Tag Archives: Personal Ordinariates

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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Dean's Court

Today was a Bank Holiday; these secular days off have replaced most Holy Days, and this one marks the ends of summer.  So we went, Jane and I, to a National Garden Scheme open garden.  These are very diverse gardens, … 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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Welsh Bishop for Canterbury?

Now where have we heard that speculation?  There was a Welsh Bishop at the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign who had great hopes of such a move.  Alas it came to nothing — for being chosen to preach before the Queen during … Continue reading

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"Celibate", not "Single"!

Caelibatus — the Latin word meaning "unmarried".  A "caelebs" was a man who was not married.  In ancient Roman society it did not refer specifically to a person's sexual activity.  For example, the following sentence would have made perfect sense … 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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Sarum What?

Hatchet jobs abound in the blogs, the Anglican Patrimony blog being no exception. There is an article under the title Sarum What? written by a Deacon Andrew Bartus, a member of the clergy of a distinguished TAC-ACA parish in California. … Continue reading

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The Gathering of the Groups

This was first posted by one of our regular commenters, Peregrinus, as a comment on "Let Your Light Shine," and I'm posting it now as a separate entry because it shows just how imaginative and varied the responses to Anglicanorum … 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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Let Your Light Shine

This blog tackles some pretty big issues, and there’s almost always a fairly deep and thought-provoking article waiting for people when they come to the site. The comments which follow are most interesting, and those who take time to comment … 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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