Mainstream media: "Draconian Pope keeps draconian policy even as he lures troglodyte reinforcements."

Father Ghirlanda, S.J., Rector of the Gregorian in Rome explains it all for you:

http://subtuum.blogspot.com/2009/11/pope-of-active-participation.html

(from the Sub Tuum blog, Cistercian Abbey, Spring Bank, Wisconsin)

It has only been on my radar for about 10.... :)

An Offer 400 Years in the Making -- "new provisions for the reception of Anglicans should not surprise those who are familiar with English history."

Anglican Use Conference 2010

http://www.atonementonline.com/temp/AUConf2010.pdf

"History has moved on: but they have not."

"There will undoubtedly still be a few Catholics who will be suspicious of the new provision [for the Anglicans]: and they are largely those within the Catholic Church who over the last 30 years have tended to be suspicious of almost anything that has come from Rome, especially under Pope John Paul, but also under Pope Benedict. The point about them is that history has moved on: but they have not." Link: The Catholic Herald

Former Anglicans at CUA

This is Father Eric Bergman, ordained about 6 weeks ago. Sixty of his Episcopalian former parishioners followed him into the Catholic Church. The following links tell his story:

http://www.stthomasmoresociety.org/

and

http://www.stthomasmoresociety.org/events/renounce.htm

Former Anglicans at CUA

This last weekend there was an Anglican Use conference at Catholic Univerisity here in Washington. These souls are former Anglicans and Episcopalians who have become Catholic. In the top photo is Linda Poindexter, the wife of Admiral John Poindexter. She was an Episcopalian priest for 13 years. The story of her conversion is amazing (and I think will be posted soon somewhere online -- details to follow, since it's a must-read!). The other two snapshots are from Rite One of The Book of Divine Worship (I'm sorry the images are so poor -- there was no time to attend this liturgy properly since I was working at the Basilica main office that day and was only able to sneak over on break! But it was well-attended, despite what the pictures show...). Note the "ad orientem" position (which I put in quotes, since it is liturgical east, but almost due north on a compass) at the altar: daily Mass is offered here versus populum (yes, the celebrant usually turns his back on the tabernacle AND the crucifix...).

Rite One is as follows: http://www.walsingham-church.org/mass.htm

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A priest who attended the conference (not a former Anglican but a cradle Catholic) said he would be happy to celebrate this liturgy. He said he has tried learning Latin in order to attempt the 1962 Missal but has had little success, and would like to use the reverent and less pedestrian English texts of Rite One rather than the Novus Ordo. He has asked his Bishop for permission but has little hope of receiving it.


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The celebrant was Fr. Eric Bergman, who deserves a post of his own! (SEE NEXT POST ABOVE)