Category Archives: Duluth

1969: St. Scholastica and Sexual Abuse (Duluth)

Posted on June 25, 2014
Posted in David Hemmerling, Duluth, New Direction, Saint Scholastica

[Webmaster’s Note: Benedictine Brother David Hemmerling was the founder and director of the New Direction program from approximately 1966 until 1993. During that time, the program was primarily associated with the College of Saint Scholastica (Duluth, MN), Saint Vincent College … Continue reading →

1971: Juvenile Court Used for Adult (Duluth)

Posted on June 25, 2014
Posted in David Hemmerling, Duluth, New Direction, Saint Scholastica

Hemmerling was charged with inducing a scholarship recipient to come to Duluth, where, court records show, Hemmerling “did practice sodomy” on the youth … [County Attorney Keith] Brownell confirmed the negotiations were largely to avoid publicity on the case, juvenile records … Continue reading →

1969: “The New Direction” at Saint Scholastica (Duluth)

Posted on June 25, 2014
Posted in David Hemmerling, Duluth, New Direction, Saint Scholastica

Recently inaugurated in Duluth was a youth program entitled “The New Direction.” The social and recreational group with no religious or organizational affiliations, The New Direction is composed of high school students and their adult advisors, a number of whom … Continue reading →

Opinion: DELIVERANCE (Duluth)

Posted on June 24, 2014
Posted in Duluth, John Klassen, Tim Backous

The Diocese of Duluth, for its part, produced a letter of recommendation from the Abbot John Klassen, whose flip-flops and vacillations have become legendary. Any eight-year old could tell the Diocese was dissembling and passing-the-buck. Throughout my lifetime any ordinary … Continue reading →