Category Archives: Dan Ward

Father Dan Ward vs Cardinal O’Brien

Posted on March 3, 2013
Posted in Dan Ward, Jason Berry, Keith O'Brien

Father Dan Ward and Saint John’s Abbey could learn from Cardinal Keith O’Brien.

Who is Father Dan Ward?

Posted on March 1, 2013
Posted in Dan Ward, Jason Berry, Pat Marker, Patrick Wall

(GlobalPost.com) Dan Ward is by any measure a complex man. The lawyer-priest righteously helps nuns on property matters and how to deal with a Vatican investigation.

SNAP: Sex abuse victim wants priest to apologize and resign

Posted on January 23, 2013
Posted in Carlo Maria Vigano, Dan Ward, David Clohessy, Dunstan Moorse, John Kinney, John Klassen, Othmar Hohmann

A clergy sex abuse victim has written a letter about suspected predators to 1,100 Minnesota Catholic parishioners, but their pastor claims the letter is “libelous.” In response, the victim is urging top church officials to oust the pastor for lying … Continue reading →

Regarding Father Tupa’s Bulletin Message

Posted on January 18, 2013
Posted in Dan Ward, Dunstan Moorse, Francisco Schulte, Jacob Wetterling, Jerome Tupa, Joshua Guimond, Othmar Hohmann, Thomas Gillespie, Tom Andert

In the January 20, 2013 bulletin for the Church of St. Joseph, Father Jerome Tupa attempts to address, as he promised he would last Sunday in mass, the letter that I sent to many of the parishioners (and others) in … Continue reading →

Letter to Bishop (and Pope’s Rep) re Tupa, Ward and Hohmann

Posted on January 17, 2013
Posted in Carlo Maria Vigano, Dan Ward, Jerome Tupa, John Kinney, John Klassen, Othmar Hohmann

Father Tupa knowingly lied to a congregation of Catholics attending mass in a diocesan building. Father Tupa knowingly defamed me. Father Tupa proved that he is willing go to any length, including slander, to cover-up decades of misconduct by members of … Continue reading →

Video: Father Tupa Addresses Marker’s Letter to Parishioners

Posted on January 15, 2013
Posted in Dan Ward, Jerome Tupa, Othmar Hohmann

During the 10am mass on Sunday, January 13, 2013, Father Jerome Tupa addressed a letter sent to residents in and around St. Joseph, Minnesota. The letter discussed, among other things, recent allegations of sexual misconduct against Father Othmar Hohmann and Father … Continue reading →

Weather Advisory Delays Information Event

Posted on December 16, 2012
Posted in Dan Ward, Jerome Tupa, Othmar Hohmann

The informational event planned for Sunday morning has been postponed due to inclement weather.

Awareness Event on December 16

Posted on November 26, 2012
Posted in Dan Ward, Jacob Wetterling, Jerome Tupa, Joshua Guimond, Thomas Gillespie

You are invited to join a group of concerned individuals planning to meet in Saint Joseph before and after the 8am and 10am masses on Dec 16, 2012 to distribute information and discuss the decision by the Saint Cloud Diocese … Continue reading →

Former Student #4 Remembers Father Dan Ward

Posted on November 14, 2012
Posted in Dan Ward

Three excerpts from a statement signed and notarized on November 10, 2012:

Abbey Now Admits to 23 Monk Perpetrators

Posted on November 8, 2012
Posted in Agustin Cerezo, Allen Tarlton, Andre Bennett, Bede Parry, Brennan Maiers, Bruce Wollmering, BS, Dan Ward, Dominic Keller, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Howard Oaks, Isaac Connolly, James Kelly, Jerome Tupa, Jim Phillips, John Kelly, John Klassen, Jonathan Licari, Mathias Faue, Mel Taylor, Michael Bik, Othmar Hohmann, Paschal Brisson, Peregrin Berres, Robert Blumeyer, Robert Burke, Stephen Lilly, Steve Lilly, Thomas Gillespie, Tim Backous, Timothy Kelly, Tom Andert, Zacheus Zuehlke

Saint John’s Abbey quietly admitted, via a revamped web site in the summer of 2012, that at least 23 members of its community had been credibly accused of sexual abuse or misconduct.

Church “lawyers” keep mum on speaker’s five abuse allegations

Posted on October 15, 2012
Posted in CLSA, Dan Ward

The organization representing lawyers practicing Catholic Church “law” recently allowed a man with numerous allegations of sexual abuse to speak to its membership at its Chicago conference.

Road to Recovery: Ward Must Step Down

Posted on October 15, 2012
Posted in Dan Ward, Road to Recovery

Road to Recovery calls on Father Dan Ward to withdraw from the Orlando, Florida RCRI convention and resign from his leadership of the RCRI. His own credibly alleged misconduct disqualifies him from advising, consulting, lecturing, and leading other religious leaders. … Continue reading →

Fox 9 Video: Two Monks Accused

Posted on October 14, 2012
Posted in Dan Ward, Mel Taylor

Former Student Remembers Father Dan Ward

Posted on October 13, 2012
Posted in Bruce Wollmering, Dan Ward, Finian McDonald, J.P. Earls, John Gagliardi

“[In 1975,] Father [JP] Earls had me meet with Father Dan Ward. Father Ward and I discussed my financial situation, the misconduct by Father [Finian] McDonald, and the attention being paid by other priests [including Father Bruce Wollmering].”

Former Student #1 Remembers Father Dan Ward

Posted on October 12, 2012
Posted in Dan Ward

I began my education at St. John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville, Minnesota as a ninth grader in the fall of 1970. As a “resident” student, I lived in the dormitory during the school year and went home during the summer. … Continue reading →

Former Student #2 Remembers Father Dan Ward

Posted on October 12, 2012
Posted in Dan Ward

I attended St. John’s University in Collegeville in the mid-to-late 1970’s. Recent events at St. John’s, of which I have just been made aware, compel me to come forward and to relate an experience from my freshman year.

Allegations of sexual misconduct bring two monks under investigation

Posted on October 12, 2012
Posted in Aelred Senna, Dan Ward, Mel Taylor

Brother Aelred Senna, spokesperson for St. John’s Abbey, confirmed the investigations into [Father Mel Taylor and Father Dan Ward]. He wrote in an e-mail to the FOX 9 Investigators, “I am able to say that Saint John’s Abbey is cooperating … Continue reading →

Ward and Taylor Under Investigation

Posted on October 10, 2012
Posted in CLSA, Dan Ward, John Kinney, John Klassen, Mel Taylor

Father Dan Ward, OSB and Father Mel Taylor OSB, both priests/monks from Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota (USA) are under investigation following claims of sexual and other misconduct. The investigations were commissioned with the knowledge of Abbot John Klassen … Continue reading →

Letter to CLSA regarding Dan Ward Investigation

Posted on October 8, 2012
Posted in CLSA, Dan Ward, John Kinney, John Klassen, Sharon Euart

[Webmaster’s Note: Sr. Sharon Euart is the Executive Coordinator of the Canon Law Society of America (CLSA) and serves of Board of Directors of the Resource Center for Religious Institutes (RCRI) where Father Dan Ward, OSB serves as Executive Director. Sr. Sharon … Continue reading →

Sexual Misconduct in Monastics (Dan Ward)

Posted on October 7, 2012
Posted in Dan Ward

For a monastic, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation involve the abuse of the trust placed in the monastic, which can involve other members of the monastery. Such misconduct is more than a moral issue of abuse because society places a … Continue reading →