I have just written an article about a Norbertine priest, Blessed James Kern. His biography was translated from the German by Father Hubert Szanto who was one of the founders, along with recently deceased Abbot Ladislas Parker, of the monastery. As I mentioned in the article I spent three years at Saint Michael’s Seminary before it was an abbey, from 1971 through 1973.
CatholicOnline Deacon Fourier reports: He was ranked as one of the best prospects for the Major Leagues by “Baseball America”. He was poised, perched and prepared for a professional career in Baseball. It would have brought with it all of the accompanying “perks”, the salary, the adulation of fans, and the excitement of the sport. Read more about Grant Desme here.
