Previous to his mission assignment, he was in charge of Brothers at St Meinrad, beginning as Instructor of Junior Brothers. He succeeded in upgrading their monastic life, often in the midst of controversy. The Junior Brothers were all American-born, and Fr Gualbert believed their needs differed from those of the older Brothers, many of whom came to St Meinrad from Germany. He improved their physical surroundings by having the Junior Brothers paint the walls in their living quarters. He converted an area in the crypt of the church into an oratory where the Junior Brothers began praying the Monastic Divine Office rather than the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary which the older Brothers prayed. Besides improving the quality of the younger Brothers' spiritual life, Fr Gualbert also sought to develop their intellects. He began a study club in which books were discussed and papers presented by the Brothers. In 1942 the Junior Brothers initiated Vox Pacis, a publication featuring poetry, essays and news items written by the Brothers.

In 1945 and 1946 moves were made to merge the Senior and Junior Brothers. Distinctions between the two groups began to disappear and Fr Gualbert was put in charge of all Brothers regardless of their age or ethnic origins. The older Brothers, however, continued to recreate separately. As death took its toll among them, the praying of the Little Office in common ceased and the survivors said it privately. Earlier tensions began to diminish as the number of American vocations to the Brotherhood increased and the Germans became a minority.

Fr Gualbert's piety was solidly liturgical. He wanted to see the liturgy rendered in an  appropriate manner and he took care that liturgical furnishings were of artistic quality. He was very much a part of what was known as the Liturgical Movement in those days, and he knew many of its leaders. Long before the liturgical changes of Vatican II, Fr Gualbert wanted to erect the altar in the Junior Brother's oratory so that Mass could be offered facing them. There was opposition from within the community and permission was refused. He got around the objections by situating the altar several feet away from the wall and running the choir stalls all the way to the wall. Standing on his side of the altar, most of the Brothers were able to attend Mass with their priest facing them. In 1946, after much discussion in the monastery, the Brothers were allowed to attend.

In 1948 Fr Gualbert was assigned to replace Fr Sylvester Eisenmann at Marty Mission. Fr Sylvester had died unexpectedly. Rumor at St Meinrad was that Fr Gualbert had been Fr Sylvester's choice as the man to succeed him as superior at Marty. Another rumor was that Fr Sylvester's sudden death was a fortuitous occasion for ridding St Meinrad of one of its troublemakers.

Fr Gualbert helped choose the site for Blue Cloud Abbey and on December 8, 1949 he came up from Marty to bid at the public sale of what is now our property. In the spring of 1950 he and some workers from Marty readied the old Casperson farm buildings for occupancy by our founding members from St Meinrad.

Fr Gualbert was buried at Marty Mission on May 20, 1965, in the 17th year of his superiorship there. As a mission superior he exhibited to the students and parishioners the same kind of enthusiasm and hard work for which he was known in his assignment as Brother Master at St Meinrad. He was completely dedicated to the people he served.