'89 Alumnus, Fr. Dan Hendrickson S.J. featured in OWH article by Mike Kelly

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The Rev. Daniel Hendrickson, center, who will take over as president of Creighton University on July 1, on the CU campus with his older brother, Ryan, left, and Daniel’s twin, the Rev. Scott Hendrickson, also a Jesuit priest. The three grew up in Fremont and attended Elkhorn Mount Michael Benedictine High.

When he walks a new path in life as president of Creighton University, Father Daniel Hendrickson will tread in comfort — in cowboy boots.

Black boots have been his preferred mode of foot transportation for nearly 20 years, ever since a Jesuit priest let him borrow a pair.

Hendrickson wore boots when he worked at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, and he wore them when he moved on to study philosophy at Fordham University, where a Jesuit looked at the student’s feet in dismay.

“He said, ‘Are you really going to wear those boots in New York City?’ ” Hendrickson recalled with a smile. “I said, ‘Absolutely!’ ”  - Read Entire Article on Omaha.com

Super Hero Knights

Thank you to all the Super Heroes whose great efforts made the 2015 Night of Knights a tremendous success. 

Photos by Fletcher Line - More Photos

Journalism Students Earn UNO Awards

Homer Xu, Harrison Hohman, Mick Steier, Adam Terasinski

The journalism team competed in the U.N.O High School Media contest in the small school division. Four students placed.

Harrison Hohman-Best Sports Story 1st, Best News Story 3rd, Best Column 3rd
Adam Terasinski-Best Column 3rd
Mick Steier- Best Double page Layout 1st
Homer Xu-Best Photograph, News/Feature 1st

The awards ceremony took place at the Scott Conference center.

Three Knights welcomed into the Church at Easter Vigil

Ian Kirwan, Ray Dorsey, Abbot Michael, Edwin Huang, Tony Tang, Blake Worsham, John Gutsmiedl

In a historic first the Easter Vigil at Mount Michael saw three students become members of the Catholic Church.  Junbin “Edwin” Huang ‘16 and Ray Dorsey ‘16 received the sacrament of baptism.   Blake Worsham ‘18 then joined them in receiving the sacraments of Confirmation and Communion.  Muxuan “Tony” Tang ‘16 was Edwin’s sponsor, Ian Kirwan ’16 was Ray Dorsey’s sponsor and John Gutsmiedl  ’15 was Blake’s sponsor. Alex Davis led them this school year in preparation for this great event.  Congratulations to all three new members of the Church. This year’s Vigil service will be remembered in a very special way.

Video of Easter Vigil & Reception of Catechuman into the Catholic Faith
Photos: Holy Thursday -  Good Friday -  Easter Vigil - Easter Vigil 2 

Slam Poetry Team Advances

Joey Recker, Kevin Arul, Tae Sung Kim, Thomas D'Aquila

On Tuesday, March 24th, Mount Michael Benedictine took part in a Poetry Slam competing against Marian, Omaha North and St. Luke's Lutheran.  A bout consists of 5 rounds.  In the first 4 rounds, each team sends an individual from their own team to recite a poem.  The fifth round consists of the entire group reading a piece.  In the fifth round the group presented the poem "The Flood"

The team has done remarkably well for having so many rookies.  Tae Sung was the only Mouont Michael competitor last year.  For the first time ever, the Knights have advanced to the semi finals and are ranked 10th out of 30 teams.


The semi final will take place at Witherspoon hall in the Joslyn Art Museum on Wednesday, April 8th at 5:30 pm.