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About Scott Anderson

Formerly an Anglican priest (ordained 1975) I was received into the Catholic Church in February 2012, and ordained to the Diaconate on 27th July 2013 and on 29th October 2013 was ordained to the priesthood by the Archbishop of Southwark Peter Smith. After a spell in London (Precious Blood, Borough) I became parish priest of Pont Rémy in the Diocese of Amiens, northern France. I am deeply committed to the Ordinariate as a gift of the Holy Spirit in the search for unity. Like many Ordinariate members I feel a personal gratitude to the late Pope Benedict, together with loyalty to our Holy Father, Pope Leo. My blog tries to make a small contribution to the growth of the Ordinariate by asking questions (and proposing some answers) about the 'Anglican Patrimony'. I shall be ever grateful for the years in France, a wonderful ending to the years of parish ministry. Back in the UK I am attached, very happily, to the parish of Holy Trinity, Dorchester (HTD) and help out where needed in the Catholic parishes of South Dorset.

Celebrating the Ordinariate Use

Posted on 13/02/2014 by Scott Anderson

An invitation from my family to join them for the day took me down last Saturday to Portsmouth. St Agatha’s Church were celebrating their Patronal Festival, and I was interested to see how the Ordinariate Use might be presented. St … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Ordinariates

Posted on 18/01/2014 by Scott Anderson

I have been really grateful to those people who have sent me in short descriptions of the life and mission of their Ordinariate groups. What it reveals is what I have suspected: that there are significant differences between England and … Continue reading →

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Chaplains to the faithful – or missionaries to convert England?

Posted on 02/01/2014 by Scott Anderson

“The Ordinariate will grow – God willing.” When someone said this to me recently I reflected immediately that, of course, God wills it to grow! To put it round the other way, could God ever will his Church and his … Continue reading →

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Longing for God

Posted on 22/12/2013 by Scott Anderson

It puzzles me that so few of our modern fictional heroes have any religious faith. My good read over Christmas is likely to be P D James,  (creator of Adam Dalgleish,) or Ruth Rendell (Chief Inspector Wexford) or more likely Donna … Continue reading →

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The Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary: the praying heart of the Ordinariate

Posted on 13/12/2013 by Scott Anderson

This past week I have been on retreat at the Convent of the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Maryvale on the edge of Birmingham. I hope that many other priests and laity will go there, now that the … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Ordinariate liturgy – some initial thoughts

Posted on 06/12/2013 by Scott Anderson

The season of Advent has been marked by many Ordinariate groups in the UK beginning to celebrate Mass according to the Ordinariate Use. We were no exception in the Ordinariate Parish of the Most Precious Blood at Borough, in South … Continue reading →

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A N Wilson brings realism, sadness – and a little hope

Posted on 24/11/2013 by Scott Anderson

The newspapers have just loved Dr George Carey’s recent intervention over the future of the Church of England. But of note is the article by A N Wilson in the Daily Telegraph, occasioned by the Carey sermon. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10460230/Lord-Careys-vision-for-the-Church-might-kill-it-off.html. I suggest that … Continue reading →

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The Church of England decides

Posted on 20/11/2013 by Scott Anderson

November seems to be the month for the Church of England (or at least its General Synod) to make momentous decisions. By the end of the day we shall probably have heard that its members have voted in sufficient majority … Continue reading →

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Remembrance Sunday 2013

Posted on 10/11/2013 by Scott Anderson

Northern France, which I have come to know well over the years, is dotted with the cemeteries of the First World War.  The great memorial  at Thiepval to the dead of the Somme battles, rises atop the ridge – sixteen … Continue reading →

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The Mission of the Church is our Mission

Posted on 24/10/2013 by Scott Anderson

Since lay people, like all Christ’s faithful, are deputed to the apostolate by baptism and confirmation, they are bound by the general obligation and they have the right, whether as individuals or in associations, to strive so that the divine … Continue reading →

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