Bishop Williamson will be offering Mass at Stella Maris Chapel (outside Houston, TX), on Monday, May 23, at 6:30 pm, followed by a meal and a conference.

Stella Maris Chapel
1131 Delaney Rd
La Marque, TX 77568

If anyone is within driving distance, you should try to make it. We can turn this into a little CathInfo "IRL meet-up". I'm going to be there.

I think anything under 20 hours (one-way) should be reasonable and do-able for most families, right? Or maybe just those south of Alaska?

 :cheers:

Matthew, do you have any details for the other locations in the US that Bp. Williamson will be visiting? It would be greatly appreciated.

Matthew, do you have any details for the other locations in the US that Bp. Williamson will be visiting? It would be greatly appreciated.

I haven't been provided with a master list, unfortunately.

I think you're still used to Boston KY which has a strong central "SSPX style" authority.

+Williamson, on the other hand, is going for the loose network of independent priests/chapels.

So he respects the judgment of the individual priests/coordinators who know the local situation better than he does.

So he is leaving the decisions related to "event promotion" to each individual chapel. Any and all of them are welcome to contact me, post it themselves on CathInfo, or use any other means of promotion for that matter. Some might prefer to limit promotions to their local e-mail list or phone network/word of mouth.

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Matthew, do you have any details for the other locations in the US that Bp. Williamson will be visiting? It would be greatly appreciated.

I haven't been provided with a master list, unfortunately.

I think you're still used to Boston KY which has a strong central "SSPX style" authority.

+Williamson, on the other hand, is going for the loose network of independent priests/chapels.

So he respects the judgment of the individual priests/coordinators who know the local situation better than he does.

So he is leaving the decisions related to "event promotion" to each individual chapel. Any and all of them are welcome to contact me, post it themselves on CathInfo, or use any other means of promotion for that matter. Some might prefer to limit promotions to their local e-mail list or phone network/word of mouth.

In other words "no".    :detective:

In other words "no".    :detective:

Actually, in other words

I haven't been provided with a master list, unfortunately.

I think you're still used to Boston KY which has a strong central "SSPX style" authority.

+Williamson, on the other hand, is going for the loose network of independent priests/chapels.

So he respects the judgment of the individual priests/coordinators who know the local situation better than he does.

So he is leaving the decisions related to "event promotion" to each individual chapel. Any and all of them are welcome to contact me, post it themselves on CathInfo, or use any other means of promotion for that matter. Some might prefer to limit promotions to their local e-mail list or phone network/word of mouth.

So while I appreciate your implication that I'm some kind of cross between Bill Clinton and Bishop Fellay in political long-windedness (while saying nothing) and beating around the bush....

Actually, now that I think about it, I don't appreciate it at all!

Our Lord commanded us to be straightforward in our speech: "But let your speech be yea, yea: no, no: and that which is over and above these, is of evil." (Matt 5:37)

I don't think a simple "no" is called for in this case. I suspected that I knew the reasoning behind the original question, so I addressed this core, unspoken question in my detailed response.

The fact of the matter is, Fr. Zendejas only gave me authorization to advertise Bishop Williamson's visit to Fr. Zendejas' own Houston chapel. CathInfo doesn't have a comprehensive list, but no one else does either. And that "lack of list" was by design, not by accident.

And that's the plain and simple truth! And I'm dealing it straight, telling it like it is.

Each chapel has full authority to decide about IF and where to publicize the event. Fr. Zendejas might have mentioned CathInfo as an option to each of them, but it was only a suggestion.


I can understand this position. Each location is totally different with regards to the population, level of conflict (or "heat"), local issues, other chapels in the area, etc. An action that would be smart in one place would be foolish in another. It depends on your local situation. There are simply too many variables to make blanket recommendations.

Quote from: Matthew

So while I appreciate your implication that I'm some kind of cross between Bill Clinton and Bishop Fellay in political long-windedness (while saying nothing) and beating around the bush....

Actually, now that I think about it, I don't appreciate it at all!

Our Lord commanded us to be straightforward in our speech: "But let your speech be yea, yea: no, no: and that which is over and above these, is of evil." (Matt 5:37)

I don't think a simple "no" is called for in this case. I suspected that I knew the reasoning behind the original question, so I addressed this core, unspoken question in my detailed response.

The fact of the matter is, Fr. Zendejas only gave me authorization to advertise Bishop Williamson's visit to Fr. Zendejas' own Houston chapel. CathInfo doesn't have a comprehensive list, but no one else does either. And that "lack of list" was by design, not by accident.

And that's the plain and simple truth! And I'm dealing it straight, telling it like it is.

Each chapel has full authority to decide about IF and where to publicize the event. Fr. Zendejas might have mentioned CathInfo as an option to each of them, but it was only a suggestion.


I can understand this position. Each location is totally different with regards to the population, level of conflict (or "heat"), local issues, other chapels in the area, etc. An action that would be smart in one place would be foolish in another. It depends on your local situation. There are simply too many variables to make blanket recommendations.

Whoa, whoa, whoa......hold on pardner.  I come in peace.  I thought no evil; I spoke no evil.  My comment was directed to PaulFHC and meant to be humorous.  Sorry to have epically failed to convey that.

God bless :sign-surrender:

That's good -- I guess it was a misunderstanding. At least we got it cleared up!