Abbey Magazine Fall/Winter 2020



FRATER AQUINAS DANNY ALLEN
FRATER VINCENT MICHAEL TAFACORY
AGE: 26 AGE: 31
HOMETOWN: Benson, North Carolina
HOMETOWN: Egg Harbor, Wisconsin
HOME PARISH: Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral
DEGREE: B.A in Piano Pedagogy from
Campbell University
DATE OF VESTITION: Aug. 28, 2020
I first learned of St. Norbert Abbey from
my spiritual director. The community life
and its emphasis on contemplation, liturgy,
and the higher education apostolate resonated
with my vocational call.
MY THREE NAMES
St. Thomas Aquinas is my favorite saint,
and I consider him a friend and important
intercessor. I speak with him in prayer
every single day.
St. John Henry Newman and I are both
converts to Catholicism. His hymn “Lead,
Kindly Light” was a great prayer for me
during my discernment.
St. Augustine is an excellent intercessor,
because he is an example of how God can
make a great sinner into a great saint!
HOME PARISH: Stella Maris
DEGREE: Business Administration
and Marketing
DATE OF VESTITION: Aug. 28, 2020
I chose St. Norbert Abbey because
communio is so important to the Norbertines;
I also appreciate their beautiful educational
apostolates. I feel at home among
the confreres and know this way of life is a
gift from God.
MY THREE NAMES
St. Vincent De Paul and I share a passion
for working and praying with people who
are experiencing homelessness and other
hardships.
Our spiritual father, St. Joseph, is the
patron saint of the universal church and a
man who for me represents family, leadership,
and Jesus himself.
St. Adrian of Middleburg is a Norbertine
saint who was a martyr for the faith. He
had an especially strong devotion to the
Eucharist and the papacy.
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