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By McKenna Snow, Catholic Vote - Sheryl Collmer, a parishioner in the Diocese (explains) “[T]he [Traditional Latin Mass] community is now challenged because they either have to crowbar themselves into the already overcrowded FSSP parish in Tyler, or drive two hours to another overcrowded FSSP parish in Dallas”... She said that both the Novus Ordo and Latin Mass communities are “heartbroken.”... “In Tyler, the Latin Mass community is integrated into the Catholic community as a whole; there’s no artificial division,” Collmer said. “So those who worship at the Novus Ordo Mass are brothers of the TLM. We work together in prayer and music and parish outreach; we belong to common organizations; we socialize.”

By Fr. Jerry Pokorsky, Catholic Culture - Individuals and organizations need money to survive. Even Jesus entrusted Judas with the cash box. But many Catholics resent priests making fundraising appeals and add “All he ever talks about is money” to the list of all the things he ever talks about. So many priests avoid the subject. But the generosity of the poor widow in the Gospel validates the conversation and the proper use of money... Jesus sees rich men tossing their gifts into the treasury. He also sees a poor widow casting in two brass mites [coins]. He marvels ....