Justice for Josh March

Posted on October 30, 2009
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Brennan Maiers, Bruce Wollmering, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Isaac Connolly, Jim Phillips, John Kelly, Joshua Guimond, Michael Bik, Tom Andert

Press Release [ View as PDF ]

October 29, 2009 Press Release – “Justice for Josh” March

* Joshua Guimond disappeared while at St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN in 2002.
* November 7, 2009 is the inaugural “Justice for Josh” march and will take place at noon.
* St. John’s recently denied a request by the Guimond family to mark the anniversary with an on-campus walk to raise awareness, claiming such an event “would not be productive”.
* The seven year anniversary of Joshua’s disappearance is November 10th.
* Supporters will meet near St. John’s University at noon, followed by a march at the Stearns County Sheriff’s office at 2pm.
* Several facts and new information regarding Joshua’s disappearance will be made public during the event.
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Anniversary for Abducted Student throws Long Shadows on Dying Benedictine Monastery

Posted on October 29, 2009
Posted in Jerome Tupa, Joshua Guimond

The fading Monastery, Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville has been the home of many revolutionaries both political and cultural. Its numbers have been, predictably, declining steadily over the years, perhaps owing to this singular but all-too-common fact that Catholic religious orders, in so far as they have departed from the vision of their founders, are dying. It shouldn’t take a sociological study to know that the students who matriculate from the college know nothing of the School’s proclaimed religious affiliation when they leave, and if they were Catholic to begin with, many are not by the time they do depart with a diploma in their hand on the way to success and family.

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Joshua Guimond’s Final Journey

Posted on October 25, 2009
Posted in Joshua Guimond

Based on interviews and ongoing private investigation, here’s a summary of Joshua Guimond’s last known movements and locations (as best I’ve been able to establish) the night he disappeared, along with a campus map and numbered legend to track Guimond’s route:
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Why Joshua Guimond’s disappearance should be investigated as a suspicious missing person case

Posted on October 18, 2009
Posted in Joshua Guimond

This analysis is a counterpoint to Richard Meryhew’s article “One last sip, one last step: A walk after a night of drinking has ended in disaster for a dozen young men at college” (Star Tribune, Feb. 12, 2006).
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Fr. Francisco Schulte… 2009 Tour Guide

Posted on October 10, 2009
Posted in Francisco Schulte

We had hoped to see Francisco Shulte, O.S.B, today at Subiaco but he had to fill in as a retreat director elsewhere. Our guides were two recent graduates of St. John’s.

Source: http://oblatesworldcongress09.blogspot.com/2009_10_01_archive.html

Keywords: Schulte

Isaac Connolly – 2003-2005 Academic Catalog

Posted on October 3, 2009
Posted in Isaac Connolly

According to the 2003-2005 Academic Catalog, Isaac Connolly OSB was still serving as
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Student Development.

http://www.csbsju.edu/catalog/2003-2005/Appendices/Administration/Saint_Johns_University/004.htm

No Whistles, No Tackling and No End in Sight for St. John’s Coach

Posted on September 18, 2009
Posted in John Gagliardi

(NY Times) COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. — The black-and-yellow-golf cart that St. John’s University Coach John Gagliardi drives during his team’s football practices is rarely idle.

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the smaller we have grown…

Posted on September 16, 2009
Posted in Abbey Statistics, Tim Backous

And while the subject is numbers, allow me to share more good news, this time from the monastic side. Last week we clothed four new novices (for those unfamiliar with these terms – those who spend a year in the monastery seeking entrance) and celebrated the first vows of John Meoska (again, by way of explanation: first vows can be for one year or three, an initial commitment to the monastery which can be renewed up to 9 years). Read More

How to Leave the Church AND Keep the Deed

Posted on September 8, 2009
Posted in CMSM, Dan Ward

It will be led by the former sister from Wisconsin, Mary David Walgenbach, and Benedictine Father Dan Ward, the canon lawyer who helped the Benedictines of Madison quit the Church.

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A school much like ours…

Posted on September 2, 2009
Posted in Tim Backous

I am visiting Woodside Priory in Portola Valley, CA, founded by the Benedictine monks from Saint Anslem in New Hampshire and as we are German, they are quite Hungarian. About 50 years ago, their founder staked out a remote area of this region and bought it for a mere $80,000. Read More

President Appoints Hispanic Catholic Theologian Miguel Diaz as Ambassador to the Vatican

Posted on May 28, 2009
Posted in Barack Obama, John Klassen, Miguel Diaz

COLLEGEVILLE, Minnesota (Catholic Online) – After weeks of speculation which generated scores of opinion pieces, President Barack Obama has surprised many observers by choosing Miguel Diaz, PhD, as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See. Professor Diaz is on the graduate faculty of the School of Theology/Seminary of St. John’s University and the undergraduate faculty of the Department of Theology at the College of Saint Benedict and St. John’s University.

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For coaches at Saint John’s, no pastures greener

Posted on March 12, 2009
Posted in Jim Smith, John Gagliardi, Tim Backous

“Somewhere on this campus there is always a light on and a door unlocked,” says the Rev. Timothy Backous, who served as athletics director from 2003 to 2006 and now is the headmaster of Saint John’s prep school. “I think that resonates with men like John Gagliardi.”

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Benedictine Sanctuary of the Sacro Speco

Posted on March 11, 2009
Posted in Francisco Schulte, Sacro Speco

How can I order copies of this Catholic English/Chinese New Testament — or even the full Bible in English/Chinese — for use in our Benedictine Sanctuary of the Sacro Speco here in Italy, outside of Rome?
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Abbot Relaxes Stand… Four Restricted Monks Featured

Posted on February 18, 2009
Posted in Bruce Wollmering, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Francisco Schulte, John Klassen, Publications

Four restricted monks were featured (with photos) in the Winter 2008 issue of the Abbey Banner. View Banner Home

Their inclusion, especially in a feature story, contradicts Abbot Klassen’s previous statements regarding restricted monks and victim sensitivity. Link Soon.

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Abbot John Klassen Relaxes Travel Restrictions

Posted on February 18, 2009
Posted in Finian McDonald, John Klassen, Mel Taylor, Monk Travel

*** May 12, 2002:

“Klassen said the Rev. Finian McDonald will not be allowed to travel this year to the Bahamas, where he has regularly spent several months each year at the abbey’s mission. McDonald ‘probably won’t’ go there ever again, the abbot added.”
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Recent SJP Web Tip

Posted on February 17, 2009
Posted in St. John's Prep, Tim Backous

Please provide a little more detail so that we can make some calls to confirm the story.

Remembering Bruce Wollmering

Posted on February 15, 2009
Posted in Bruce Wollmering

I came to learn through the course of the years that Fr. Bruce was himself a very complex human being who was pursued by his own personal demons.

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Rev. Jonathan Licari now in Albany, MN

Posted on February 15, 2009
Posted in John Klassen, Jonathan Licari, Review Board

Rev. Jonathan Licari is now the pastor at Church of the Seven Dolors in Albany MN. Licari is listed as the pastor for Holy Family School as well.
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Database Being Updated

Posted on February 14, 2009
Posted in Web Site Updates

There are over 100 articles/documents still to be added. Please check back soon. If you are looking for information about a specific individual or subject, please send a note and we will make those documents available on the web site – or send to you via email.

Victim’s Memories of Fr. Tom Andert

Posted on February 13, 2009
Posted in Ian Dommer, Jim Phillips, Mark Thamert, St. John's Prep, Timothy Kelly, Tom Andert

During his junior year (1993-1994) at St. John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville, MN, [Victim] was dealing with issues at home, issues typical of a boarding school student, and the pressures of being a third generation Johnnie. In addition to these pressures, [Victim] was struggling with his sexuality and how to tell his parents that he was gay.
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