Tag Archives: Anglicanorum Coetibus

Headin' For Beulah Land

"Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate; but thou shalt be called Hephzibah and thy land Beulah; for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married." (Isaiah 62:4). … Continue reading

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I Belong to…

For when one says, "I belong to Paul," and another, "I belong to Apollos," are you not merely men? What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. I Corinthians 3:4,5 … Continue reading

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Receiving "Traditionalist" Anglicans One of Benedict XVI's PR Disasters?

According to a review of a new book by some Italian journalists by the National Catholic Reporter's John L. Allen, Jr. Anglicanorum coetibus is seen as a worldwide public relations disaster.  Here's an except of his review (my emphases). * … Continue reading

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Ordinariate Prayers from Bishop Peter Elliott

Noting our discussion of heavenly patronage for the anticipated personal ordinariates, Bishop Peter J. Elliott, the episcopal delegate for Anglicanorum Coetibus in Australia, has written to offer these prayers for the success of the Holy Father's project now circulating in … Continue reading

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A Hope-filled Glimpse of the Future

A couple of weeks ago, I discovered at our Wednesday evening "Evensaid" and Mass that one of the founding members of our parish had died.  We were all shocked as none of us had known — maybe even not Daphne … Continue reading

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Cardinal Ouellet's Words Go Around the World

They're up on Il blog degli amici di Papa Ratzinger [3]. Via What Does the Prayer Really Say, via LifeSiteNews.com, and Father Z gives the LifeSite version of my interview a good fisking. Father Z's emphases and comments in [brackets]. … Continue reading

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The Pope of Active Participation

Recent discussions of the nuts and bolts of the provisions of Anglicanorum Coetibus made me think that it would be good return to an aspect of the text that I think we can all agree upon and applaud.  These are … Continue reading

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Understanding Groups of Anglicans: A Response to Fr. Fleming

At the outset, let me recognize Fr. Fleming’s personal contribution to the events leading up to the publication of the Apostolic Constitution. In a decade or a generation we can hope that the full story of its origins are told … Continue reading

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The Truth about Anglicanorum Coetibus: 'Groups and Individuals' May Apply.

There has been much discussion on this blog about what the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum coetibus (AC) means for groups of Anglicans and individual Anglicans.  A major contribution to this discussion has come from Brother Stephen Treat, O. Cist.  In my … Continue reading

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Coming Home with Humility

What if the prodigal son had never actually returned home? What would have happened over time? Let us speculate that he somehow fixed his situation and eventually got married and had children. His children would have followed in his footsteps … Continue reading

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Divorce and Remarriage in "Historic Anglicanism" (Part II)

I ended my remarks in my previous posting on this issue http://www.theanglocatholic.com/2010/06/divorce-and-remarriage-in-historic-anglicanism-part-i/ Of June 8, 2010 with this paragraph: We are not finished with this subject yet, but already certain implications have begun to emerge.  Above all, it is clear … Continue reading

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William Oddie Responds to John Milbank

When I first read this interview with John Milbank, I confess that I found it mildly annoying.  My emphases, excluding the questions. * * * October marks one year from Anglicanorum Coetibus: how important is the meeting between the Primate Rowan … Continue reading

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It's Déjà Vu All Over Again

We celebrated the anniversary of the canonical erection of Our Lady of the Atonement Church yesterday, on the Solemnity of the Assumption. It was also the anniversary of my priestly ordination in the Roman Catholic Church. Both events took place … Continue reading

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Two Weeks of August

I have just got back from my holiday in the Savoy area of France, and discover a wealth of new material on The Anglo-Catholic. I went to the Mairie of Talloires, the village near our camp-site besides the Lake of … Continue reading

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Groups of Anglicans, but One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church

Deborah’s post from yesterday morning and many of the comments that followed it renewed many of the concerns I have had about some of the rhetoric used to describe Anglicanorum Coetibus. The gist boils down to whether the Holy See … Continue reading

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