Category Archives: Chrysostom Kim

Letter to Kettler: Warning to Area Students

Posted on January 26, 2015
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Brennan Maiers, Chrysostom Kim, Dan Ward, Donald Kettler, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Francisco Schulte, Isaac Connolly, Jim Phillips, John Klassen, Mel Taylor, Michael Bik, Thomas Gillespie, Tim Backous, Tom Andert

Bishop Kettler, In 2011, one of Father Tom Andert’s victims referred to the “horrible culture of hypocrisy” at Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville. During several conversations, including his visit to Minnesota after Andert’s appointment in 2007, I heard his pain. Last … Continue reading →

The List

Posted on May 19, 2014
Posted in Agustin Cerezo, Allen Tarlton, Aloysius Michels, Andre Bennett, Angelo Zankl, Ann Marie Biermaier, Anthony Oelrich, Anthony Ruff, Anthony Smithwick, Anthony Tabor, Antonio Marfori, Augustine Strub, Barry Vinyard, Bede Parry, Brennan Maiers, Bruce Wollmering, Bruno Ugliano, Casimir Plakut, Chrysostom Kim, Dan Ward, Dominic Keller, Don Tauscher, Donal Fox, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fr. Burkard Arnheiter, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Frank Donovan, Gerald Farrell, Gil Gustafson, Gregory Soukup, Howard Oaks, Isaac Connolly, James Kelly, Jim Phillips, John Eidenschink, John Gallen, John Kelly, Jonathan Licari, Jure Kristo, Justin Capato, Mathias Faue, Matthew Feeney, Mel Taylor, Michael Bik, Michael Brunovsky, Michael Weber, Miguel Diaz, Nathan Libaire, Othmar Hohmann, Paschal Brisson, Paul GoPaul, Peregrin Berres, Richard Eckroth, Robert Blumeyer, Robert Burke, Robert Koopmann, Roger Julkowski, Simeon Thole, Stephen Lilly, Steve Lilly, Steve Pavkovich, Terry DeSutter, The List, Thomas Gillespie, Tim Backous, Timothy Kelly, Tom Andert, Tom Thole, Vincent Yzermanns, William Skudlarek

The List: 104 Credibly Accused Tracking the Public Lists Since the 1930s, fifty-eight (58) monks and thirteen (13) other members of the Saint John’s community have been credibly accused of sexual abuse and/or other misconduct. Another thirty-two (32) individuals with strong ties to St. John’s have … Continue reading →

April, 2013 Letter to Abbot John Klassen (re Licari)

Posted on October 25, 2013
Posted in Chrysostom Kim, John Klassen, Jonathan Licari, Pat Marker, Tom Andert

Fr. Licari’s dismissal from the board was due to an alleged incident of sexual misconduct. My recollection, from conversations with you and others, was that Fr. Licari was accused of making inappropriate contact with a minor while he served as … Continue reading →

Behind Father Kim’s 1984 Exile to Japan (Part Two)

Posted on June 17, 2013
Posted in Aloysius Michels, Chrysostom Kim, Jerome Thiesen

[Webmaster’s Note 1: This is a conclusion of one woman’s account of her interaction with Father Chrysostom Kim, OSB, a monk at Saint John’s Abbey and a former professor at Saint John’s University in Collegeville Minnesota (USA).  Part One is … Continue reading →

Behind Father Kim’s 1984 Exile to Japan (Part One)

Posted on June 6, 2013
Posted in Aloysius Michels, Chrysostom Kim, Jerome Thiesen

In 1984, Father Chrysostom Kim, OSB was confronted by a woman who wanted to move on with her life. The sexual relationship between the two had to stop, she told him, because she had met someone her own age and wanted … Continue reading →

Monks, Priests and Fathers

Posted on April 6, 2012
Posted in Angelo Zankl, Chrysostom Kim, Dan Ward, Daniel Durken, Don Tauscher, Florian Muggli, Jim Phillips, John Klassen, Justin Leutmer, Roman Paur, Urban Steiner

According to multiple credible sources, several of the monks at Saint John’s have fathered children.