[Rum Tum Tugger]

The great state of Florida, the flower state and home of just about every tourist attraction worth visiting.

Diocese of St. Petersburg, located on the magnificent Suncoast.

[katnip]

Disgusted member of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, NY

[B-Chan]

B-chan -- member from the Catholic Parish of St. Mary the Virgin, Arlington, Texas.

Anglican Use bump.

Yours in Christian Fraternity,

B-chan

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[eastsider]

New York, New York

[NYer]

Excellent idea!! Thank you for developing this on our behalf.

Albany, NY - ultra liberal diocese, home of the "wreckovator" Fr. Dr. Richard Vosko.

As a point of future discussion, I realized last night that much of what we are witnessing in the catholic church today, results from changes made post Vatican II. To cite some examples:

before Vatican II, a catholic could attend & participate at mass anywhere in the world. Catholic churches were fairly consistent in their design and easily recognizable by the crucifix over the altar and tabernacle on the altar.

Today, even within the same diocese, there are radical changes.

Some churches retain pews and kneelers while others have reordered the worship space with kneelerless (sp?)chairs.
Many churches have replaced the crucifix with a simple wooden cross.
The tabernacle which holds the living Presence of Christ, has been relocated (abandoned) to side chapels and even out of the church entirely.
Eucharistic ministers dispensing communion don't bother me per se, but some of them are so heavily perfumed that it permeates the host they are dispensing. (Have they even washed their hands prior to mass?)
Girls now serve at the altar.

Having recently attended a tridentine mass, it reminded me of what I did not like in pre Vatican II. The new mass enjoins the congregation in the celebration but, for the life of me, I CANNOT abide the concept of people standing or is it sitting, during the consecration. Fortunately, my church is still equipped with kneelers.

Perhaps what is truly missing is a sense of continuity from parish to parish. The bishops, it would seem, have far too much say in how their diocese will "look". Just tossing this out for reflection and thought.

[ELS]

If one hasn't figured it out from my relevant postings, the Archdiocese of Newark (NJ).

[saradippity]

Arizona,diocese of Phoenix,bishop Tom O'Brien.

[Salvation]

Portland Archdiocese -- Oregon

Archbishop Vlazny

[Salvation]

Some duplicates of those you already have pinged.

[Salvation]

It seems like something that needs to be done

Pray for the Bishops

[johniegrad]

Minnesota.

[al_c]

Catholic by choice, Texan by the grace of God. ;o)
(Truthfully, both by the grace of God)

Allen, Texas ... Diocese of Dallas.

[kstewskis]

AZ- Phoenix diocese

[Domestic Church]

Pennsylvania

[Antoninus]

Camden, NJ

[Catholicguy]

Florida

[redhead]

Minnesota. Our bishop is Archbishop Harry Flynn... :o(

[victim soul]

Rochester, NY

[nickcarraway]

California

[Catholicguy]

Palm Beach Co. Diocese Florida. Thanks, Romulus and Aske et al. I spend most of my time watching the AmChurch in horror. I imagine I look like Ignatius J. Reilly ("Confederacy of Dunces") did when he was watching a Doris Day movie.