It was about vocations, the need for good shepherds, and an absolutely beautiful reflection on what the prayers of the Mass for the day tells us about what kind of shepherd Jesus is, and therefore what kind of priest shepherds we need. The bishop’s homily was not about the priests in Platteville! They were not mentioned. ![]() Fr Nielsen, well known to be the most eager promoter of marriage, humorously explained he’d told the bishop, “too many of our young men are getting engaged! We need more of them to go into the seminary!” I attended 11am Mass yesterday morning at St Paul’s University Catholic Center on the UW Madison campus, where Bishop Morlino had been invited quite some time back to celebrate Mass for the students on Good Shepherd Sunday, which was also the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Bishop Morlino’s letter is, to me, truly kind. ![]() ![]() The priests belong to the traditional Secular Institute, the Society of Jesus Christ the Priest, and I know them to be good priests. Catholics here have been abuzz about Bishop Morlino’s letter, posted on the diocesan website, to parishioners at St Mary’s in Platteville who revolted against their priests, resulting now in the closing of the parish school which is now in financial straits.
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