Jason Augustine Wetta
Born1971 (age 5152)
Galveston, Texas
OccupationAuthor, Benedictine Monk
LanguageEnglish
Alma materRice University; Oxford University; Middlebury College;
SubjectRoman Catholicism, Teen Self-Help, Fantasy
Years active2016-present
Website
www.augustinewetta.com

Father Augustine Wetta, O.S.B. (born January 20, 1971)[1] is an American Benedictine monk,[2] author,[3] essayist,[4] and public speaker.[5] He was ordained a priest on September 27, 2003,[6] and serves as chaplain to the Saint Louis Priory School where he also coaches rugby, and teaches Apologetics, English Literature, and Ethics.[7]

Education

He graduated from Rice University with a BA in Classics. He graduated from Oxford University with a BA and MA in Theology. He received an MA in English from Middlebury College.[8]

Works

  • The Eighth Arrow,(2018) — Odysseus in the Undeworld
  • Humility Rules (2017) - Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem
  • Listening in Ferguson, 2015.[9]
  • His Wide Mouth Home, 1999.[10]

References

  1. "Augustine Wetta". www.amazon.com.
  2. "How To Be Happy Without Living Your Dreams". December 28, 2017.
  3. "Ignatius Press Author Profile".
  4. Featured in America Magazine
  5. Cooperman, Jeannette (November 28, 2017). "Advice on self-esteem from a cool monk at Priory's Saint Louis Abbey". www.stlmag.com.
  6. "St. Louis Review | Archdiocese of St Louis". www.archstl.org.
  7. "A 1,500-year-old self-help program that still works?". November 2, 2017.
  8. "Father Augustine Wetta". stlprioryalumni.org.
  9. "Listening in Ferguson: It's not all black and white". America Magazine. February 25, 2015.
  10. "Wide Mouth Home".
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