A Lafayette, N.J. man has professed solemn vows, or vows for life as a Benedictine monk before Archabbot Martin de Porres Bartel, O.S.B., July 11 at the St. Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe, Pa.
The man, Brother Finnbar McEvoy, O.S.B., is a 2009 graduate of High Point Regional High School, in Wantage, N.J. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in math from The Catholic University of America in 2013. His minors were in physics, theology and philosophy. He received a Master of Education degree in high school math education from the University of Notre Dame in 2015 and was a teacher prior to pursuing the monastic life.
He professed simple vows on March 22, 2021, as a monk of St. Mary’s Abbey, in Morristown, N.J., before transferring his vows to St. Vincent in early 2024.
He began studies at St. Vincent Seminary in 2022 and earned the Master of Arts in Catholic Philosophical Studies, summa cum laude, from St. Vincent Seminary in 2023. His appointments include assistant to the director of vocations and assistant to the prior (2024–present). He was named to the Archabbey Formation Committee in 2024.
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Brother Finnbar has tutored students at St. Vincent College in physics and has assisted with retreats through the College Campus Ministry and the Archabbey Vocations Office. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus, and served as Grand Knight of the Catholic University Council 9542 for a one-year term. He is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Eta Sigma and received the President’s Award of Catholic University.
He is the son of Doreen Anne Binns of Hardyston, N.J., and the late Timothy Patrick McEvoy. He is one of five children, including Meghan (John) Hornyak of Lafayette, N.J.; Kristin (Brian) Barry of Andover, N.J.; Shannon (Mark) Wilhelm of Washington, N.J., and Brendan McEvoy of Mammoth Mountain, Calif.
