Dedication
The contents of this page are essays by former
students of
Fr.
Eleuthere Winance OSB
of St. Andrew's Priori in Valyermo, California
and Claremont Graduate University, a beloved teacher and friend, on
the occasion of the centennial of his birth. Over the years his
associates and former students have embarked on a wide variety of
careers and intellectual interests, testaments to the rigor and
depth of his thought and the diversity of his teaching.
While to his colleagues he is an endearing
associate and friend, to his former students he was and remains
mentor and inspiration. He was always willing to share with us his
research and future projects, and always willing to point out the
direction we were free to investigate. Whenever perchance we
students were hesitant to comment in his seminar, he would in a
frank manner encourage by asserting the meaning of his name, "You
are free…".
Faithful to the Rule of St. Benedict, he was
hospitable to us all. He was not only hospitable in inviting us to
his monastic home at Valyermo, but also hospitable in and with the
gifts of the spirit. He was and continues to be obedient to the
new commandment of his Lord to love one another. He continues to be
humble, yet liberal in extending that love to us, and with these
essays, we humbly hereby return the same to him.
Vernon Eugene Kooy
Hastings, Nebraska
