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Why would they close so many churches? Here’s why.

Nothing makes sense about All Things New (ATN). There appears to be no pathway for success for improving the condition of the Archdiocese after analyzing what has been proposed, and in fact, it will likely worsen things—a lot. Indeed, proceeding with ATN as its proponents suggest will result in accelerated losses in church attendance amidst […]

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Re: Recycled Schemes To Close Churches And Schools

I agree with you 100%. This was also done in the Rochester NY diocese, and I can tell you from my summers there it has not increased mass attendance or anything else. Outside of Rochester, where I’m from, it’s largely rural. Each small town had its own parish. Now they have what are called clusters. […]

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Recycled Schemes To Close Churches And Schools

Earlier this year, the Archdiocese of St. Louis announced “All Things New”— a benign-sounding initiative to increase evangelization and revitalize the Church over the coming decades. The Archdiocese markets “All Things New” as an opportunity for St. Louis Catholics to help steer the Church for the future. Its name references the prophecies of St. John […]

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St. Louis Catholics Wake Up!

LEMMINGS – Wake up!!!! The Catholic Leadership Institute and the Archdiocese of Saint Louis are racing Catholics over the cliff. This so-called Evangelization effort is a FRAUD. If they believed it would be successful, why would you close a single parish or school? PEW Research shows that when a parish/parish school is closed, 20-50% of […]

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Dear Excellency: I’m sure glad you didn’t live in Michelangelo’s time…

Closing churches cannot possibly bring people back to the Church. Further distancing the flock from the sacraments will, of course, result in a net loss of souls and is contrary to the mission of the Church. The same tragic fate will unfortunately occur by “proactively” withdrawing the physical presence of the heritage, beauty, and majesty […]

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An unexpected future for priests whose parishes are closed

“When circumstances require it, the pastoral care of a parish or of different parishes together can be entrusted to several priests in solidum, with the requirement, however, that in exercising pastoral care one of them must be the moderator, namely, the one who is to direct the joint action and to answer for it to […]

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Fire the consultants and return to Catholic orthodoxy!

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Secret Meeting?

For those of you who are frustrated by the lack of information that has been published by the Archdiocese of St. Louis about what is going on with All Things New, there is a new development. Rumor has it that the meeting for all the priests on this Friday, August 19, will be held at […]

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More On The Deficiencies of All Things New

On January 25, 2022, Archbishop Rozanski wrote a letter to the people of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Here are some extracts from the letter’s key statements: [BEGIN QUOTE] “In St. Louis, we too are called to a new chapter in our nearly 200-year history. The model that fulfilled its mission in growing and evangelizing […]

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A letter to Fr. Christopher Martin

Text of a letter sent recently to Fr. Christopher Martin, Vicar for Strategic Planning, Archdiocese of St. Louis: Dear Fr. Martin: As someone who was chosen to be one of the parishioners who prepared the workbook for the next step in this Archdiocesan restructuring, I have many questions that beg for answers. As you stated […]