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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.

The Ordinariate: Pope Benedict’s vision of unity

Posted on 19/02/2013 by Scott Anderson

In recent times the Holy Spirit has moved groups of Anglicans to petition repeatedly and insistently to be received into full Catholic communion individually as well as corporately.  The Apostolic See has responded favourably to such petitions.  Indeed, the successor … Continue reading →

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Thank you, Holy Father

Posted on 11/02/2013 by Scott Anderson

    The news today that the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, is to resign at the end of this month, has come as a shock to many. Those of us who have come into the fullness of Communion with … Continue reading →

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Your time belongs to God – the legacy of Fr Herbert Kelly SSM

Posted on 11/02/2013 by Scott Anderson

He has showed you, O man, what is good: and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?                             Micah 6:8  RSV Catholic edition ______________________________________________________________ For generations of … Continue reading →

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Vicars and motorbikes: pastoring the young then and now

Posted on 30/01/2013 by Scott Anderson

During one of the early discussions about the ‘Anglican Patrimony’, it was suggested to me that Anglican clergy thought of themselves as Vicar of everyone in their parish, while Catholic clergy pastored the Catholic families in their area. Is this true? … Continue reading →

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English or Roman: a reflection on different Uses

Posted on 24/01/2013 by Scott Anderson

English Use or Roman  Use: it was a live question when I was a server in the 60’s, and we certainly knew the difference! There were two churches in the town, and both would have described themselves as ‘Anglo-Catholic’ but … Continue reading →

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Sunday in France

Posted on 22/01/2013 by Scott Anderson

I regard myself as fortunate in that, when I am in France on a Sunday, I can walk to Mass in the next village: every Sunday at 11 am.  I am told that in one parish in this Diocese the … Continue reading →

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Reform, renewal and continuity: understanding Vatican 2

Posted on 11/01/2013 by Scott Anderson

Archbishop Gerhard Müller, the new Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, warns us against extremist views concerning the Second Vatican Council. There are those in both the traditionalist and progressive camps that see the Council as … Continue reading →

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The liturgical patrimony of the Ordinariate: some initial reflections

Posted on 05/01/2013 by Scott Anderson

“And as they were eating, (Jesus) took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” (Mark 14:22 RSV)” Read the words in black: do the words in red.” However inadequate … Continue reading →

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England braced as Armada sails up Channel

Posted on 30/12/2012 by Scott Anderson

The Catholic hierarchy have been cautious in their response to the moves of the Church of England to ordain women to the episcopate. Their line seems to be that this is a matter for the C of E to decide … Continue reading →

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Re-visiting the past so that the future may be renewed

Posted on 29/12/2012 by Scott Anderson

The poet John Betjeman in his Collins Guide to English Parish Churches, published in 1958, writes a description of an urban church, the product of the Anglo-Catholic revival. ‘Ting-ting’ the single bell calls to Sung Eucharist, because the tower, designed … Continue reading →

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