This site is Dedicated to Our Lady, Help of Christians Maria, Mater gratiae, Mater misericordiae, tu me ab hoste protege et mortis hora suscipe. To the Memory of HH Pope John Paul II         For Future Priests and Religious News of the Archdiocese Right to Life: Fight the Curse of Abortion Marriage and Family Life Domestic and International Mission Work Continuing the Universal Faith of Our Lord Jesus Christ as handed down in unbroken succession from the Apostles Fili, Redemptor mundi, Deus, ora pro nobis. Sancta Maria, Sancta Dei Genetrix, ora pro nobis. Sancte Ioseph, Christi defensor sedule, ora pro nobis. Ringing of the Peace Bell in the Korean Demilitarized Zone The Archdiocese rang the bell at the hourly ringing of the Bell of Peace on the South Korean side of the Korean demilitarized zone. Read more. Presentation on Faith and Economics The Archbishop presented a paper on the interrelation between religion and economics at the East Asia Finance and Economics Conference in Suzhou, China. Read more. Metropolitan See Signs Two New Concordats of Intercommunion with Continuing Anglican Jurisdictions Concordats were signed with the Restoration Old Anglo-Catholic Church and the Traditional Anglican Province of Brazil. Read more. Anglican Latin Missal A new Anglican Latin Mass Altar Companion is available free from the Archdiocese. It permits mass to be said in Latin, English, or a mix. Read More Visit the News Archives... Featured Articles | Pastoral Letters | Sermons 2009 LITURGICAL CALENDAR PDF or HTML   CHANCERY OFFICES Curia Metropolitan Tribunal Vocations Office Council of the Clergy News Office Archdiocese Right to Life Office Marriage and Family Life Office of Mission Work JOINING THE CHURCH For the Laity For Ordained Clergy For those interested in Ordination WHAT DOES THE CHURCH TEACH ABOUT...? Read the general Catechism Read the Baltimore Catechism PRAYER REQUESTS Pastoral Letters Sermons CLERGY RESOURCES The Most Rev. Rutherford Johnson, PhD Metropolitan EVERY LIFE HAS A PURPOSE Founded in 1978, the Archdiocese of the Southwest is an independent Anglo-Catholic jurisdiction now functioning primarily as a mission-oriented personal prelature. It continues the Anglo-Catholic tradition of the Christian Faith in Apostolic Succession. We promote the sacraments, under the modified Sarum Use and Anglican Tradition, and the adoration of Jesus Christ, Our Lord, and His Most Holy Mother, the Virgin Mary as the time-honored means of attaining unity with Almighty God and with all Christians of the world. THE TOP PRIORITY OF THE ARCHDIOCESE IS LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL MISSION WORK Because of our role as a mission-based personal prelature, we do not focus on maintaining a territorial roll of parishes. We work worldwide and establish chapels, even if temporarily, wherever we go to spread the Word of God and the message of Christ. The Archdiocese is in sympathy with the Holy Catholic Church of Rome, and supports the Holy Father, Benedict XVI. We continue the unbroken succession of the Apostles, starting with our Lord Jesus Christ, through His servant, St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles, and his See at Rome, to the Present. CALLED TO THE PRIESTHOOD? VISIT THE VOCATIONS OFFICE HERE MISSION WORK