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Institute's Sisters Adorers to Open First US House in the Diocese of La Crosse

Monsignor Gilles Wach, Prior General of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, is pleased to announce that the feminine branch of the Institute, the Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus Christ Sovereign Priest, will open their first religious house in the United States. With the approval and paternal blessing of His Excellency, the Most Reverend William P. Callahan, Bishop of La Crosse, this house will be located in the very diocese where the Institute began its ministry in America some twenty years ago, and which has now yielded seven vocations to the Sisters Adorers. Though the official arrival date is yet to be determined, the process will begin in the autumn of 2019 for three sisters to open this American foundation in a house in close proximity to St. Mary's Oratory, where the Institute currently exercises its apostolate in the Diocese of La Crosse.

The work of the Institute throughout the United States will now be supported in a special way by the prayer apostolate of the sisters, who consecrate their daily life of attendance at Mass, chanting of the Divine Office, and Eucharistic adoration to the sanctification of the clergy and the souls confided to them. A particular spiritual work of this convent of the sisters will be to pray daily for the Bishop, clergy and people of the Diocese of La Crosse. The sisters will also have the potential eventually to make vestments and liturgical linens and take part in faith formation activities with the small children and female youth who frequent the Oratory.

Msgr. Wach would like to express his profound gratitude to His Excellency Bishop Callahan for according this warm welcome to the Sisters Adorers in America. It is his sincere hope that the sisters' presence in Wausau will bear great fruit in the Institute's continued service in the Diocese of La Crosse and throughout the United States.

This is the best news that I've heard in years!!!!!!!! YES!

This also comes with the approval of a bishop who came under a great deal of fire when he removed the Institute from their first USA apostolate near Cashton, WI. Immediately after that announcement was made, many poorly informed commentators took to rashly judge those involved, Bishop Callahan now proves he is a great friend of both the Institute of Christ the King and to the traditionalist movement. It reminds us all to pray and reflect before allowing ourselves to react rashly without fully understanding these situations we encounter online. This is a great win for the La Crosse Diocese and a sign that the Institute of Christ the King has made a significant investment in the state of Wisconsin.

Bp. Callahan of La Crosse requests St. Michael prayer said after every Mass diocese-wide

The tidbit is toward the end of a general appeal to the people of the diocese to not lose hope over the abuse crisis in the Church.

Most Reverend William P. Callahan - Letter 10-8-2018 by Matt J Korger on Scribd

So question for Latin Massers; if it's a Sung/High Mass, is the prayer then said after the Last Gospel(I know it's already said after Low Mass)? I think yes.

La Crosse Diocese hosts "Roe v. Wade on the Brink?" talk Oct 23

On Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m., Ben Nguyen will keynote the annual Gospel of Life Celebration at Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall in La Crosse. Ben, formerly the Chancellor for the Diocese of La Crosse, will explain what we should know about the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling so much in the news with the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination battle. Ben will answer questions like: How was Roe v. Wade decided? How does it square with the Constitution? Is it likely to be overturned? Ben is both a civil and canon lawyer and serves as Chancellor and Canonical Counsel for the Diocese of Corpus Christi. Bishop William Patrick Callahan will celebrate Mass at 6 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church preceding the talk.

La Crosse Bishop Callahan decries 'moral catastrophe' of priests' sexual abuse of children

Diocese of La Crosse Bishop William Callahan says he and other Catholic bishops who normally welcome the “quiet rest and prayer” of their annual retreat will spend much of the time “sharing our deepest and profoundly sad feelings” about the most recent developments in the Catholic Church’s persistent pedophilia problem.

Those developments “once again plunge the Church into a dark hour of shame and disappointment — especially in Her leadership. The first news about Archbishop (Theodore) McCarrick was indeed shocking and upsetting,” Callahan says in a message written to the faithful and posted in most church bulletins Sunday.
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Callahan’s letter, labeled “A ‘Moral Catastrophe’ and a Test of Virtue,” the full text of which is available on the La Crosse Diocese’s website, also cites “the revelations concerning the unraveling of the incredible and disgusting stories of sexual molestations that took place over the decades in so many parts of the Church in Pennsylvania.”

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LseTrib: Pilgrims flock to Padre Pio relics in La Crosse for prayer, healing

They came by the hundreds, by the busloads and by the carloads — pilgrims traveled hundreds of miles from at least five states to view and honor relics of St. Padre Pio Wednesday at St. Joseph the Workman in La Crosse.

At the rate of 500 an hour, they started lining up outside the cathedral at a pace that promised to far surpass the 2,000 minimum turnout that officials of the La Crosse Diocese expected and up to 4,000 possible.

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A really good writeup, and Bp. Callahan with some excellent comments explaining and commending the devotion to saints.

Bishop Callahan releases letter in support of Ad Orientem worship to all priest of Diocese of La Crosse

I've been waiting to post the letter as I thought maybe the diocese would post it in their monthly magazine. I think it's completely reasonable and very encouraging. Moving East is the most important development in the Ordinary Form to return a sense of the supernatural and sacred back into the Mass. And as His Excellency notes, if some of the (likely older) parishioners for some reason are opposed even after being educated on the matter, the advocates (likely younger) could be given the option to celebrate specific Mass times ad orientem. I would suspect if the Saturday vigil Masses stayed versus populum the Sunday Masses would make the most sense for ad orientem. With so many young people desiring to return to this reverent and ancient form worship, it is very encouraging to see the Diocese and Bishop Callahan supporting these efforts.

8 March 2017

My Dear Brothers in Christ,

May the Lord give you peace.

One of the most iconic moments in American musical theater is offered by Zero Mostel in “Fiddler on the Roof.” His character, Tevye the milkman, sings “If I Were a Rich Man,” and it is a showstopper. Tevye sings, “If I were rich I’d have the time that I like to sit in the synagogue and pray; and maybe have a seat on the Eastern wall…” The Eastern wall, even in secular theater is recognized as a special—even sacred place. So, my message to you today concerns itself with sacred things, “ad orientem.”

Asking that the grace of this blessed season of Lent be with you all, I particularly pray with you and for you during the celebration of the Mass, the source and summit of our faith. This treasure has been entrusted to the Church to be guarded and celebrated. It is not ours as priests to control and define the Mass, but to celebrate it as it has been handed down to us. I am grateful for you, brother priests of our Diocese who with great care and reverence celebrate this great Sacrament for the People of God.

The worthy and proper celebration of the Holy Mass has legitimate options; one that has become more prominent in the last year is the posture of Ad Orientem. This was begun by a statement of Cardinal Robert Sarah, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, who encouraged the practice beginning in Advent of 2016. This has led a number of our brothers to start using this option. In some places, with proper consultation and education, it has been a blessing and has even helped to draw a parish together. In other places, where the same care to have proper consultation and education was not observed, it has become an issue of divisiveness.

Because of the new prominence of this practice the topic has been discussed with the College of Deans in addition to the Presbyteral Council. During both discussions, I have shown my support for this practice as well as a deep concern that it be implemented appropriately and after proper consultation with the leadership of a parish, after truly hearing and respecting the People of God and after good education of what is being expressed in the change of posture.

Between the two meetings of priestly leadership, I somehow managed to confuse the ideas of permissions, approvals, etc. I write this letter to clarify the procedures I desire to be in place when considering the implementation of the posture of Ad Orientem as a regular practice in a parish.

It is my desire to be informed before any such practice is undertaken so I might ensure through the Office of Sacred Worship that Holy Mass is celebrated in a consistent manner throughout the entire Diocese, with proper consultation and support of the People of God and after an appropriate period of education and discussion.
It is my hope that where consensus of the People of God is split over this practice and multiple Masses are offered on any given weekend that both approved postures would be offered.

I hope we will all enjoy a seat “by the Eastern wall” in our churches and that we will understand the significance of such a thought. In the meantime, know that I pray with you and our dear Priestly and Holy People. Have a blessed Lent and never tire of celebrating the Eucharist anticipating the coming of the Lord.

Dear brothers, you are close to my heart and always in my prayers.

Fraternally,

+William

Your Bishop

Details on Padre Pio relic visit to La Crosse Cathedral Sept 20, 7 PM Mass with Bp Callahan

WEAU13 interviews Bp Callahan of La Crosse on priesthood, wants to almost double seminarians by 2020

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU)-- "I'm probably one of the most optimistic bishop's you'll ever meet."

That's what the head of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of La Crosse says despite a steady decline in the number of priests. The Diocese reports having 215 priests in 1980, now that figure is less than 180. As Bishop William Callahan recently told us, turning that around takes more than just men looking for "A Higher Calling."
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"These guys understand they're not coming out to be social workers, but are coming out as men touched by Jesus Christ, for them that makes all the difference in the world," Callahan says.

A handful of bishops around the world have pushed for the ordination of married men to solve the problem. But Bishop Callahan doesn't think that would work in the U.S.

full Part 1

Bishop William Callahan of the Dicocese of La Crosse says the celibacy requirement, an aging priesthood, Catholic families with fewer children, even recent cases of sexual abuse in the church are contributing factors. Still, Bishop Callahan is hopeful that 50-seminarians - men studying to become priests – will enter the diocese by 2020.

There are currently 29 seminarians in the Diocese of La Crosse, Father Meuret says it's through prayer that these young men will be able to discern God's calling.

full Part 2

Notre Dame in Chippewa Falls completes $2 million renovation, Bishop Callahan visits for blessing

The Church of Notre Dame, which recently finished its $2 million renovation project, is going to have a special visitor at its Sunday Mass.

Bishop William Callahan of the La Crosse Diocese will lead his first liturgy in the church at 10 a.m. [last] Sunday.

While Callahan has visited the city several times, Msgr. Mark Pierce said this is the first time he will be leading prayer at the Church of Notre Dame.

Chippewa Herald

I can't wait to see for myself next time I'm in town!! Some before pictures.

Bp Callahan to participate in Fortnight for Freedom June 21 in La Crosse

Nice to see the Diocese of La Crosse utilizing social media!

Event: Una Voce La Crosse hosts TLM for St. Joseph Feast, Bp William Callahan homilist

Join us for Sung Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form to celebrate the Patron Saint of our diocese, St. Joseph. Our celebrant will be Fr. Joseph Redfern.

We are most pleased to announce that His Excellency Bishop William Callahan will be joining us for the celebration of the Mass and will preach the sermon on that wonderful feast day!

Worship aids are available to help all the faithful participate even if unfamiliar with the Extraordinary Form, with translations of all the texts used during Mass.

Refreshments to follow Mass in the refectory.

10:00 AM, Saturday March 19, 2016
Holy Cross Diocesan Center
3710 East Ave S La Crosse

Una Voce La Crosse

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Bishop Callahan said at the La Crosse Men's Conference last fall that he as a special devotion to St. Joseph so this should be a treat! Would be a great opportunity for any first timers to the Extraordinary Form. *nudge nudge* Be there or be ... well, just be there already!

I believe the plan is to have a traditional Italian feast afterwards in the refectory.

Questions: admin@unavocelacrosse.org

Bp. Callahan to kids: Being a priest is the best job, Han Solo, and 10 cups of joe

The grilling of Bishop William Callahan went on for 90 minutes Thursday.

“How is God everywhere every second?” The response: “Because he is God.”

“What’s your favorite ‘Star Wars’ character?” The response: Hans Solo. [I'm sure Bishop got it right, but writer may be too influenced by the German culture] Incidentally, Callahan has seen the original “Star Wars’ film 11 times.

“Have you ever met anyone famous?” The response: Yes. “I’ve met Pope Francis. I’ve met Pope Benedict. I’ve met Pope John Paul II.”

“How much coffee do you drink a day? The response: “I probably drink at least 10 cups of coffee a day.”

“Do you like bubbles?” The response: Of course. “I like bubbles. Bubbles are fun.”

Callahan of the La Crosse Diocese took each question in stride at McDonell Central Catholic High School in Chippewa Falls in three sessions from K-12 students from Boyd, Bloomer, Chippewa Falls and Tilden. He also celebrated a Mass at the school as a part of Catholic Schools Week.

continue at The Chippewa Herald

Great article.

Also: Lenten Message

Photos from the La Crosse Men's conference

Organizers reported they made to about 400 guys attending. Not bad for a first event. Most were not from La Crosse but elsewhere in the diocese. I don't get replies for information so that's as much as I know from that side.

It went pretty well. Tom Peterson was better than advertised. Threw in a couple of ads they are planning on showing during the college football championship game I think(the one with Lou Holtz). Fr. Larry was Fr. Larry. Not my cup of ~~tea~~ beer, but guys appeared engaged. Mass was at the Viterbo chapel, definitely looks better than it did before the recent renovations. So of course there are no kneelers, 'cause who does that really. At the consecration all 399 guys, old, young, get down on their knees spontaneously without instruction. Great work men! Bp. Callahan talked devotion to St. Joseph and St. Michael I believe. I missed Doug Berry until towards the end but still well attended. Fr. Targonski, the Franciscan former Army chaplain now Viterbo chaplain was actually pretty good. He had some good insights into PTSD of which he suffered from and the stigmata. He was the only Catholic chaplain during the siege of Fallujah, and shared some of the darkness of war. Unfortunately by the end it went long and scattered all over the place.

Decent attendance and well run. Hoping it continues to grow.

I have an excessive amount of photos on Flickr, but left a bunch in case the organizers want to use to help promote for next year or if speakers want to use any.

The embed changed and might not be working, if not you can view here.

Michael Voris interviews pro-life group working to expose abortion referrals at La Crosse Catholic hospital

Yes, I'm still weeks behind. This happened mid August.

The Vortex transcript excerpt (video 6 minute)

The first woman you heard from actually went to a Catholic hospital in LaCrosse, Wisconsin during her pregnancy and was pressured by the doctor (an abortionist on staff, it was later discovered) to kill her child — repeatedly pressured.

LaCrosse is the diocese where Cardinal Raymond Burke was formerly bishop before going to St. Louis and eventually Rome. The case developed into quite the story in the local media, and the local bishop, William Callahan, did his best to calm the storm — without telling the hospital and the nuns who run it to get rid of the abortionist on staff. In fact, it turns out that there were a total of four abortionists parading around the hospital sent over from the internationally acclaimed and celebrated Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

So, of course, a meeting had to be called by the powers that be. And according to inside reports from within the hospital, Bp. Callahan said to the hospital brass not to worry, that he wasn't Cdl. Burke and he was not going to make them get rid of the abortionists.

In addition: Is your doctor actually an abortionist? Full video(1 hour). "Michael Voris uncovers a chilling practice at a Catholic hospital. Guests include Karen Arvidson, Elizabeth Garibaldi and Brian Gibson."

For the record, I'm not sure the Diocese of La Crosse has ever issued a public statement on the matter. There is a letter on the ExposeMayo website from Bishop Callahan, but this letter does not appear anywhere on the diocesan website. It is however written like a public statement(it's not addressed to anyone in particular and declares itself a "statement"). Ah that's right, this Tribune article shows a different statement was issued to the Tribune but perhaps the "official" statement sent to the Tribune was not a "public" position statement. Yeah, it's kind of confusing.

LseTrib:

However, the diocese said Monday that the statement wasn’t official because it didn’t come from diocesan headquarters. It then issued an official statement.

The unofficial statement, dated May 31, said Catholic hospitals must follow the U.S. bishops’ Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Healthcare Services, which ban abortion services and counseling.

... So I guess it has been left ambiguous what exactly the current public position of the diocese is on the situation.

The Abortion at Franciscan Skemp episode is chronicled on this blog here: http://badgercatholic.blogspot.com/search/label/Franciscan%20Skemp%20-%20La%20Crosse%20ethical%20decisions

Since the official and non official statement last May, I'm not aware of any further diocesan action.

Bp. Callahan to speak at La Crosse Catholic men's group this Friday

Friday, August 14th...Memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe
Knights of St. Joseph - 6-8pm at St. James the Less (1032 Caledonia St)
The Knights of St. Joseph are overjoyed and appreciative that Bishop William Callahan will be with us for our evening of prayer this month.

We begin by praying the Angelus and then Evening Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours. After this, we have an opportunity for Eucharistic Adoration and confession until 7pm. Bishop Callahan will be this month's speaker. Following his talk, the Knights will conclude the evening with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Night Prayer. Immediately following, the Knights adjourn to Murphy Hall (church basement) for pizza, refreshments, and camaraderie. Men of all parishes are welcome to join us.

Be sure to check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/laxknights?ref=tn_tnmn for coming and past events, photos, and articles meant to bolster the faith of all Catholic men.

And of course, I'm up north. I'd encourage locals to attend the event. It's no Knights of Divine Mercy but we're working on it. Very grateful to Bp. Callahan for coming to speak.

Bp. Callahan interviewed by CatholicTV on cause of Fr. Joe Walijewski

Skip to 8:43. Autoplays, so put it below the read more.

Even though I lived for barely three years at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, my time spent there had a tremendous impact on my life. The seminarians and their positive views about the Catholic Church were stimulating and evocative. These men had a sense of enthusiasm that I had not experienced in my daily dealings with Catholic life as a parish priest. Their prayer life was intense and genuine, centered more on the reality of Jesus in the Church rather than on an idea of how to “find” Jesus in the Church. It became a subtle, yet real distinction for me, knowing Jesus rather than simply pondering an idea of Jesus. The motto of the College is emblazoned for all to see as soon as one enters the building: “Firmum est cor meum” “My heart is steadfast.”

As we enter the midway part of the season of Lent, I am drawn to the words of Psalm 57:8 “My heart is steadfast, O God; my heart is steadfast.” These words are, of course, well chosen for the heart of a seminarian eager to purposefully draw close to the Lord for sacred service; but I also find a certain sense of strength in them as we, baptized and committed Catholics, continue our Lenten journey.

We find ourselves in a time when we are literally challenged to defend our faith. Murderous, barbaric actions are presented to us as daily news events. Christians are rousted from their homes and communities, brutalized and humiliated—or worse—in cruel denial of their basic human dignity. In our own country, the laws and customs we have cherished, that have formed the basis of our self- government, are being trampled or restructured in a willful denial of divine purpose or plan.

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Bp. Callahan featured at Springfield Massachusetts Diocesan Men's Conference

The Most Rev. William Callahan, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse, Wis., is the featured speaker at "For Freedom Christ Set Us Free," the 13th Annual Springfield Diocesan Catholic Men's Conference, at Bellamy Middle School, 314 Pendelton Ave., on March 7.

A Chicago native, Callahan is a Conventual Franciscan of the St. Bonaventure Province in Chicago. He was named the 10th bishop of La Crosse, in 2010, by Pope Benedict XVI. Callahan became the first Conventual Franciscan bishop in this country when Benedict named him auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, in 2007. The diocese's archbishop at the time was Timothy Dolan, now Cardinal Dolan, of the Archdiocese of New York. Prior to that, Callahan served as spiritual director for the Pontifical North American College in Rome.

A graduate of Chicago's Loyola University, Callahan earned a bachelor's degree in radio and television communications. He earned his master's of divinity degree from St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto in 1976, and was ordained, in 1977, by Milwaukee Archbishop William E. Cousins.

Callahan writes a monthly blog, "There is a River," whose latest entry focuses on the movie, "Fifty Shades of Grey," which he called a "titillating exposé that pays homage to our major false gods: power, pleasure, wealth, and influence."

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Bp. Callahan op-ed in LaxTrib: "Catholic Church will not abandon its values"

The current Vatican Extraordinary Synod, whose purpose is to study present-day Catholic life in preparation for an Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to be held in October 2015, has caused stirrings among those who have become sentinels at the gates of religion and culture.

In particular, the midterm report issued on Oct. 13 has given rise to stories that attempt to have us believe that the Catholic Church will be “reinvented” or somehow become “new and improved.”

The possibility of the church — whose task it is to serve the mission of Jesus Christ with charity, mercy and justice — considering the situations of contemporary humanity in terms of differing cultural ideas regarding such bedrock Catholic doctrines as marriage, intimate and interpersonal relationships, and family structures, is not a clear indicator that the church seeks to abandon her teaching in these areas.

Quite the contrary. The mission of the church is precisely to examine the life and times of men and women and speak truth with love to everyone.