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

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Apostolicae Curae: An Examination

Fr. John Hunwicke, SSC, has been delving into Apostolicae Curae of His Holiness Pope Leo XIII with a series of considerations which are well worth reading, as are many of the posts on his learned blog, Liturgical Notes.

So far the following have been posted:

Apostolicae curae: Context

Apostolicae curae": Text

Apostolicae curae and the Armenians

Apostolicae curae and Benedict XIV

Anglicans submit to Apostolicae curae

Apostolicae curae: Flies in the ointment

My opinion on Apostolicae curae

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