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Monk kept his job after claims

COLLEGEVILLE – A member of the St. John’s monastic community continued to work at St. John’s Preparatory School for five years after he was accused of sexual misconduct.

Abbey names 3 more accused abusers

The names have been added to the list of St. John’s Abbey clerics who have faced allegations of sexual abuse recently or in the more distant past. The names of three priests accused of sexual misconduct, primarily in the 1970s … Continue reading

The Likely Profile of Joshua Guimond’s Abductor

The offender responsible for Joshua Guimond’s disappearance, if foul play is involved, would have the following personal characteristics: above average intelligence; socially competent, with good interpersonal skills; employed in a skilled occupation; high birth order status (e.g., first-born son); a … Continue reading

3 named in abuse allegations

COLLEGEVILLE – New allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced Friday against three members of the St. John’s monastic community. The Revs. Michael Bik, Bruce Wollmering and the late Rev. Robert Blumeyer were named in a statement by the abbey based on … Continue reading

Abbey Press Release

COLLEGEVILLE, MN – Saint John’s Abbey’s External Review Board, established in 2003 as part of Saint John’s Abbey’s response to allegations of sexual misconduct by some of its members, has submitted its annual report to Abbot John Klassen, OSB, and … Continue reading

IV Congress Guadalupano 2006

What better time than this year of the 475 anniversary of the apparitions of Santa María de Guadalupe to San Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin. A group of experts will be present in the Capuchin church where Congress will take place from … Continue reading

Sister Nancy Bauer’s Reflection

“An anniversary is a time to recall the past and celebrate whatever merits celebrating and reconcile whatever needs reconciling. But more importantly, it is a time to turn toward the future… At this time, I would rather dream of the possibilities … Continue reading

Three accused of sexual misconduct

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. — Three reverends of St. John University’s collegiate community were named in allegations of sexual misconduct Friday. According to a statement by the abbey, Rev. Michael Bik, 57, and Rev. Bruce Wollmering, 65, were named as being instigators … Continue reading

Abbey: Please Report Abuse

St. John’s Abbey is asking those who have been victimized by a former St. Cloud pastor to come forward after last year’s revelations of sexual abuse in the St. Cloud diocese.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – Bulletin

The following is a statement from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis and St. John’s Abbey, dated April 27, 2006. In September, 2005, a 50-year-old man informed the Victim Advocate of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis that … Continue reading

Michael Bik’s Mother Dies

“My dear friends, far and near…. It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you of the death of my Mom in her sleep during last evening (April 2nd). As most of you know she had been diagnosed … Continue reading

Public Apology by Archdiocese of Dubuque

I write first of all to you who participated in the recent settlement with the Archdiocese. I also write to your spouses and to the members of your families. In addition, I include all survivors who as minors suffered sexual … Continue reading

Francisco Schulte, OSB

Francisco Schulte, OSB is a Benedictine monk on the staff of the Abbot Primate in Rome. He received his Doctorate in Sacred Theology (Spirituality) from the …

Organized Pedophilia and the Criminal Exploitation of Children

On the streets of every city in America there are thousands of children, both boys and girls, selling themselves into prostitution. Almost nothing is done to discourage this. Some of these children are on their own, others are preyed upon … Continue reading

Minnesota Gay Priest Resigns Over Vatican Policy

Collegeville – A priest at St. John’s University said he was resigning his leadership position because of the Vatican’s latest statement that homosexuals should be barred from entering the Roman Catholic priesthood.

The Spotless Bride and the Scattered Apostles

I met with Fr. O’Connell and Andrew Ritten at about 4:00 P.M. at the Dunn Brothers coffee shop on Loring Park. I thanked him for meeting me and mentioned that up to that point, Fr. Kevin McDonough and Fr. Dale … Continue reading

KARE 11 Investigates: Reker Case

The abduction and murder of 15-year-old Mary Reker and her 12-year-old sister Susan remains one of the most heinous unsolved crimes in state history. It happened on Labor Day 1974. The girls were missing for a month before their bodies … Continue reading

Unsolved case raises questions 3 years later

It was a frigid November night when he vanished from SJU without leaving his glasses, his coat or any solid clues to his whereabouts behind. Three years and a day later, Joshua Guimond is still missing.

Parents frustrated no developments in son’s vanishing

Three years later, there is still no sign of Joshua Guimond, the St. John’s University student who vanished from campus shortly after midnight on Nov. 10, 2002.

Monastic Liturgy Forum (Dunstan Moorse)

Monastic Liturgy Forum – Discusses Paschal Triduum: Forty-two monastic liturgists from across the US gathered at St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith, AR, August 17-20. Founded in 1988, this was the tenth national meeting of the Monastic Liturgy Forum.