This Fall 2025 issue of Abbey Banner celebrates the solemn profession of Brother Travis Spillum and the renewal of vows by confreres on the occasion of their twenty-fifth, fiftieth, sixtieth, or seventieth anniversary of monastic commitment. Abbot Douglas Mullin celebrates the election of Pope Leo XIV, calling it “a spiritual opportunity” and his papacy an invitation “to build bridges strong enough to carry the weight of hope.” Ms. Margaret Nuzzolese Conway introduces members of Saint John’s University Campus Ministry and the faith-formation and service programs they animate as they strive to do great things in and for our Church. In this issue, we also learn about Saint John’s first abbot, about the establishment of pollinator gardens at Saint John’s, about the significant issues and disputes addressed by the Council of Nicaea during this 1700th anniversary year of the first ecumenical council, and more.
