All Posts

I am aware that among some Church members remains their decades-long affection for the Mass using the Roman Missal of St. John XXIII of 1962. They remain free to participate at this Mass wherever it is offered correctly and in communion with the local bishop who has jurisdiction over the location. At the same time, my role, and which is committed to every bishop, is to lead people towards the spiritual treasure and exercise of the Roman Missal as it came from the hands of St. Paul VI and St. John Paul II.

I do not view in homosexual relationships "a violation of natural law" view, as expressed in the Catechism

In addition to Mass in English and Spanish we are also the home of the Archdiocese of San Antonio’s only Tridentine Mass. Our parishioners come from all over the San Antonio Greater Area. We welcome all visitors

In regards to the celebration of the Extraordinary Form of the Mass in the Diocese of Madison, Bishop Hying seeks to implement the directives from the Holy See, outlined in Traditionis Custodes… Following a period of public feedback in January of 2023, Bishop Hying has decided that the following four sites in our diocese, subject to Holy See approval and effective July 1, 2023, will serve as the churches that will allow the lay faithful to participate in the Extraordinary Form of Mass, located in reasonably geographically-diverse locations, and celebrated in a manner consistent with Traditionis Custodes and its related directives: St. Mary Church, Fennimore St. Patrick Church, Janesville St. Mary Church, Pine Bluff St. Cecilia Church, Wisconsin Dells The Extraordinary Form of the Mass will continue in the churches where it is currently celebrated through June 30, 2023.

Burke was pointedly critical about the working document for the Vatican's fall Synod of Bishops on the Amazon, which includes discussion of potential priestly ordination of widely respected married men to enhance access to sacraments in that region. "Celibacy stems from the example of Jesus Christ," said the cardinal. "Our great high priest made this choice" and it provides an example of "perfect continence" for priests.