"Monks suffer with abusers in the family ... Last in a two-part series ... By PATRICIA LEFEVERE ... Collegeville, Minn. ... Besides sparking anger and anxiety, the scandals call into question the future of St. John’s, which includes a university, a preparatory school, a publishing house and an ecumenical institute, each of which appears in good health. ... Nevertheless, ''St. John’s is at risk,'' Fr. Donald Cozzens said earlier this year after ending 10 months as a visiting scholar at the Ecumenical and Cultural Institute. Its monks -- like priests across the nation and abroad -- are experiencing ''the dark night of the spirit,'' said the noted author, psychologist and visiting professor at John Carroll University in Cleveland. ... Cozzens is right. St. John’s risks a drop in enrollment, alumni loyalty and fundraising capability just as it is launching a $7 million drive to build a 60-bed guesthouse for visitors and retreatants. The guesthouse has been on the abbey’s wish list since 1979'' ... "
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