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At these schools, students are introduced to a community’s particular charism or way of life and are deeply affected by the presence and witness of the religious who walk these campuses.
Back in his college days, Benedictine Brother Maximilian Anderson was a self-described “knucklehead.” By his junior and senior years at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, though, he had embraced the Catholic faith.
He attributes this reversion to the monks of St. Benedict Abbey, the Benedictine abbey that founded and continues to influence the school’s Catholic identity, and the influence they had on those who helped him return to the faith.
“The monks were this silent but significant presence throughout my time in college here,” Brother Maximilian told the Register. “I would hear stories about how the monks impacted my friends and the ministry they did. I remember being really impacted by the communal fatherhood from the monks as a student as I was growing deeper in prayer and my relationship with God.”
After graduating in 2016, Anderson became a FOCUS missionary. But, a few years later, he returned to Atchison — this time entering St. Benedict’s Abbey as a monk.
Now, he spends his days ministering to and working with college students, introducing them to the Rule of St. Benedict and the Benedictine charisms of prayer, work and stability.
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Back in his college days, Benedictine Brother Maximilian Anderson was a self-described “knucklehead.” By his junior and senior years at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, though, he had embraced the Catholic faith.
He attributes this reversion to the monks of St. Benedict Abbey, the Benedictine abbey that founded and continues to influence the school’s Catholic identity, and the influence they had on those who helped him return to the faith.
“The monks were this silent but significant presence throughout my time in college here,” Brother Maximilian told the Register. “I would hear stories about how the monks impacted my friends and the ministry they did. I remember being really impacted by the communal fatherhood from the monks as a student as I was growing deeper in prayer and my relationship with God.”
After graduating in 2016, Anderson became a FOCUS missionary. But, a few years later, he returned to Atchison — this time entering St. Benedict’s Abbey as a monk.
Now, he spends his days ministering to and working with college students, introducing them to the Rule of St. Benedict and the Benedictine charisms of prayer, work and stability.
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Witnessing and Preaching: How Religious Communities Influence College Life
At these schools, students are introduced to a community’s particular charism or way of life and are deeply affected by the presence and witness of the religious who walk these campuses.
