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Greetings! My name is Michael Cronin and I am in my first week of the Seminary at St. Meinrad, in St. Meinrad, Indiana. This first week has been very exciting for me as I have become familiar with the facilities, the staff, and the other seminarians. I am in my first week of taking Philosophy Classes. I find them very interesting, but I am still in that stage of getting to know my professors. They are all very intelligent, and show a lot of interest in student learning. I feel I must be picking up some things, because I am finding myself pulling things from class to thank and praise God for in prayer! A typical day for me includes getting ready and having breakfast. We then have Morning Prayer Together, followed by classes, Mass, and Lunch. The afternoons I have free to do homework, and in the evening we will pray Evening Prayer together as a community, followed by supper. I have the rest of my evening free to do as I wish. St. Meinrad is good about having activities that will help us build community. We have nights where we have ‘family style eating’. We bring bowls of food to our table instead of going through the buffet line. We will also have house outings in the future, and there are specific nights of the week where Evening Prayer is with our classmates, our house, or with the other seminarians from our Diocese. The facilities are very nice. I have my own room and bathroom. There are four buildings that are all connected, and there are doors and staircases everywhere! There are always about 4 ways to get from point A to point B. The entire campus is built on one hill. If you like to run you may(or may not) be in for a treat! After my first run outside I decided to retire to the Gym, where they have a basketball courts, free weights , machine weights, and aerobic machines. They also have a soccer field and tennis courts. In closing, I would like to say Hi to my family, my friends, and the parishioners of OLGC in Holstein. Know of my prayers for you. God Bless,
Michael Cronin  Morning Prayer at St. Meinrad
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