History Repeating: Archdiocese of New York prepares to Make All Things New by closing churches

As Our Lady of Vilnius, church and rectory, are on the market and Mary Help of Christians has already been demolished, the Archdiocese of New York anticipates more closings as part of their pastoral planning initiative, "Making All Things New."   Many churches will be made rubble and the resurrection will be proceeds. Expect to hear a lot from Joseph Zwilling, but first bone up on mental reservation and be aware that even things that are true may not be causal.

Two items appeared today:

• The Journal News: Parish closings, mergers coming as archdiocese retools, by Greg Shillinglaw
• Capital New York: Archdiocese moves toward large-scale parish closings, by Ryan Hutchins

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