Rev. James Flint, O.S.B.

Weekend Associate

After graduating from Illinois Benedictine College with a degree in history in 1974, Fr. James entered St. Procopius Abbey. Professing vows as a Benedictine monk in 1975, he taught history and religion at Benet Academy. He spent 1978-1981 at the Pontifical Athenaeum of Sant’ Anselmo, the Benedictine school in Rome, obtaining a S.T.B. (bachelor’s in sacred theology). He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Daniel Ryan in 1983. In 1985, he was sent to The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., earning a master’s degree in Modern European History in 1987 and a doctorate in 1990. He has served in the treasurer’s office at the Abbey and at Benedictine University, as subprior of the Abbey from 1990-1998, and novice master from 1991-2001. He is now archivist at the Abbey and occasionally teaches history at the University. His book, Great Britain and the Holy See: The Diplomatic Relations Question, 1846-1852, was published by The Catholic University of America Press in 2003. He has been providing Sunday assistance at St. Joseph since 1993.