Albert Gahr was working with the U.S.D.A. in Morgantown, West Virginia, having just completed his doctoral work, when his pastor, in a homily at Mass, told parishioners to pray for the seven men in the parish who had a vocation. “That’s nice,” Albert thought, and was surprised when, a few days later, his pastor told him “You’re one of them.” He’s still a scientist, but now, he’s also a monk at Saint Vincent Archabbey and a professor at Saint Vincent College. And, his pastor, once a diocesan priest, is now an abbot at a Benedictine monastery.
To Follow Christ: Bosco Hough
Brother Bosco Hough’s first vocation was to teach. Being the oldest of nine with a twin sister, when his parents worked, he and his sister



