St. John's Abbey

Finian McDonald

Status: Deceased

Appeared under the heading: “Names of Current and Former Monks Likely to Have Offended Against Minors”

Birth Year: 1928

Ordination year: 1962

Reported assignment history:

  • –1962 Divinity student at St. John’s University (ordination 1962)
  • Summer 1962 &1963 Pastoral assoc., Holy Family Mission, Cloquet, MN
  • 1962 –1967 Prefect and Director of special events for St. John’s Univ.
  • 1963 –1967 Dean of men, St. John’s University
  • 1963 –1967 Freshman Academic Director, St. John’s University
  • 1963 –1967 Director of business placement, St. John’s University
  • 1968 –1971 Director of counseling, St. John’s University
  • –1971 Gradstudent in psychology, Boston College (M.Ed. Psych 1971)
  • 1968 –1980 Counseling center staff, St. John’s University
  • 1980 –1982 Director of counseling, St. John’s University
  • 1980 –1982 Faculty resident, St. John’s University
  • 1982 –1983 Sabbatical year in Japan and Israel
  • 1983—1988 Director of academic advising, St. John’s University
  • 1988 –1992 Missionary monk, St. Anselm’s Priory, Tokyo
  • 1993 –1998 Abbey personnel liaison, St. John’s Abbey
  • 1998 Missionary monk, St. Augustine’s Monastery
  • 1999 Missionary monk, Holy Trinity Priory, Fujimi, Japan
  • 1999 Missionary monk, St. Augustine’s Monastery
  • 1999-2005 Sacristy and barbering, St. John’s Abbey