Should I be worried to attend this Parish?

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Stay away. Far away.

PS: I thought all this nonsense had died away?
 
I thought the same as you all, but this is my first things living in a metro and expected… Diversity… among different parishes… I wanted confirmation it was a little if the ball
 
Stay away.

Call the bishop.

Call the Pope.

Have the Swiss Guard march on the place, with Raymond Cardinal Burke leading the vanguard, while wearing the cappa magna and riding on a tradosaurus rex.
 
This makes me disgusted…Bishops need to set their foot down!Stop this madness, it is ruining the Church, This is what turns people away!
 
I understand why many here would be uncomfortable with this parish, especially those who believe progressive = evil. :rolleyes:
The Church of St. Frances Cabrini is a progressive Catholic Church. What this means is that at Cabrini we:
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  • Welcome into our parish persons of every race, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, and faith background.
  • Honor the guiding principle that discrimination is incompatible with Jesus’ message of unconditional love.
  • Affirm the dignity and worth of every person in the image of God.
  • Express a theology that is based in the teachings of Jesus.
  • Understand that our Christian tradition is living and dynamic.
  • Espouse non-violent action as taught by Jesus to be the way to deal with conflicts and oppression in our personal lives and in dealing with the issues of the world.
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It sounds as if this parish accepts everyone as they are, and makes the effort to reach out to those who usually feel unwelcome at the more “traditional” parishes - those who are homosexual (whether practicing or not), divorced, etc. How refreshing, considering that Jesus made a point to eat with sinners that everyone else shunned (publicans, prostitutes, etc.). I also find it interesting that they “understand that our Christian tradition is living and dynamic” instead of trying to remain stuck in the last century. It seems that this parish really strives to live out what Christ preached at taught through its many community service projects, and I just wish ALL parishes were the “hands and feet of Christ” as much as this one appears to be.

I will say that two things struck me as odd, and I would have to experience them for myself before passing judgment. First, “On Sundays, we come together as a family to break bread, to tell stories, to sing and to dance.” (LINK) Like I said, I would have to see how this plays out at Mass before having a firm opinion of it. Second, “Parishioners share their petitions and their reflections on the readings of the day.” (LINK) This has me wondering if this happens during Mass. I will need confirmation of how this plays out before passing judgment. As for the Pastor’s Comments, he sounds like he’s a little “left” leaning instead of “right” leaning, but is that really all that bad and/or scandalous? I didn’t see anything worthy of writing about to the bishop. Or maybe he already knows and is okay with it? 🤷
 
SHoJ said:
I understand why many here would be uncomfortable with this parish, especially those who believe progressive = evil. :rolleyes:

It sounds as if this parish accepts everyone as they are, and makes the effort to reach out to those who usually feel unwelcome at the more “traditional” parishes - those who are homosexual (whether practicing or not), divorced, etc. How refreshing, considering that Jesus made a point to eat with sinners that everyone else shunned (publicans, prostitutes, etc.). I also find it interesting that they “understand that our Christian tradition is living and dynamic” instead of trying to remain stuck in the last century. It seems that this parish really strives to live out what Christ preached at taught through its many community service projects, and I just wish ALL parishes were the “hands and feet of Christ” as much as this one appears to be.
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Did Jesus dine with the money changers? I’m pretty sure He took a firm stand against them. Let’s please not portray Jesus as someone who accepted everything. Far from it.
 
Yikes, the very look of this place reminds me of my college church. What a joke. The bishops know about these places; why don’t they use the nuclear option on them?
Communion Ministers: Holy gifts for holy people. From within the community, communion ministers come forth…Mass coordinators would be happy to know of your willingness to serve here, and younger children are especially invited to hold baskets during communion.
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Baskets, eh? I’m sure the CDWDS would have something to say about that.
 
One interesting thing I noticed is their Bread Baking Ministry. It’s listed here: cabrinimn.org/content.cfm?id=2000

They mention backing a loaf of bread to share during their liturgy. Could this mean that they use invalid matter? I may be looking too far into this, but from my knowledge hosts don’t originally come in the form of a loaf. Although, this may just be an assumption based on my lack of knowledge.
 
“Loafs,” which imply leavened bread, are not invalid, but are certainly quite illicit in the West except for emergency situations.
 
Thanks for the clarification. It’s still scary since it seems like that’s the custom at this parish.
 
SHoJ said:
I understand why many here would be uncomfortable with this parish, especially those who believe progressive = evil. :rolleyes:
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They’re probably on guard against all of those people who believe “progressive = good” or worse “progressive = Christlike”.:rolleyes:
SHoJ said:
It sounds as if this parish accepts everyone as they are, and makes the effort to reach out to those who usually feel unwelcome at the more “traditional” parishes - those who are homosexual (whether practicing or not), divorced, etc. How refreshing, considering that Jesus made a point to eat with sinners that everyone else shunned (publicans, prostitutes, etc.)
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Jesus went out to preached to sinners, he did not invite unrepentant sinners to come and eat His Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity.
SHoJ said:
I also find it interesting that they “understand that our Christian tradition is living and dynamic” instead of trying to remain stuck in the last century.
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I find it interesting that you do not view the EF as living and dynamic especially since it is still considered sacred by the Church and that it still is drawing many young people into the Church. Oh and past century? Try past millennium and then some! For most this proves these traditions of the Church are both living and dynamic.
SHoJ said:
It seems that this parish really strives to live out what Christ preached at taught through its many community service projects, and I just wish ALL parishes were the “hands and feet of Christ” as much as this one appears to be. :
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How do you know the others don’t? Have you been to every parish?
 
YoungTradCath said:
"Loafs," which imply leavened bread, are not invalid, but are certainly quite illicit in the West except for emergency situations.
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Not necessarily leavened. I’ve baked ‘loaves’ before and they were strictly equal parts whole wheat and white flours + water, kneaded, rolled into a round loaf about 3/4" thick, scored and baked. It produced a chewy altar bread which I thought was quite tasty. Not everyone agreed and if you’d been raised to believe that you must not chew the host, then Communion could be problematic. In some communities that problem wouldn’t arise.
 
Write a letter to your bishop ASAP.This is not a matter to set aside, something must be done. :bluelite: :knight1::highprayer:
 
Phemie said:
Not necessarily leavened. I’ve baked ‘loaves’ before and they were strictly equal parts whole wheat and white flours + water, kneaded, rolled into a round loaf about 3/4" thick, scored and baked. It produced a chewy altar bread which I thought was quite tasty. Not everyone agreed and if you’d been raised to believe that you must not chew the host, then Communion could be problematic. In some communities that problem wouldn’t arise.
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Good God, I cannot believe I misspelled the plural of loaf! I never misspell words!
 
I see this parish is run by the Father Michael Tegeder. This priest is famous for opposing the Church’s stance on homosexuality and has in the past called for the archbishop to resign.

Let us pray that Father Tegeder will change his ways. :signofcross:
 
My curiosity got the better of me and I hit on the “Pastor’s Comments” tab and did some reading. Yikes. This pastor is openly defiant and disrespectful toward his bishop, and is a member of a group for dissident priests (average age of membership is 70).

I say run, don’t walk, away from this parish.

I don’t understand why bishops allow this type of priest to pastor a parish.

Fledgling national priests’ group to tackle broad agenda
ncronline.org/news/people/fledgling-national-priests-group-tackle-broad-agenda
 
I would stay away, coming near only to evangelize to the parish about the Catholic faith 🤷 I recommend that you, too, for the sake of your immortal soul, stay away!
 
In my humble opinion, I still prefer my option best. I’ve composed the attached artistic rendering, in hope that I’ll gain more supporters
 
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