Thompson, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. The ordination was held in Saint Meinrad’s Archabbey Church, St. Meinrad, IN. Fr. Simon is a former resident of Findlay, OH, and a graduate of the University of Dayton, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in communication management in 2010. He earned a Master of Arts in Catholic philosophical studies in 2017 and a Master of Divinity in 2021, both from Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
Youth participants in the “One Bread, One Cup” Liturgical Leadership conference cheer at the end of the Ultimate Frisbee game.
“One Bread, One Cup” youth participants sing in the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel during the five-day summer conference at Saint Meinrad.
July 2, 2021
“One Bread, One Cup” intern Madison McMahon prays in the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel during the internship closing Mass.
Marilyn Fox receives the Distinguished Alumnus Award on behalf of her late brother, Michael Ziemianski, from Fr. Denis Robinson, OSB, during the Alumni Reunion banquet on August 2.
Bishop Mark Spalding presides during Mass on the second day of the Alumni Reunion.
Br. Basil Lumsden, OSB, rings the bells at the beginning of Fr. Mateo Zamora’s, OSB, solemn profession of vows as a Benedictine monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey on August 15, 2021, in the Archabbey Church at St. Meinrad, IN.
The On the Hill 5K was held on campus on Sept. 11, 2021.
The On the Hill 5K was held on campus on Sept. 11, 2021.
Fr. Justin DuVall, OSB, passed away on Oct. 5, 2021. The funeral Mass and burial was held on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021 in the Archabbey Church and Cemetery.
Fr. Justin DuVall, OSB, passed away on Oct. 5, 2021. The funeral Mass and burial was held on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021 in the Archabbey Church and Cemetery.
Graduate Theology weekend courses were held at Saint Meinrad on Oct. 9, 2021. Images from Creed in History and Theology class, taught by Dr. Elizabeth Woodward.
Participants in the World Priest Program attend Mass in St. Bede Chapel on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021.
Our Sons and Daughters: Evangelizing Young Adults for the 21st Century, A Symposium for Bishops and Directors of Young Adult Ministry was held at Saint Meinrad on Oct. 25-28, 2021. Mass on Tuesday, Oct. 26 was held in the St. Theodore Guerin Chapel.
Fall on the Saint Meinrad Archabbey campus.
