Category Archives: Simeon Thole

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 →

The Lost Book: Behind the Pine Curtain

Posted on April 8, 2014
Posted in Simeon Thole

And there in the dark, the sea of loneliness, isolation, and alienation that had been damned up for years broke upon him, and he tossed and panted and cried and nearly drowned in sorrow. Was there no friend? Was there … Continue reading →

Saint John’s Abbey Senior Council Members (2003)

Posted on May 19, 2011
Posted in Benedict Leuthner, Geoffrey Fecht, Hilary Thimmesh, Ken Kroeker, Otto Thole, Raymond Pedrizetti, Robin Pierzina, Roger Botz, Roman Paur, Senior Council, Simeon Thole, Tom Andert

Below is the most recent list of the Saint John’s Abbey Senior Council members. The council’s role is similar to that of a board of directors to a corporation. Fr. Tom Andert: Born 1947 in Saint Paul, entered the monastery … Continue reading →

Force of Habit

Posted on May 20, 2004
Posted in Angelo Zankl, Columba Stewart, Garrison Keillor, J.P. Earls, John Gagliardi, John Klassen, Matthew Luft, Paul-Vincent Niebauer, Simeon Thole, Tim Backous, Timothy Kelly, William Skudlarek

The bells have been ringing for thirty minutes, but it is the sound of a cane rattling through the empty, cavernous church that suggests prayer. It is held by an old man, his stooped body covered in the flowing black … Continue reading →