Category Archives: Thomas Gillespie

Dioceses oust abusers they pledged to monitor

Posted on July 6, 2010
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Andre Bennett, Brennan Maiers, Bruce Wollmering, Cosmas Dahlheimer, Dan Ward, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Isaac Connolly, Jim Phillips, John Eidenschink, John Kelly, John Klassen, Michael Bik, Thomas Gillespie

At St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, several members of the Order of St. Benedict live under restrictions imposed by Abbot John Klassen. Some members faced with the possibility of restrictions have taken leaves from the order to consider whether they … Continue reading →

Alleged Sexual Abuse Victim Sues St. John’s Abbey (w/ Video)

Posted on May 19, 2010
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Brennan Maiers, Bruce Wollmering, Dan Ward, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Isaac Connolly, Jim Phillips, John Kelly, Jonathan Licari, Meet the Monks, Michael Bik, Pat Marker, Richard Eckroth, Thomas Gillespie, Tim Backous, Tom Andert

(Fox 9) ST. PAUL, Minn. – A man who says he was sexually abused by an instructor at St. John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville is filing a Ramsey County lawsuit against the school, the religious order of monks that runs … Continue reading →

Where Are They Now?

Posted on April 17, 2010
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Blane Wasnie, Brennan Maiers, Bruce Wollmering, Cosmas Dahlheimer, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Isaac Connolly, Jerome Tupa, Jim Phillips, John Eidenschink, John Kelly, Michael Bik, Richard Eckroth, Robert Blumeyer, Thomas Gillespie, Tom Andert, William Skudlarek

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Seven Years… Time To Start Asking Questions

Posted on November 10, 2009
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Barbara Illsley, Brennan Maiers, Bruce Wollmering, Charles A. Flinn, Dale Launderville, David Baraga, David G. Farrington, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Isaac Connolly, Jim Kostreba, Jim Phillips, John Kelly, John Klassen, Joshua Guimond, Kate Lally, Mel Taylor, Michael Bik, Michael Hemmesch, Pat Marker, Review Board, Robert Blumeyer, St. John's Prep, Susan Fuchs-Hoeschen, Thomas Gillespie, Tom Andert, Tom Frost, William Skudlarek

Today (November 10, 2009) marks the seven year anniversary of Joshua Guimond’s disappearance from the St. John’s University campus in Collegeville, Minnesota.

50 Years a Monk; [33 Years a Sexual Predator]

Posted on July 13, 2008
Posted in Thomas Gillespie

Father Thomas Gillespie’s 50 Years are highlighted… Here

Court to Consider Expelling Clergy

Posted on July 6, 2003
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Andre Bennett, Brennan Maiers, Cosmas Dahlheimer, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Isaac Connolly, John Eidenschink, John Kelly, John Klassen, Richard Eckroth, Thomas Gillespie, William Skudlarek

A Minneapolis man who accuses St. John’s Abbey of “harboring pedophiles” has filed a court action demanding the removal of 11 monks and priests from St. John’s property.

To clergy victims, acknowledgment proves invaluable

Posted on October 2, 2002
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Andre Bennett, Brennan Maiers, Cosmas Dahlheimer, Craig Martin, David Clohessy, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Isaac Connolly, John Eidenschink, John Kelly, John Klassen, Review Board, Richard Eckroth, SNAP, Thomas Gillespie

Collegeville – An apology, validation and a promise to ensure sexual abuse won’t happen to another child or adult. These, for many survivors of clergy sexual abuse, are far more important than financial settlement.

11 monks on restriction; 2 on leave of absence

Posted on September 29, 2002
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Andre Bennett, Brennan Maiers, Cosmas Dahlheimer, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Isaac Connolly, John Eidenschink, John Kelly, Richard Eckroth, Thomas Gillespie

Under St. John’s policy, monks on restriction are to have no pastoral or teaching duties or unsupervised social contact with young people. They are not allowed to work in the prep school or university, use most campus facilities, or serve … Continue reading →

As priest abusers become public, a parish looks at its past

Posted on July 11, 2002
Posted in Bishop John Kinney, Brennan Maiers, BS, Cosmas Dahlheimer, John Klassen, Thomas Gillespie, William Skudlarek

Catholics around the country learned new things about their communities when clergy sex abuse cases received fresh attention this spring. One small parish in central Minnesota discovered that in one 30-year span, three of its clergy turned out to have … Continue reading →

Abuser monks out of the ministry, still in jobs

Posted on June 20, 2002
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Andre Bennett, Brennan Maiers, Bruce Wollmering, Cosmas Dahlheimer, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Isaac Connolly, Jim Phillips, John Kelly, John Klassen, Monk Travel, Richard Eckroth, Robert Blumeyer, Thomas Gillespie, Tom Andert

Minnesota’s Catholic bishops returned from Dallas with an explicit mandate to deal with sex abusers in the clergy. The “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” binds bishops around the country to the same “one-strike” policy.

Lawsuit Widens Claims of Abuse

Posted on June 7, 2002
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Brennan Maiers, Cosmas Dahlheimer, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, ISTI, Jeff Anderson, Jerome Thiesen, John Eidenschink, John Kelly, Pat Marker, Richard Eckroth, Richard Sipe, Thomas Gillespie, William Skudlarek

Declaring themselves victims of sexual abuse and claiming that St. John’s Abbey has covered up such abuse for decades, two former prep school students on Thursday sued the abbey and two priests already living under restrictions because of sexual misconduct.