Category Archives: Fran Hoefgen

Restricted Priests Still Travel

Posted on May 12, 2002
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, John Klassen, Monk Travel, Richard Eckroth, Richard Sipe

Restrictions on the movements of nine St. John’s Abbey priests accused of sexual abuse have not kept at least four of them from traveling to Rome, the abbey’s missions in the Bahamas and Japan, or elsewhere in Minnesota and other … Continue reading →

Abbot to Give Sheriff List

Posted on May 8, 2002
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Brennan Maiers, Cosmas Dahlheimer, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, Jacob Wetterling, Jim Kostreba, John Eidenschink, John Kelly, John Klassen, Richard Eckroth

COLLEGEVILLE – Stearns County Sheriff Jim Kostreba has asked St. John’s Abbot John Klassen to list the whereabouts from 1970 to 1990 of 13 Benedictine monks and priests accused of sexual misdeeds.

Accused clergy remain at St. John’s Abbey

Posted on May 1, 2002
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Brennan Maiers, BS, Cosmas Dahlheimer, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, John Eidenschink, John Kelly, John Klassen, Restricted List, Richard Eckroth

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. — Thirteen to 15 monks or priests live and work under restrictions at St. John’s Abbey after being accused of or admitting to sexual abuse, the abbot for the monastery said.

Abuse in the Abbey Shocks Community

Posted on April 25, 2002
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Brennan Maiers, BS, Cosmas Dahlheimer, Dietrich Reinhart, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, John Eidenschink, John Kelly, John Klassen, Monk Travel, Restricted List, Richard Eckroth, SG, The Liturgical Press

The revelation that a former St. John’s abbot committed sexual abuse in the 1970s rocked the local community this week and left the monastery in a state of shock.

The Solace of St. John’s

Posted on October 19, 1997
Posted in Fran Hoefgen

Less than 75 miles from the Twin Cities, St. John’s Abbey is a world away from the frenzied hassle of daily life. Following tenets laid down nearly 1,500 years ago, the monks lead lives of work and prayer and leave … Continue reading →

Civil Lawsuit Filed Against Fran Hoefgen

Posted on November 6, 1992
Posted in Fran Hoefgen

Another in a series of charges of sexual abuse allegedly committed at St. John’s Abbey priests was revealed last week when a civil lawsuit was filed against a former Cold Spring pastor [Fran Hoefgen]. St. Joseph Newsleader – Nov 6, … Continue reading →