Tag Archives: Bishop Carl Reid

ACCC Synod: Miscellaneous Pictures

Here are a number of miscellaneous pictures taken by Deborah Gyapong at the recent General Synod of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada held in Vancouver, BC.

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More ACCC Synod Pictures

I have managed to upload some more short video clips at my personal blog.  Most of the Ottawa contingent flew home from Vancouver on the same flight yesterday.  I am so glad I decided to attend.  Here are a few … Continue reading

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ACCC Synod: Tuesday Morning

This morning has been taken up with "housekeeping" issues such as the budget and other business items to which, since I am an observer and not a delegate, I need not pay much attention. Some of my personal reflections, however, … Continue reading

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Garden Party at the Apostolic Nuncio's

To mark the fifth anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI's election to the papacy, the Apostolic Nuncio to Canada, Archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana, hosted a garden party for various members of the diplomatic corps, clergy, and friends. This is Archbishop Lopez … Continue reading

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Bishop Reid Explains Why We Don't Exchange the Peace

On Sunday, Bishop Carl Reid explained why we don't exchange the sign of peace during our Mass: “Jesus stood in the midst, and saith unto them, ‘Peace be unto you’.” (John 20.19b) All week long, in our daily celebrations of … Continue reading

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Welcome Father Eric Melby!

A joyous event took place in our little Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary here in Ottawa this morning.  Father Eric Melby was conditionally ordained a priest during our regular Saturday morning mass. Fr. Eric attended nearby … Continue reading

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More TAC News From Around the Web

Ottawa Citizen religion reporter Jennifer Green writes about the Canadian petition to the Holy See on her blog, The Search for Meaning. An excerpt: On Friday, Peter Wilkinson, bishop of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada, wrote a short letter to … Continue reading

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Yes We are Small, But We Will Grow Like Mustard Seeds!

Last year during Lent, the Archbishop of Ottawa Terrence Prendergast came to pray at our little cathedral because we had invited all Christians participating in a 40 Days for Life campaign to join us in a quiet day of prayer … Continue reading

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Text of ACCC Letter Requesting Canadian Personal Ordinariate

The letter may be found in PDF format here. * * * St Gregory the Great, Apostle of the English March 12, 2010 William Cardinal Levada Prefect Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith 00120 Vatican City, Europe Your Eminence, … Continue reading

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Counting Our Blessings

If God is for us, who can be against us? I must do some writing for Catholic papers today on last night's excellent Catholic Christian Outreach event where Cardinal Levada spoke, so I must be brief. I posted some pictures … Continue reading

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Archbishop Hepworth Greets Cardinal Levada in Kingston, Ontario

Cardinal  William Levada and Archbishop John Hepworth met face-to-face for the first time last night at a dinner in Kingston, Ontario where the Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith spoke on Anglicanorum Coetibus. I will post … Continue reading

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On the New English Translation of the Roman Missal

Here's an excerpt of a story I filed recently on the new Roman Missal. You can read the whole story at The Western Catholic Reporter. Canadian Catholics seem to be less divided over the new English translation of the Roman … Continue reading

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In Praise of Bishop Carl Reid

When I joined the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada some ten years ago, I brought with me two formidable lady friends to the little Ottawa cathedral. One is a family physician, the other is a high-school math teacher with a … Continue reading

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