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Category Archives: Tim Backous
John Gagliardi Comments on Abuse (1067 Miles Away)
The most shocking thing about Saint John’s list of eighteen monk offenders… at least nine of the men on the list remain on campus today.
SJU’s Koopmann will serve single term as president
(SC TImes) The Rev. Robert Koopmann will not seek a second term as president of St. John’s University, he announced today.
Backous Not Under Consideration
According to Sister Jeanne Weber, chair of the Mount Marty College Board of Directors Fr. Timothy Backous from St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota is no longer being considered for the position as the new president of Mount Marty College … Continue reading
Celebrate Positive Choices Month
[Webmaster's Note: St. John's Abbey has been under scrutiny for years because its members have done far more to protect the community's reputation than help victims of misconduct. Fr. Tim Backous explains the thought process that allows this to occur.] … Continue reading
A Way of Life, A Way of Faith
Why on earth would a grown man subject himself to obedience, stability and something called “conversatio morum” unless he was a bit looney? – Tim Backous, OSB
Five Finalists For MMC Post… [Fr. Tim Backous]
Mount Marty College has named the five finalists for its new president, with interviews slated to begin next week. The field, announced Monday, features a Benedictine monk, an attorney, college administrators and a businessman. The finalists, including a former Yankton … Continue reading
Fr. Timothy Backous May Leave Prep School, Scandal
“As a member of the monastic community, Fr. Tim Backous (Headmaster of St. John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville, Minnesota) has been aware of credible allegations of sexual misconduct against Fr. Francisco Schulte for almost two decades. During that time, not … Continue reading
Abbey Monks on the Web
The following monks from St. John’s Abbey have web sites: Fr. Tom Andert Fr. Timothy Backous Br. Dennis Beach Fr. Nickolas Becker Br. Isaac Connolly
Fr. Tim Backous: A Conflict of Interest
“We use the word “community” quite a bit in places like ours but forget its most elemental meaning – caring for each other.” – Blog Entry by Fr. Tim Backous, September 2, 2009
Alleged Sexual Abuse Victim Sues St. John’s Abbey (w/ Video)
(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
Hospitality ala 2010….
Monastic life is often thought of as “counter-cultural” and perhaps this is a radical instance of that. Monks are mysteriously able to tolerate almost anything. – Tim Backous, OSB
the smaller we have grown…
And while the subject is numbers, allow me to share more good news, this time from the monastic side. Last week we clothed four new novices (for those unfamiliar with these terms – those who spend a year in the … Continue reading
A school much like ours…
I am visiting Woodside Priory in Portola Valley, CA, founded by the Benedictine monks from Saint Anslem in New Hampshire and as we are German, they are quite Hungarian. About 50 years ago, their founder staked out a remote area … Continue reading
For coaches at Saint John’s, no pastures greener
“There was just something about this place that made it unlike anywhere I had ever been,” Smith says. “I think it all goes back to the monastery and the values and the ethics of the monks that are all around … Continue reading
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Force of Habit
The bells have been ringing for thirty minutes, but it is the sound of a cane rattling through the empty, cavernous church that suggests prayer. It is held by an old man, his stooped body covered in the flowing black … Continue reading
SJU Student Development
Br. Isaac Connolly, dean of students and director of residential life, is on an administrative leave for the 2000-01 academic year. During the year, Br. Isaac will be visiting other college and university residence life programs to study residential learning … Continue reading