New Bishop Kettler happy to be back in Minnesota

Posted on September 20, 2013
Posted in Donald Kettler

The new bishop of the Diocese of St. Cloud told the media and diocese employees at a news conference Friday morning that he is happy to be back in Minnesota.

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My Alma Mater in a New Light

Posted on September 15, 2013
Posted in Denis McDonough, John Gagliardi

My alma mater, Saint John’s University — not the one in bustling Queens, New York run by the Vincentians, but the one in bucolic Collegeville, Minnesota run by the Benedictines — is widely known for several things.

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Convicted murderer Reinaldo Rivera files appeal

Posted on September 13, 2013
Posted in Francisco Schulte, Reinaldo Rivera

schulte_pr[Webmaster’s Note: Rev. Francisco Schulte (left) should step forward, tell the truth, and offer to testify in this matter.]

Convicted murderer Reinaldo Rivera files appeal…

Convicted serial killer and death row inmate Reinaldo Rivera has begun his last round of appeals.

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(SC Times) Values ring hollow with no details from school

Posted on August 7, 2013
Posted in 2013 Reunion, John Klassen, Opinion, Pat Marker

(SC Times) We’re sorry we kicked you out, but you still can’t come back here for a year.

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Father Timothy Backous Joins Essentia Health

Posted on August 7, 2013
Posted in Tim Backous

Father Timothy Backous, OSB, has been appointed Essentia Health’s Vice President of Mission Integration and Benedictine Sponsorship.

Father Tim will focus the majority of his time on the Catholic hospitals of the Twin Ports, but also will support and coordinate with Essentia’s other Benedictine-sponsored facilities across the health system.

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(SC Times) St. John’s Prep issues apology to Marker

Posted on August 3, 2013
Posted in 2013 Reunion, John Klassen, Jonathan Licari, Pat Marker

(SC Times) COLLEGEVILLE — St. John’s Preparatory School has apologized to an alumnus who was kicked off campus during a class reunion and his classmates.

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The Evidence against Father Dan Ward

Posted on July 31, 2013
Posted in Aelred Senna, Dan Ward

In a July 31, 2013 article in the National Catholic Register [ View ], Saint John’s Abbey claims that, “The website operator [Marker] has engaged in a campaign to condemn Father Daniel to his colleagues and the public without any evidence.”

Here’s the evidence:  PDF #1    PDF #2    PDF #3   Excerpt #1

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(NCR) Lawyer monk a complex behind-the-scenes player

Posted on July 31, 2013
Posted in Aelred Senna, Dan Ward, LCWR, Pat Marker, Patrick Wall, RCRI

But Ward also has critics. Last fall, four people accused Ward of unwanted sexual advances against them in the 1970s when they were college students at St. John’s University in Collegeville, where Ward taught at the time. 

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(SC Times) Your Turn: St. John’s should disclose more

Posted on July 28, 2013
Posted in 2013 Reunion, Opinion

Your Turn author Bonnie Singh helped organized the St. John’s Prep School Class of 1983 reunion held last month at which St. John’s officials had Patrick Marker, an 1983 grad and advocate for sex abuse victims, removed from the campus. Singh is upset with those actions and also concerned that students still are not being told enough about some clergy members living on St. John’s property who have faced allegations of abuse.

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(Newsleader) Marker Questions “Lies” About His Reunion Expulsion

Posted on July 26, 2013
Posted in 2013 Reunion, Pat Marker

(St. Joe Newsleader) Although Patrick Marker has received an apology from the headmaster of St. John’s Prep School, he is disgusted the apology did not contain any mention of the “lies” that were told to Marker and others about the day he was removed from a Prep School reunion.

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Video from 2013 Prep School Reunion

Posted on July 25, 2013
Posted in 2013 Reunion

Patrick Marker, a 1983 graduate of Saint John’s Prep School graduate was invited, then trespassed, from his 30th class reunion.

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Marker’s Letter to St. John’s (w/ Transcripts)

Posted on July 24, 2013
Posted in 2013 Reunion, John Klassen, Michael Hemesath, Paul-Vincent Niebauer, Shawn Vierzba, Tim Leavey

Mr. Hemesath and Abbot Klassen,

This purpose of this letter is to make you aware of the false information that Saint John’s personnel provided to the Stearns County Sheriff Department on June 29, 2013. I share this information after reviewing video footage, audio recordings, and transcripts from multiple sources including the Stearns County Sheriff’s Department.

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Premeditated Embarrassment (w/ Transcript)

Posted on July 23, 2013
Posted in 2013 Reunion, Jonathan Licari, Tim Backous

The following is taken from the transcript of a call between the Stearns County Sheriff Department (SCSD) and Saint John’s Life Safety (SJLS) on June 29, 2013 at 12:19pm.

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Trespass Notice from Shawn Vierzba

Posted on July 22, 2013
Posted in 2013 Reunion, Pat Marker, Shawn Vierzba

 If you are seen in or around the premises, you will be considered a “trespasser,” and the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office will be called to arrest you. – Shawn Vierzba

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SC Times: St. John’s, why ban alumnus Marker now?

Posted on July 14, 2013
Posted in 2013 Reunion, Pat Marker

(SC Times Editorial) In defining its core values, St. John’s Preparatory School lists “Community” as its first one — followed by these words:

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St. John’s Prep alum told to stay away for a year

Posted on July 8, 2013
Posted in 2013 Reunion, Jonathan Licari, Pat Marker

(SC Times) The St. John’s Prep School alum who was kicked out of a class reunion June 29 on campus has received a letter from the Order of St. Benedict barring him from any of its property for a year.

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Letter: Prep school’s actions create shame, fear

Posted on July 8, 2013
Posted in 2013 Reunion, Opinion

(SC Times) As a former student of St. John’s Prep School, their actions toward Patrick Marker (“Critic, alumnus of Prep forced to leave reunion,” July 4) make me more embarrassed and ashamed to say I attended Prep from seventh to 10th grade.

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Critic of St. John’s told to leave school reunion

Posted on July 3, 2013
Posted in 2013 Reunion, Bill Neuhauser, Jonathan Licari, Pat Marker

(SC Times) A St. John’s Prep School alumnus who maintains a website that is critical of St. John’s Abbey and its handling of clergy sex abuse cases was kicked off the Collegeville campus last weekend while he was attending a class reunion.

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(Fox 9 News) Victims’ advocate booted from St. John’s Prep reunion

Posted on July 3, 2013
Posted in 2013 Reunion, Pat Marker

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COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (KMSP) – It’s the season for class reunions — a time to catch up with old friends and remember nostalgic moments, but one Minnesota man was kicked out by his school after decades of advocacy for child sex abuse victims.

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Critic of abuse at St John’s Prep kicked off campus during reunion

Posted on July 3, 2013
Posted in 2013 Reunion

(BringMeTheNews.com) A frequent critic of sexual abuse at St. Johns Prep School in was kicked off the Collegeville campus as he attended his 30th graduation reunion.

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