archabbot

Inspired by Tom Hanks’ movie, I returned to look for Arnie among Fred’s archives at the center last fall and spent the day with their mutual friend, the Benedictine Archabbot Douglas Nowicki, who oversees the college.

The archabbot, a nongolfer, recalled the time Palmer asked him to play golf.

The archabbot was also with him when he died.

He admits that being archabbot was in no way an easy job.

He resigned as archabbot in 1966.