Because of the presence of the Archabbey, Harrison Township is located within the Archdiocese of Indianapolis instead of the Diocese of Evansville, like the rest of Spencer County.

Joseph Kundek) for assistance in addressing the pastoral needs of the growing German-speaking Catholic population and to prepare local men to be priests.

[3] Shortly after arriving in Indiana, the Benedictines began offering high school courses to local youths.

Through these programs, the monks of Saint Meinrad began their mission, which continues today: preparing men for service in the Church as priests.

It had expanded admission to men who were not seeking the priesthood, and had considered admitting women but found enrollment too low to continue.

In 1877, the Abbot of Saint Meinrad Abbey, Martin Marty, negotiated an agreement with an agent of the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad Company (LR&FS) Railroad Company, for land in order to establish a Benedictine monastery in northern Arkansas.

The railroad controlled thousands of acres of land, and had approached the abbey seeking to gain its support to establish a monastery and school on its holdings.

In 1950 Blue Cloud Abbey was founded near Marvin, South Dakota, to serve the local Lakota and related Native American peoples.

Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus also had missions and schools in South Dakota from the early 20th century In 1958, the monks of Saint Meinrad founded Prince of Peace Abbey in Oceanside, California.

In the fall of 1993, the Seminary and School of Theology expanded its mission to allow lay ministry students to attend classes during any of the academic terms.

Several months after the statement was issued, Dr. McEnroy joined 1,500 others in signing an open letter opposing the Pope's teachings on the subject.

After reading the open letter in the National Catholic Reporter, the Archabbot determined that Dr. McEnroy must be removed from the faculty at Saint Meinrad for publicly dissenting from the Pope's teachings.

[7] Saint Meinrad Archabbey owned and operated an international company that produced and marketed religious, spiritual and inspirational cards, books and gifts.

Net proceeds from the sales of Abbey Press products supported the ministries of Saint Meinrad Archabbey.

The caskets and cremation urns are made from solid hardwoods, in the choice of poplar, cherry, walnut and oak.