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

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Resolutions of the Episcopal Diocese of Ft. Worth Annual Convention...

Resolution 5

"WHEREAS on the 20th of October 2009 we received the news that the Holy See has very graciously offered an Apostolic
Constitution to those desiring to avail themselves of this historic opportunity, and
WHEREAS the details of this Constitution are not yet published, be it therefore
RESOLVED that the 27th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth commends this historic announcement
to the people and clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth for prayerful reflection and response in the months ahead,
and be it further
RESOLVED that the 27th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth commends the Response of The Rt.
Rev. Jack Leo Iker of October 20, 2009, concerning the Vatican announcement of “personal ordinariates” for Anglicans, and
be it further..."

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