The links to these articles were forwarded to us yesterday by a reader. We haven't thoroughly read them yet, but from our point of view the bottom line is this. Have no doubt that the powers that be in the diocese--Bishop Galante, Terry Odien, Roger McGrath, Marilyn Vollmer, and company--fully intend to close down your church, even if it was canonically established and has a stable group of parishioners. Yes even if it's "vital," "vibrant," and sparkly fabulous. Let's look at this clearly. The bishop down there in New Orleans--despite the fact that many of their people have been through hell and back recently, have lost their town, some have lost their jobs, some have lost their homes, many have been displaced for periods of time--still sees fit to close their churches, too. How heartless can a person be?! A bishop of an area that has experienced nothing less than complete disaster would do this? What kind of a shepherd is he? Certainly for some in the New Orleans area, the one stable thing left in their life--their parish community, their church, the place where they go to be with God--is being taken away from them too. How horrible and shameful. Have no doubt that we up here in NJ, who have been through no natural disaster, would have our parishes similarly ripped away from us. The time for action is now. We must make every effort to save our parishes and our faith from this onslaught. Get ready to vigil inside your church. God expects sacrifice for His sake and certainly our parishes and our faith as we know it--for certainly nothing less than this is on the line here--should not be taken from us willingly or with our cooperation. There is no compromise with evil. Christ himself and the saints (particularly the martyrs) have shown us this time and again. Saints Thomas More, John Fisher, and Margaret Clitherow, orate pro nobis!

Article 1 This one has interesting comments about transition team, etc.
Article 2 This is the main story, including video footage.
Article 3 About vigils in Boston and New Orleans