Tag Archives: Catholic Church

An Interesting Exercise in Juxtaposition

I reread Archbishop John Hepworth's Charge to the Synod of the Anglican Catholic Church in Australia yesterday and was struck by how many of the points he made were similar to those made by Cardinal Ouellet when I interviewed him … 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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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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A Clarification

In consultation with my fellow contributors, I have made two structural changes to the layout of The Anglo-Catholic in order to clarify any ambiguities which may have existed with respect to the relationship of this site with the Traditional Anglican … Continue reading

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On the One Hand – and on the Other

Fifteen of our more catholic-minded bishops in the Church of England have penned a letter to the clergy.  I am not sure quite why they did it.  Apart from encouraging us all to attend regional meetings in the Autumn, and … Continue reading

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A Weighty Patrimony

Familiar visits have to be made during our grandson's annual stay in Lymington; and Hurst Castle is prime among them.  So this morning, armed with picnic, we set off on the little Ferry from Keyhaven.  I have written before about … Continue reading

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Novelist Anne Rice Ditches Christianity

In today's world  it may seem a little counter-intuitive for us straggling band of Anglicans to be standing on the threshold of the Catholic Church, eager for her full embrace.  Haven't we heard about the clerical abuse?  Are we not … Continue reading

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Let's Dispel a Myth!

A dangerous lie is popping up in certain quarters suggesting those entering the ordinariate will become Anglican Catholics, somehow in communion with Peter but in no way Roman?  I find this as baffling as it is illogical! Surely those espousing … Continue reading

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Bishop Robert Mercer's Intervention at the ACCC Synod

The now retired Bishop of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada (ACCC) Robert Mercer, well-beloved in Canada, received a standing ovation after this presentation at the ACCC Synod.  I have put it below the break, as it is rather long.   … Continue reading

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When the Ordinariate Is Not an Option

At Catholic World News this morning I saw an interview with Bishop Brian Ferrell, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, on the recent actions in the C of E General Synod. The interview closed with this paragraph: … Continue reading

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Fr. Longenecker on Unity in Diversity

Fr. Dwight Longenecker has written to commend his latest piece "Unity Not Uniformity" which offers encouragement for Anglicans fearful of being overwhelmed by the prevailing culture of the larger Catholic Church. [U]nity within diversity is something I used to think … Continue reading

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What Sort of Catholic Church?

Sandro Magister has written a new article — The Defenders of Tradition Want the Infallible Church Back.  He bases his observations on a newly-published book by the Italian philosopher Romano Amerio, who was also a Catholic traditionalist and critic of … Continue reading

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Bishop Edwin's Interview with InfoCatólica

A few days ago, Bruno Moreno of the Spanish-language online newspaper InfoCatólica submitted an interview request in the form of a comment on Bishop Barnes' post First Things First asking for him or another contributor from The Anglo-Catholic to share … Continue reading

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A Thousand Generations

It is estimated that, among Protestant congregations, 87% of children leave the Christian faith entirely by the time they are eighteen years old. Some do come back, as I understand, but no one should have to "come back" if they … Continue reading

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Salt Lands

I have been thinking a lot lately about what it means to worry. I have done a bit of it myself for various reasons, and seen some friends do some also. There are examples of worrisome behavior all over the … Continue reading

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