Category Archives: St. Joseph Parish

Comments Regarding St. Joseph

Posted on January 10, 2013
Posted in St. Joseph Parish

Below are some of the comments received regarding the St. Joseph Update.

Letter: Sexual Misconduct and the Church of Saint Joseph, MN

Posted on January 9, 2013
Posted in Aloysius Michels, Dunstan Moorse, Jerome Tupa, John Kinney, John Klassen, Matthew Feeney, Michael Weber, Othmar Hohmann, St. Joseph Parish, Thomas Gillespie

[Webmaster's Note: The following letter was mailed via US Mail on January 7 and January 8 to over 1100 families in St. Joseph, Minnesota. It is a followup to an article on this web site dated July 19, 2010. The … Continue reading →

Survivor Responds (re Othmar Hohmann)

Posted on December 10, 2012
Posted in Othmar Hohmann, St. Joseph Parish

Patrick, I am very impressed with the courageous and articulate story in this woman’s letter. It is so similar a story to mine. As you know I was also in the Hansel and Gretel play; I was Gretel in the … Continue reading →

Fr. Othmar Hohmann Victim Contacts Bishop Kinney

Posted on December 3, 2012
Posted in Bishop John Kinney, John Klassen, Othmar Hohmann, St. Joseph Parish

[Webmaster's Note: The following letter was notarized and sent to Bishop John Kinney (Diocese of Saint Cloud) of November 26, 2012. The letter was written by a woman who  contacted this web site [ View ] on October 7, 2011. … Continue reading →

Fr. Othmar Hohmann… 3rd Victim Comes Forward

Posted on October 7, 2011
Posted in Othmar Hohmann, Pedophilia, St. Joseph Parish

A third victim of Fr. Othmar Hohmann called this afternoon to share her story of sexual misconduct by the Saint John’s Abbey monk.

Victim Remembers Fr. Othmar Hohmann

Posted on May 25, 2011
Posted in Othmar Hohmann, St. Joseph Parish

Fr. Othmar Hohmann would make his rounds, visiting St. Joseph Parish families on, I believe, Sunday afternoons. When he was to come we kids were told to be on best behavior and we girls were to dress up in the … Continue reading →

Sex Offender’s Art on Display in St. Joseph Church

Posted on May 20, 2011
Posted in Dunstan Moorse, Lee Eisenschenk, St. Joseph Parish

“The large candle next to the baptismal font is the Paschal (Easter) candle. It is first lit at the Easter Vigil and it represents Jesus Christ “our light.” It is lit during the Easter season, and for the celebration of … Continue reading →

A Victim Shares…

Posted on March 30, 2011
Posted in Othmar Hohmann, Pedophilia, St. Joseph Parish, Victim Expression

Four drawings courtesy a victim of abuse by a monk from St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, MN.

Email to Abbot Klassen re Fr. Hohmann

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in John Klassen, Othmar Hohmann, St. Joseph Lab School, St. Joseph Parish

Abbot John, I have now spoken to both victims. Victim #2 has been devastated by the abuse. Any details will identify her or her family. She is scared and alone because of the abuse and your coverup.

Fr. Othmar Hohmann… 2nd Victim Comes Forward

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in John Klassen, Othmar Hohmann, Pedophilia, St. Joseph Parish

This morning we were contacted by a second victim of Fr. Othmar Hohmann.