J. Patrick Rick

J. Patrick Rick joined the Alexian Brothers, a Catholic order of men that operate health facilities, after graduating high school in 1966. However, before he had to make a life-long commitment to the brotherhood and their monastic religious community, Rick left and pursued a family and several varied careers. Over three decades after leaving, he returned to Wisconsin to find his monastery in ruins. Rick decided to make a film, which has now turned into the book, The Abbey & Me.