Tag Archives: Unity

That they may be one

Posted on 26/04/2014 by Scott Anderson

In the parish lounge at Most Precious Blood, the Ordinariate church in South London, we are building a collection of photographs. They are images of Popes and Archbishops of Canterbury, meeting each other: they are a constant reminders of the … 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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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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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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