“If you had the pleasure of meeting and knowing Daniel, Brother Marion, you were blessed because he was an absolute joy.”
— Michelle Pufahl Smith, a fellow St. Bede graduate
They all recognized Daniel Sanchez, the La Salle youth who spent his after-school hours busing tables, checking out groceries and greeting everybody by name. But the pilgrims who visited his monastery in 2018 encountered a changed man.
Brother Marion Sanchez, O.S.B., as Daniel had been called, was placed in charge of the retreat center at St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, Alabama, and he greeted a group of La Salle visitors as warmly as ever, with a noticeable inner joy.