Category Archives: Jonathan Licari

June, 2013 Letter to Licari’s Attorney

Posted on June 28, 2013
Posted in John Klassen, Jonathan Licari, Pat Marker

Father Jonathan Licari’s personal issues and his involvement in the scandal at Saint John’s Abbey should have excluded him from consideration from the headmaster’s position at Saint John’s Preparatory School. Such an appointment puts the students and the school at … Continue reading →

Regarding the Abbey’s Response: One Sentence Stands Out

Posted on June 6, 2013
Posted in Angelo Zankl, Anthony Smithwick, Bede Parry, Bruce Wollmering, Dan Ward, Francisco Schulte, John Gagliardi, John Klassen, Jonathan Licari, Michael Weber, Pat Haws, Paul GoPaul, Robert Blumeyer, Robert Burke, Roger Julkowski, Steve Pavkovich, Terry DeSutter, Tom Andert

We have been forthcoming and acknowledged the occasions when members of our community harmed others. – Saint John’s Abbey (2013) [ View ] Has the Abbey been forthcoming?

Former Albany pastor named St. John’s Prep Headmaster

Posted on May 15, 2013
Posted in Jonathan Licari

Saint John’s Prep School Board of Regents announced the selection of Fr. Jonathan Licari, OSB as the next Headmaster, preserving continuous monastic leadership since 1857.

Licari Chosen as Next Headmaster at St. John’s Prep

Posted on May 2, 2013
Posted in Jonathan Licari, Marti Jacobs, Tim Backous

Fr. Jonathan Licari, OSB, has been chosen as the next headmaster for St. John’s Prep school.

Protected: The Lone Ranger (Licari)

Posted on April 25, 2013
Posted in Jonathan Licari

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

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.

Letters and Statements to the Saint John’s Community

Posted on August 22, 2012
Posted in Dietrich Reinhart, Francisco Schulte, Gordon Tavis, John Klassen, Jonathan Licari, Letters to Community, Timothy Kelly

[Webmaster’s Note: For almost twenty years, the leadership at Saint John’s claims to have written articles and sent letters and emails regarding sexual misconduct to the members of its community. If you are a member of the Saint John’s community, … Continue reading →

Alleged Sexual Abuse Victim Sues St. John’s Abbey (w/ Video)

Posted on May 19, 2010
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Brennan Maiers, Bruce Wollmering, Dan Ward, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Isaac Connolly, Jim Phillips, John Kelly, Jonathan Licari, Meet the Monks, Michael Bik, Pat Marker, Richard Eckroth, Thomas Gillespie, Tim Backous, Tom Andert

(Fox 9) ST. PAUL, Minn. – A man who says he was sexually abused by an instructor at St. John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville is filing a Ramsey County lawsuit against the school, the religious order of monks that runs … Continue reading →

Fr. Jonathan Licari

Posted on February 7, 2010
Posted in Jonathan Licari

An update regarding Fr. Licari will be available soon. Addition Search terms: Fr. Jonathon Licari

Rev. Jonathan Licari now in Albany, MN

Posted on February 15, 2009
Posted in John Klassen, Jonathan Licari, Review Board

Rev. Jonathan Licari is now the pastor at Church of the Seven Dolors in Albany MN. Licari is listed as the pastor for Holy Family School as well.

July 2008 Update

Posted on July 1, 2008
Posted in Bruce Wollmering, John Klassen, Jonathan Licari, Michael Bik, Tom Andert

Three new names added to “The List”: Othmar Hohmann, Cyril Gorman, Anthony Ruff Regarding Bruce Wollmering… we have received information regarding harassment claims against Wollmering and his dismissal from the University. The Abbey and University allegedly covered up the harassment … Continue reading →

Email to Kate Lally and John Klassen

Posted on October 25, 2007
Posted in Bruce Wollmering, David Baraga, David G. Farrington, Gordon Tavis, John Klassen, Jonathan Licari, Kate Lally, Michael Bik, Pat Marker, Paul GoPaul, Review Board, Timothy Kelly, Tom Andert, Tom Frost

Ms. Lally, I would like to attend the next Review Board meeting to discuss the following information.

Review board includes law enforcement, health officials

Posted on June 18, 2003
Posted in Charles A. Flinn, David Baraga, Janet Robert, Jeff Anderson, John Klassen, Jonathan Licari, Kate Lally, Pat Marker, Susan Fuchs-Hoeschen

Collegeville – St. John’s Abbey named eight members of its nine-person External Review Board on Tuesday. The board’s responsibilities include advising the abbey regarding how to respond compassionately and effectively to survivors of sexual abuse and to minimize the possibility … Continue reading →

Saint John’s Abbey Names External Review Board

Posted on June 17, 2003
Posted in Charles A. Flinn, David Baraga, David G. Farrington, Janet Robert, Jeff Anderson, John Klassen, Jonathan Licari, Kate Lally, Pat Marker, Review Board, Susan Fuchs-Hoeschen

June 17, 2003 — Abbot John Klassen, OSB, of Saint John’s Abbey today announced the membership and the mission of an External Review Board to review allegations of sexual misconduct against members of the abbey and to provide advice on … Continue reading →

Abbot Timothy Kelly Elected, Blessed

Posted on January 1, 2003
Posted in Baldwin Dworschak, Jerome Hanus, Jonathan Licari, Melvin Valvano, Timothy Kelly

At the end of the mass Abbot Timothy noted that the shepherd’s staff he had received pointed to the teaching of Saint Benedict that the abbot is “believed to hold the place of Christ in the monastery.” He is taking … Continue reading →

Licari’s Letter to Community

Posted on October 22, 1992
Posted in Jonathan Licari, Letters to Community

Office of the Prior SAINT JOHN’S ABBEY COLLEGEVILLE, MINNESOTA 56321 U.S.A.

Bittersweet News

Posted on September 19, 1992
Posted in Francisco Schulte, Jerome Thiesen, Jonathan Licari, Sant' Anselmo Monastery

Weather predictions for 19 September warned of the first killing frost of 1992. But abbey members were numbed by other factors, more deeply felt, as well.