Statements and Documents
Bishop Paul Swain’s Statements and Documents
Bishop Paul J. Swain's Homily on the thirty-ninth anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion in the United States. [icon name="file-pdf-o" class="" unprefixed_class=""]View Statement
On behalf of the Catholics of the Diocese of Sioux Falls, eastern South Dakota, I offer our sympathy to the family of Governor William Janklow on his passing and our promises to pray for the repose of his soul and for their consolation in this time of loss. [icon name="file-pdf-o" class="" unprefixed_class=""]View Statement
A message to the catholic faithful in the diocese regarding the implementation of the New Roman Missal starting November 27, 2011. [icon name="file-pdf-o" class="" unprefixed_class=""]View Statement
Bishop Paul J. Swain delivers his homily at the Mass celebrating 5 years since his Ordination as Bishop. [icon name="file-pdf-o" class="" unprefixed_class=""]View Statement
Bishop Paul J. Swain's homily delivered at the Native American Day Mass, October 10, 2011 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph. [icon name="file-pdf-o" class="" unprefixed_class=""]View Statement
The theme for Respect Life Sunday this year is “I came so that all might have life and have it to the full.” This underlines the truth that every person from natural conception to natural death is ordained by God to have the opportunity to live his or her life as God created them to do. [icon name="file-pdf-o" class="" unprefixed_class=""]View Statement
We come together on this the feast day of the Archangels in humble prayer for the healing of all those affected by the horror of sexual and other forms of abuse. [icon name="file-pdf-o" class="" unprefixed_class=""]View Statement
In a few days we as a nation will recall the tenth anniversary of the shocking terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., now known simply as September 11. It changed the world and our lives in significant ways. [icon name="file-pdf-o" class="" unprefixed_class=""]View Statement
Bishop Paul J. Swain delivered this homily at the Mass of Thanksgiving for the efforts of the restoration workers, July 27, 2011. [icon name="file-pdf-o" class="" unprefixed_class=""]View Statement
Bishop Paul J. Swain's homily from the Mass of the Dedication of the New Altar on July 26, 2011 at the newly restored Cathedral of St. Joseph. [icon name="file-pdf-o" class="" unprefixed_class=""]View Statement
