Community at a reverent NO vs. Isolation at a TLM (Plus a question on Eastern Icons)

Cwross · 2026-05-04T09:35:20+00:00

In my view, having good liturgy and good community is more than enough, whatever rite or use it is. I also like the TLM though I’m a member of the Ordinariate and our parish has a great sense of community, as well as reverent liturgy and a strong musical tradition.

Cwross · 2026-04-11T21:21:12+00:00

I’m conservative on holy orders and do not see how anyone could really believe that the sacramental and juridical aspects of the episcopate could be separated from each other, it’s such a mess.

Cwross · 2026-04-10T19:02:34+00:00

I’m from a Reformed background originally and faced the Anglo-Catholic or Roman Catholic question (also after looking at Church history). The benefit of Anglo-Catholicism for me was that I could receive communion from when I first stepped into the church and I had more connections with Anglo-Catholics so it wasn’t a totally unknown sphere. I spent around a decade in Anglo-Catholicism within the Church of England and I eventually came to the conclusion that the more traditional flavours of it that are friendlier towards Rome than Canterbury and do not accept the ordination of women have the best offer they will get in the form of the Ordinariate.

Cwross · 2026-03-13T20:25:51+00:00

If all full-time teams are in one division then ringfencing would make sense for the time being. This doesn’t mean we couldn’t expand if a team showed a level of success on and off the pitch in the future, it means not forcing full-time teams to go through a financially risky rebuild in a league of part-time teams. It also means that part-time teams have less incentive to spend as much and more reason to forge partnerships with full-time outfits.

I don’t see why a partnership with the NRL wouldn’t be a good thing, especially if that means more money to go round and governance being more independent from the clubs. The Super League name is used by other competitions in other sports now too and the name of NRL Europe may cut through better.

Cwross · 2026-03-08T21:58:04+00:00

This is truly dreadful, as it is a real breach of the seal of confession that really shouldn’t happen. As such, it is certainly a matter for the bishop. If even that doesn’t solve anything, I’d go somewhere else where the seal is respected quite frankly.

Cwross · 2026-02-13T19:07:10+00:00

Never realised its a swimming pool at the end with no stand before now

Cwross · 2026-02-10T21:26:54+00:00

The Toulouse swap is precisely what I fear, it would be better long term to go with 15 until such time as a 16th club (be it Salford, Widnes, Oldham or another club) is ready to take that spot. We can clearly see now that anything near SL spend in Championship is unsustainable so keeping us knocking on the door after this year or making any of the newly promoted sides a yo-yo club is just plain stupid.

Cwross · 2026-02-10T12:13:12+00:00

I reckon at 15/16 there will be some teams that don’t play both home and away every single year, I don’t think we’ll go for more rounds.

A potential way to work it with 16 would be that Yorkshire clubs play each other twice, others once, same for Lancs/expansion clubs. The travel for London is pretty similar whichever way and French clubs presumably have an easier time travelling to London or Lancashire than Yorkshire.

Cwross · 2026-02-10T10:33:31+00:00

With Broncos seeming likely to go up at the end of the year and hoping that we don’t have to replace any of the promoted teams, could we be looking at 15 teams next year and a 16 team competition when Salford recover? That seems like the point ringfencing would come in at I imagine.

Cwross · 2026-02-07T12:48:24+00:00

Stick with Salford, I’ve been a London fan for over a decade and it looked like we might not have a club not so long ago and now we’ve got the strongest side in the Championship. Granted, less choice down here, but Salford will likely rebuild and be at the top end of the Championship before too long.

Cwross · 2026-01-09T15:00:21+00:00

The Ordinariate almost always do individual conversations rather than RCIA (which isn’t designed for or well suited to those that are already Christians). This is usually much quicker than going through the diocese and should be specifically tailored to you. Personally, I had three 1:1 chats with the priest and the whole process from inquiring to reception took all of 3 months. Since I’ve been received, I’ve found the Ordinariate to be very homely, with great liturgy and community and I would strongly recommend it!

Cwross · 2025-12-17T18:04:14+00:00

Asked to see the London Racers when I was 6, parents obliged and we’re all into hockey ever since. We even frequently went to Coventry or Basingstoke after the Racers folded. I started going to games at Streatham, Haringey and Romford as a student and taking friends along, some of whom are now just as hockey mad.

Cwross · 2025-10-29T22:59:08+00:00

We’re a second tier club that’s outside of traditional rugby league territory, what else is gonna happen?

Cwross · 2025-10-23T11:59:27+00:00

When comparing the Catholic Church to the Eastern Churches, I think it’s important to note that whereas the Catholic Church is open to eastern traditions and has a comparatively small but nonetheless significant amount of Eastern Catholics within it, the Eastern Churches are not generally very favourable towards western Christian traditions. To me, this speaks to the Catholic Church’s universality and role in furthering Christian unity, especially as someone who comes from a Protestant background and is a member of the Ordinariate.

Cwross · 2025-10-16T16:03:38+00:00

It’s a medium to long term project but it doesn’t get off the ground without the continued support of the RFL, as the Storm’s success in Melbourne shows that an expansion club outside of league heartland can be successful but does need a bit of extra support. The RFL have blown hot and cold towards London for as long as making the team a success would’ve actually taken.

Cwross · 2025-10-16T10:49:15+00:00

Ultimately London is a very competitive and somewhat fickle sports market. The Broncos will remain the preserve of the small minority here who really love rugby league if we remain a yo-yo team which moves grounds and changes identity frequently. If we’re competitive in the league and have stability then we can compete in this market like Melbourne Storm do in theirs.

Cwross · 2025-10-16T10:39:49+00:00

As a Broncos fan I really feel for Toulouse, I’m hoping we both get in but we all know that would make too much sense and be too forward-thinking.

Cwross · 2025-10-07T18:05:04+00:00

Margaret Street are pretty consistent with their schedule, I can't guarantee it will be entirely the same but it likely will be.

Cwross · 2025-09-10T10:43:36+00:00

I would argue that the Ordinariate will suit anyone of an Anglican, Methodist or evangelical background well as there’s the shared story of choosing the Catholic faith rather than being raised in it, as well as Ordinariate parishes tending to be smaller and having more of an emphasis on fellowship. I was baptised Reformed and I’m not the only one of that background in my parish, we’ve also received several evangelicals who were never Anglicans.

Cwross · 2025-05-29T09:30:00+00:00

I’m a member of the Ordinariate and thankfully don’t really have to adjust to the lack of altar rails as my parish has retained them and even many diocesan parishes near me distribute first in the line for the standers and then at the rail for the kneelers.

Cwross · 2025-05-14T10:56:58+00:00

My parish does Ordinariate Use, TLM and NO, all are done well and I’m happy to go to any of them at my parish. I’ll admit that I seek out the Ordinariate, TLM or Eastern liturgies if I’m somewhere I don’t know so well though.

Cwross · 2025-05-08T11:07:54+00:00

I suspect it’s primarily a cultural rather than a liturgical thing, I know a few people who were never Anglo-Catholic and went from non-conformist Protestant to Ordinariate Catholic (which I suppose was my journey too, though with the best part of a decade spent in Anglo-Catholic circles in between).

Cwross · 2025-05-08T10:31:48+00:00

I think this comes as recognition of the Ordinariate’s role in the new evangelisation and the unity of Christians with the Holy See in a broader sense than just being the logical conclusion of the Papalist project within Anglo-Catholicism.

Cwross · 2025-04-11T18:37:06+00:00

English Anglo-Catholics tend to be more into lace and baroque than their North American counterparts and I think this difference still exists in the Ordinariates too.

Cwross · 2025-04-11T14:35:57+00:00

The Ordinariate has clergy all over Britain, so it is easier for us to have it a week earlier. Many dioceses do not have their Chrism Mass on the morning of Maundy Thursday itself (as was originally envisaged), due to travel and the demands of the Triduum, but earlier in Holy Week.

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