The first principle of the Ordinariate is then about Christian unity. St. Basil the Great, the Church’s greatest ecumenist, literally expended his life on the work of building bridges between orthodox brethren who shared a common faith, but who had become separated from one another in a Church badly fragmented by heresy and controversy. He taught that the work of Christian unity requires deliberate and ceaseless effort...St. Basil often talked with yearning about the archaia agape, the ancient love of the apostolic community, so rarely seen in the Church of his day. This love, he taught, is a visible sign that the Holy Spirit is indeed present and active, and it is absolutely essential for the health of the Church.

- Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson, Homily on the Occasion of his Formal Institution as Ordinary

Friday, February 13, 2009

Music Director for Anglican Use Liturgy (in Kansas City)

February 13, 2009

I am very pleased to be able to share with you that Dr. Bruce Prince-Joseph has accepted my offer of the position of Music Director for the Anglican Use Liturgy at St. Therese Little Flower. Dr. Prince-Joseph was organist at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, St. John the Evangelist in Los Angeles, honorary organist at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, and most recently St. Mary's (Episcopal) in Kansas City, Missouri. He has a wealth of experience in organ and harpsichord performance and choir directing in the Catholic Church as well as in Episcopal parishes...
Read the rest at Fr. Davis' blog How Can I Keep from Singing?
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