[2] After receiving his early education at public and parochial schools, he studied at St. John's College and the University of Minnesota.
[1] He entered the Order of Saint Benedict, more commonly known as the Benedictines, at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, and made his profession on July 25, 1892.
"[5] Later that same year, he returned to New York to ask for financial aid for the Bahamas to complete the rebuilding of two churches destroyed by a hurricane.
[6] In 1940, he attended the annual Catholic Mission Sunday at St. Patrick's Cathedral, where he occupied the seat of honor opposite the Archbishop's throne.
[4] He also established several convents and a congregation of nuns, founded St. Augustine's Monastery and College in Nassau, and encouraged the creation of Boy Scouts and Clubs in churches.
[4] In June 1946, he was named an Assistant at the Pontifical Throne by Pope Pius XII on the occasion of the golden jubilee of his priestly ordination.