Text: Listening Session Announced

Posted on November 12, 2011
Posted in Michael Weber

The following statement was made by Fr. Thomas Knoblach after the 4pm mass on Saturday night (November 12, 2011) at the Church of the Holy Spirit in St. Cloud:

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John Gagliardi on Penn State Scandal

Posted on November 9, 2011
Posted in Joe Paterno, John Gagliardi, Penn State

(Pioneer Press) I don’t even want to think about these poor kids suffering because of this monster. – John Gagliardi

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Alumni Spotlight: Michael Weber

Posted on November 9, 2011
Posted in Michael Weber

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Gagliardi’s Puzzling Response

Posted on November 9, 2011
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Bruce Wollmering, Dunstan Moorse, Francisco Schulte, Joe Paterno, John Gagliardi, John Kelly, John Klassen, Mel Taylor, Penn State

Saint John’s University football coach John Gagliardi has finally spoken on the record about sexual misconduct.

In a Saint Cloud Times article regarding sex abuse at Penn State and Joe Paterno, Gagliardi said, “It’s just hard to believe anything like this can happen — that there are these kinds of people (like Sandusky is alleged to have been) around. But there are. It’s just very sad.”

Seriously?

Gagliardi lives less than a mile from Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota, home to over a dozen sex offenders. 250 children and vulnerable adults have been victimized within a mile of Gagliardi’s home.

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Gagliardi shocked by Penn State scandal

Posted on November 9, 2011
Posted in John Gagliardi, Penn State

(SC Times) COLLEGEVILLE — Like most in the college football world and beyond, St. John’s coach John Gagliardi has been shocked by the sex-abuse scandal that has rocked head coach Joe Paterno and the Penn State football program.

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Remember the Children

Posted on November 8, 2011
Posted in Joe Paterno, Penn State, Victim Expression, Victim Support

(ESPN) This is not about Joe Paterno. If these boys really were molested, groped and raped by a middle-aged ex-Penn State football coach, then whatever misjudgment Paterno made will be a single lit match compared to the bonfire these boys will walk in for years to come.

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Bede Parry’s Signed Statement

Posted on November 7, 2011
Posted in Anthony Gorman, Bede Parry, Finian McDonald, Jerome Hanus, Jerome Thiesen, Rene McGraw, Roman Paur, School of Theology

While attending the School of Theology, I lived with the other monks at Saint John’s. There was an awareness of my misconduct among the other monks. In addition to Fr. Roman Paur and Fr. Finian McDonald, Fr. Rene McGraw also knew details of my misconduct. I recall that other monks commented or joked about my misconduct in a light-hearted, but nonetheless inappropriate, manner. – Bede Parry

Everything that I have done in my life has been with me, and haunting me, every day. – Bede Parry

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The Abbey’s Kool-Aid

Posted on November 4, 2011
Posted in Eric Pohlman, Paul Richards, Paul-Vincent Niebauer

According to a July 8, 2011 article in the St. Cloud Visitor, Brother Eric Pohlman, a 29-year-old junior monk at the abbey…

1. … felt called to Benedictine living and sought out St. John’s
2. … because it was a larger community
3. … with various employment opportunities
4. … interesting architecture
5. … a reputable history in liturgy renewal and ecumenical dialogue
6. … feels good about the way St. John’s has addressed and handled sexual abuse allegations when they have been made against monks.

Really? Let’s take a closer look:

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Br. Paul Richards Removed

Posted on November 1, 2011
Posted in John Klassen, Paul Richards, Paul-Vincent Niebauer

Abbot John Klassen has removed Br. Paul Richards as director of formation at Saint John’s Abbey.

The removal may have occurred on October 8, 2011.

According to the abbey’s web site, Br. Richards no longer serves as spokesperson for the Benedictine abbey. Richards appears to have been replaced by Brother Paul-Vincent Niebauer.

 

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Is Saint John’s Abbey Next?

Posted on October 26, 2011
Posted in Apostolic Visitation, Vatican

St Benedict’s School, a private independent Catholic school that is part of Ealing Abbey in west London, has been the focus of allegations of abuse. The apostolic visitation, as the inquiry is known, is reported to be the first of its kind in Britain.

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Abbey’s Motion to Dismiss Denied; Parry Case Moves Forward

Posted on October 25, 2011
Posted in Bede Parry, Finian McDonald, Jerome Thiesen, John Klassen, Rene McGraw, Roman Paur

On October 21, 2011 a judge in Nodaway County, Missouri dismissed Conception Abbey’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the Abbey by one of Fr. Bede Parry’s victims.

Fr. Parry was a visiting monk at Saint John’s Abbey from 1979 to 1982 while he took classes at the Saint John’s School of Theology. While on campus, Parry was caught in an inappropriate relationship with at least one student.

Saint John’s Abbey personnel covered up the misconduct.

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One Minnesota County, two missing young men

Posted on October 21, 2011
Posted in Bob Guimond, Jacob Wetterling, John Sanner

On Friday morning, Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner prepared for an afternoon meeting with Patty and Jerry Wetterling, whose son Jacob was abducted 22 years ago Saturday.

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50 Years Ago… One New Church, Several New Victims

Posted on October 21, 2011
Posted in John Klassen, Othmar Hohmann

In 1961, Saint John’s Abbey dedicated a new church in Collegeville, Minnesota [ More ]. That same year, at a parish in nearby St. Joseph, one of the monks from Saint John’s Abbey was molesting young girls.

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St. John’s Abbey set to celebrate 50 years

Posted on October 20, 2011
Posted in Frank Kacmarcik, Hilary Thimmesh, John Klassen, Marcel Breuer

COLLEGEVILLE — It’s a house of worship that belongs to the ages. The monks of St. John’s Abbey will celebrate on Sunday the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the Abbey and university church in Collegeville.

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Abbey, Koopman Left Out

Posted on October 19, 2011
Posted in Jim Phillips, Robert Koopmann, St. John's Bible

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Saint John’s Bible to be featured on NBC

Posted on October 17, 2011
Posted in Robert Koopmann, St. John's Bible

The Saint John’s Bible is scheduled to be featured on NBC’s Today show during the second hour (8-9 a.m. Central) on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Donald Jackson and Fr. Robert Koopmann, OSB, are scheduled to be guests to discuss the completion of the project.

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Inmates on death row for Augusta

Posted on October 10, 2011
Posted in Francisco Schulte

Four men sentenced to die for Augusta-area murders continue to slog through the state’s justice system as they await their fate. Robert O. Arrington, Reinaldo Rivera, Willie W. Palmer and Ernest U. Morrison are at various stages of appeal, according to court documents.

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Top 20 Catholic Colleges

Posted on October 10, 2011
Posted in John Klassen, Robert Koopmann

St. John’s University was NOT named as one of the Top 20 Recommended Catholic Colleges by The Cardinal Newman Society.

At least three of the top 20 share their campus with a Benedictine abbey.

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Billboard Near Collegeville

Posted on October 8, 2011
Posted in Paul Marx

 

 

 

 

 

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Recent Feedback and Tips

Posted on October 7, 2011
Posted in Anthony Gorman, Anthony Smithwick, Bede Parry, Bruce Wollmering, Dan Ward, Daniel Durken, Francisco Schulte, Howard Oaks, Ian Dommer, Jim Phillips, John Klassen, Othmar Hohmann, Paschal Brisson, Pat Marker, Rene McGraw, Richard Eckroth, Robert Koopmann, Roman Paur, Tom Andert

Recently, visitors to the web site have provided information about Fr. Dan Ward, Fr. Othmar Hohmann, Fr. Agustin Cerezo, Br. Bernie Friedl, Fr. Timothy Kelly, Fr. Robert Koopman, Br. Paschal Brisson, Fr. Bruce Wollmering, Fr. Ian Dommer, Fr. Francisco Schulte, Fr. Tom Andert, Dennis “Hap” Glover, Michael W. Weber, Fr. Anthony “Cyril” Gorman, Fr. Anthony Smithwick, Fr. Bede Parry, Jim Graeve, Dan Carle and Fr. Richard Eckroth.

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