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Category Archives: John Klassen
Updated: Speculating on the Death of Fr. Bruce Wollmering
“One of our monks ah passed away. He fell or we believe he fell but ah there’s some trauma.” – Shawn Vierzba from St. John’s Life Safety reports the death of Father Bruce Wollmering to the Stearns County Sheriff on … Continue reading
Rooted in Christ
Rooted in Christ The Story of St. Joseph Church, St. Joseph, Minnesota Sister Owen Lindblad, OSB
Criminals at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, MN
“This is criminal behavior and should be treated as such.” (Fr. Rene McGraw) Individuals in our community have offended criminally. – (Abbot John Klassen)
Benedictine Sisters receive special edition of The Saint John’s Bible
(crookstontimes.com) For 500 years, the Bible has been printed using printing presses and more recently, digital media. Before that, monks and nuns copied the Bible by hand. As a result we have those magnificent hand-lettered and illuminated bibles such as … Continue reading
Abbot John Klassen Speaks at Timothy Kelly’s Funeral (Video)
Abbot John Klassen at Timothy Kelly’s Funeral
Abbey Uses Timothy Kelly’s Obituary to Rewrite History
Recent obituaries in the StarTribune [ View ] and on the Abbey web site [ View ] include information (and revisionist history) regarding the abuse scandal at St. John’s. Shame on the Abbey for using Timothy Kelly’s death as a … Continue reading
Abbot John Klassen: Burden is on the Victims
Many victims of sexual abuse will not use or permit the use of the word forgiveness. We know that if victims of any great harm are to come to some peace with it, they need to take the steps to … Continue reading
Policy Not Followed… A Letter to Abbot John Klassen
I am requesting that you immediately notify all potential victims of Fr. Francisco Schulte in Puerto Rico, Minnesota, North Carolina, Rome, Mexico and the Bahamas.
Fr. Tom Andert’s Love Letters
Despite a history of misconduct dating back to the 1970’s, Father Tom Andert is currently “Prior”, or second in command, at the monastery. Below are copies of the love letters from Saint John’s Abbey monk Father Tom Andert to a … Continue reading
Nick Coleman dumped by SJU
“As long as St. John’s has this man on the payroll, I will no longer give my money to St. John’s,” Busch wrote. “I will not support lies and false statements and half truths about anyone.” [Webmaster’s Note: This quote … Continue reading
Counsel’s statement on legal status of accused monks
[Webmaster’s Note: This is yet another attempt by the abbey’s public relations team to shift the focus from the members of its community who have raped, sodomized and otherwise destroyed the lives of 100’s of victims who trusted the monks … Continue reading
New Board Member, Same Results
There have been no public statements or annual reports from the St. John’s Abbey External Review Board in almost four years. Other than the Abbey’s claim that that it is an “independent external Review Board” [ View ] it is … Continue reading
Fox9 Investigators: Saint John’s Monks: Restricted, Really? (w/ Video)
(Fox9) COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – In 2002, the head of St. John’s Abbey told the public monks, who were accused of sexual misconduct, they would live under restrictions. Many thought it was a sort of house arrest, but that was not … Continue reading
Br. Jim Phillips… Background, History
There are several stories here: 1. In 2002, two former St. John’s Prep School students brought claims of sexual abuse against Br. Phillips. Br. Phillips allegedly fondled both of these victims, and sodomized one of the victims with his thumb. … Continue reading
Abbot John Klassen’s Voicemail Regarding Jim Phillips
“This is Abbot John Klassen calling from St. John’s and I am returning your calls. I was finally successful in speaking to [name] regarding Br. Jim Phillips. I spoke with her directly about the fact that Br. Jim is living … Continue reading
Email from Abbot Klassen to Victim of Br. Jim Phillips
Brother Jim was removed from public ministry immediately at the time your allegation came to our attention in August 2002 and has been at the abbey since that time. At no time since has he had access to minors as … Continue reading
Email to Abbot Klassen re Fr. Hohmann
Abbot John, I have now spoken to both victims. Victim #2 has been devastated by the abuse. Any details will identify her or her family. She is scared and alone because of the abuse and your coverup.
Fr. Othmar Hohmann… 2nd Victim Comes Forward
This morning we were contacted by a second victim of Fr. Othmar Hohmann.
Br. Jim Phillips… Wednesday at 9pm of Fox9 (Minneapolis)
On Wednesday evening, Minneapolis television station Fox9 [ Link ] will air a report on Br. Jim Phillips, a monk at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota.