~November 11th, 2026~
I have good news and bad news! Mostly bad news. Archbishop Vigano told Anne, Clare and Arianna to return home to their families and leave the hermitage run by Father Ambrose and Sister Tecla. The bad news? Ambrose and Tecla have completely disobeyed +Vigano, broken away from him, saying he is “old and fragile” (not in his right mind) by persuading Anne, Clare and Arianna to stay… and are still continuing to raise money in his name. If you google “Exsurge Domine” American Website, that’s the site run by Father Ambrose IN THE NAME OF +VIGANO. Please be aware that any donations made to that site or emails sent through the site’s address may be directly going to Ambrose and Tecla.
This could be a lawsuit waiting to happen.
I also have it on good authority, as I double checked before writing about it, that Father Ambrose and Sister Tecla were formerly engaged to be MARRIED. Yes, you read that correctly. When I found that out, my jaw dropped and it connected all the dots for me. The missing piece of the puzzle if you will. I told a party member involved with the situation that if this was a court case, that fact alone would be brought up and even potentially used for “motive”. Motive for what? To keep Anne, Clare and Arianna on the property. I went back and did a timeline of events involving Ambrose (Bryan Walman) and Tecla (Rebekah Siegler). On December 8th, 2020 Lifesite News did a video called A Call To Carmel, which featured Rebekah entering the same Carmel as me, but a different foundation, as an extern sister. In the interview she speaks about an engagement that ended because her former fiancé felt called to the priesthood. I couldn’t figure out how long she was there, but a year or more later, she is seen in a blue habit as Sister Tecla where she took vows under +Vigano as a consecrated virgin. In retrospect, if I had to guess, I think Father Ambrose was the one who introduced Tecla to +Vigano because he was receiving priestly formation under +Vigano and was ordained a priest by him.
Fast forward, and what is so interesting to note is when I had my first phone call with Father Ambrose, it was just supposed to be him and I. When we got on the phone he told me that a Sister Tecla would be joining and sitting in. In retrospect, she seemed like the babysitter. We spoke for about an hour and the first half was me sharing my background and then I asked them how they knew each other. I do not recall any mention of a former engagement (kind of a big detail), just that they were very good friends and stayed in touch. Common sense tells me that a formerly engaged couple should NOT be working as partners as a now nun and priest on the same property. It’s entirely inappropriate and when I say this is the “motive” to keep Anne, Clare and Arianna on the property, I think it’s so their relationship will look presentable to the public. If you remove the three women, it’s just Ambrose and Tecla. The formerly engaged couple. On the same property. Alone. Quite frankly, I am shocked that +Vigano didn’t question this from the very beginning. It’s simply asking for temptation to arise, and I believe that Ambrose and Tecla don’t want to be separated from each other. I don’t say any of this lightly.
Apparently parishioners had been questioning their weird relationship dynamic, which is exactly what Aflavia and I witnessed while there (before even knowing of their former engagement). They displayed married couple tendencies. I am in contact with those closely involved and they are afraid Anne, Clare and Arianna would walk off a cliff if Father Ambrose and Sister Tecla asked them to. I know those who are involved who fear for the safety of Anne, Clare and Arianna. I was told that this is essentially human trafficking, but in a different way. I am asking any readers of mine to please pray for those three young women, that they have the grace to see the danger in their situation and go home as soon as possible. That Ambrose and Tecla be exposed. I am told Ambrose (former military) has a large supply of guns and amo, the local cops think Father Ambrose and Sister Tecla are wackos, but someone who tried to see Anne and Clare were forbidden by Father Ambrose and he said in a creepy sing songy voice, “next time you will be trespassing.”
It’s starting to sound like Charles Manson and the control he had over the women in his group. This seems like a hostage situation but in a different way, and my hope is that the word will spread about Father Ambrose and Sister Tecla and that Archbishop Vigano will either fly there himself to shut it down or if need be he needs to file a lawsuit against money being raised in his name without his consent. Or BOTH! PLEASE, your excellency, be a man, be a father and be a shepherd. This is your responsibility, and I’m praying you see this and do the right thing. Even if you were “old and fragile”, which I don’t believe you are (talk about gaslighting), bring people with you for safety, even the local cops if need be, and SHUT the JMJ hermitage from hell down, once and for all! Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. And as King Solomon said, it is better to be alone with a den of lions and a dragon than an angry woman. I think Rebekah Siegler fits that description and is manipulative and vicious. I have spoken to enough people involved who say they believe she is truly evil.
