 He was then assigned to the prior and treasurer of St. Vincent Abbey, until he was, in 1874, assigned to be the superior of St. Benedict Abbey in Atchison, Kansas.From 1892 through 1901, he organized and later headed the new Abbey of Cluny in Wetaug, Illinois.He was the author of the books "St. Vincenz in Pennsylvanien" (1873) and "Bonifaz Wimmer von St. Vincent in Pennsylvanien" in 1901.