St Matthew Cathedral — Attraction in South Bend

My memories of St Matthew's Cathedral date back to 1998-2008. Bishop Jenke was Auxiliary Bishop before moving to Illinois. After Mass, we would be walking through the church and I would greet him in Latin with the expression "Pax vobiscum" and he would reply "Et tu spiritu tuo." Prior to that, I remember attending a reception where Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Crowley was present, and then I believe I was present at his funeral as a member of the Knights of Columbus Honor Guard. We stood by his casket alongside Knights and Dames of the...

Very disappointed in Christmas Eve Mass this year. I have loved Christmas Eve Masses in years past, singing traditional carols and participating. This year was like a concert by the organist singing songs that sounded like funeral dirges, one carol, and everything was in Latin! Didn’t feel like a celebration of Christ’s birth at all, especially when the congregation couldn’t even...

Was here attending a funeral. The church impressed me as a fine example of "modern" church architecture - very open and uncomplicated, large enough to be impressive, but not intimidating. A fine, quiet place to worship alone or for a group to celebrate the end of a...