THE AUTHOR

Father Brian David Boosel, O.S.B., was born in Butler, Pennsylvania. He is a son of Ralph L. Boosel of Butler and the late Jean Boosel.

He attended Butler Catholic Elementary School and Butler Area Senior High School, where he graduated in 1992. He received a bachelor of arts degree in history from Saint Vincent College in 1996 and a master's degree in history from Slippery Rock University. He earned the master of divinity degree from Saint Vincent Seminary in 2002.

He made his first profession of monastic vows on July 10, 1998, and solemn profession of vows on July 11, 2001. He was ordained to the diaconate on July 13, 2002. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 17, 2003, by Bishop Anthony G. Bosco of Greensburg.

Father Brian is Director of Archabbey Publications, Assistant to the Archabbot, and Archivist of Saint Vincent Archabbey, as well as an adjunct faculty member at Saint Vincent.