Episode Details

On today’s episode, we will be featuring a talk from our 2018 National Meeting by Abbot Austin Murphy O.S.B. of St. Procopius Abbey in Lisle, IL. 

Abbot Austin was born in Huntington, NY in 1974 and attended the University of Chicago, receiving a B.A. in Economics in 1995. He studied for the priesthood at the Dominican House of studies in Washinton D.C. receiving his M.A. in Theology in 2003 as well as his M.Div. and S.T.B in 2004. He completed doctoral studies at the University of Notre Dame, working in the area of patristics, especially St. Augustine’s thought. He served as abbot from 2010 – 2024.

Abbot Austin’s talk is titled, Religious Life: The Heart of the Church. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy!