Apostolic Nuncio Pietri Sambi received an honorary doctorate from Saint Vincent Seminary and Jim Towey was named President of Saint Vincent College. Shawn Matthew Anderson was ordained to the diaconate. The Gristmill was featured in Pennsylvania Magazine. Father Louis Sedlacko, Father Wilfred Dumm and Father Omer Kline were honored by the Saint Vincent Prep Alumni. Father Demetrius Dumm released So We Do Not Lose Heart, Biblical Wisdom for All Our Days. Groundbreaking was held for the Rogers Center and the McCarl Coverlet Collection. A mission trip to Brazil and a trip to help flood victims was featured. Brother Michael Gabler and Brother Fernando Lanas professed solemn vows. Archbishop Wilton Gregory was homilist at the Saint Benedict’s Day Mass. The Legacy of Boniface Wimmer was traced as the first daughterhouse of Saint Vincent, Saint John’s Abbey, marked its sesquicentennial.