Norbertine in De Pere
The first Norbertine community in the United States, now St. Norbert Abbey, was founded here. And our campus church, Old St. Joe's, was the first college parish in the United States.
Living Norbertine
What does the formation of the Norbertine order in 12th-century France have to do with your life, here and now? It’s a question worth asking …
Exploring Our Heritage
Each year a study group from the college visits Norbertine abbeys in Europe. This heritage tour is the culmination of the Cornerstones Seminar, a year-long experience that focuses on the Catholic intellectual tradition and the college's roots in the order founded by Norbert of Xanten more than 900 years ago.
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A Diplomatic Approach
Steven Garza ’13 was able to tap the expertise of Washington insiders for his research on the dissemination of Russian weaponry. This significant project has flourished in part due to connections facilitated both on and off campus – and all under the umbrella of a scholarship program that is designed to encourage first-generation college in their preparations for post-graduate study.
Seeing Through Different Lenses
Jewish scholar Amy-Jill Levine has become one of today’s leading New Testament scholars. During a recent campus visit she spoke about how Jews and Christians read scripture.
Catholic, Norbertine, Liberal Arts
Our three core traditions guide our common life at St. Norbert.
Beautiful to Me
We put a single question to members of our extended community. We wanted to know, “What is it, here at St. Norbert College, that is beautiful to you?” Their answers build up a layered and lovely composite, an image of a unique place.
Norbert of Xanten
Born in Germany in 1080, Norbert was the founder of the Order of Premontratensians, more commonly known as the Norbertines. Priest, bishop and later, saint, Norbert was known as a peacemaker, servant and reconciler.
The Remaking
of a Masterpiece
Friends and classmates helped art major Leivur Djurhuus ’12 create a dramatic series of photographs in his bid to understand more about the paintings of Caravaggio.
Worldwide Community
As of 2008, Norbertine abbeys and priories existed in 23 countires:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States.
A Worldwide Gathering
White robes were everywhere on campus this summer as 130 Norbertines from six continents convened at St. Norbert for the General Chapter of the order worldwide.
docere verbo et exemplo
It is Latin for to teach by word & example, and it’s our motto at St. Norbert College
Dee Geurts-Bengtson Says Thank You – 1,560 Times Over
For 10 years, our community relations director has made it a habit to write three thank-you letters a week. She says her expressions of gratitude have meant as much to her as they have to their recipients.
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Collector, O.Praem.
Norbertine associate Frans Debonne has amassed a remarkable collection of fine art and other historic objects associated with the worldwide Norbertine order and, in particular, its abbeys in Europe.
A Future Shaped by Love
The Rev. John Tourangeau, O.Praem., ’81, our college pastor at Old St. Joe’s on campus, poses three challenging questions in this reflection for 2013:
• What future will you create today?
• Whom will you choose to love today?
• For whom or what will you lay down your life today?
One Year, $100, One Great Cup of Coffee
Meet Nell Benton ’01, who bought a Milwaukee café for a single C-note and is building a community along with her brand-new customer base.
What is Norbertine?
We strive to uphold a few simple values: communio, action & contemplation, and faithful and local.
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100 Faces of Diversity
Stephaine Villanova ’15 challenges her subjects – all from the college community – to debunk stereotypes and celebrate their own individuality.
Recycling Truck Runs on Student-Made Fuel
The biodiesel that fuels the college’s recycling truck is now produced on campus, thanks to the collaborative efforts of two students and their chemistry professor.
Center for Norbertine Studies
Explore the origins of our founding order, along with poems, letters, books and other early Norbertine documents.
A New Abbot in New Mexico
Santa Mara de la Vid, a daughter house of our De Pere abbey, ministers particularly to the Hispanic community of Albuquerque. The newly independent abbey recently blessed its first abbot, the Rt. Rev. Joel Garner, O.Praem., ’62.