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A couple of weeks ago the Anglican Use Society met at the first Anglican Use Rite “personal parish” established in the United States, Our Lady of the Atonement, in San Antonio, Texas (Shelray’s home parish by the way). Fr. Christopher Phillips, one of the first ordained under the Pastoral Provision, has a plethora of details about and pictures from the conference on his blog. For those who might be interested, the Anglican Use Society has posted the texts from the conference talks on their website.

In light of the turmoil in the Anglican communion right now, the Society’s annual conference and especially Archbishop Myer’s opening talk has garnered much attention. Especially in the U.K. where Damien Thompson’s article suggests that Rome is now taking advantage of the internal turmoil, contrary to what he misinterprets B16 to have said. Others news agencies have picked this up as well (Catholic Online, CNA, CathNews). The latter are much more balanced about the implications. In sum, nothing has changed. The Church still encourages unity in the truth of the Catholic Church and seeks to accommodate in fraternal charity all Christians who wish to reconcile with the Barque of Peter.

For those who might be interested in learning more about the Pastoral Provision click here. If you are interested in looking at the order of the Mass according to the Anglican Use Rite, here it is. Perhaps you might be interested in attending an Anglican Use Rite Mass, here is a list of the current personal parishes.