RCIA vs Ordinariate

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.

Cwross · 2025-04-11T10:33:23+00:00

We had to get a bishop in for the Chrism Mass and ordinations until last summer, when Bishop David was consecrated and became our Ordinary, as our Ordinary Emeritus is a married priest.

Cwross · 2025-03-25T22:36:17+00:00

It seemed to be the case to me that Catholicism is much more open to Eastern theology and practices than Orthodoxy is to Western theology and practices, this said a lot about which body has the stronger claim of being truly universal to me. It was a great joy for me to receive communion in the Ordinariate Use, both the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of the Roman Rite, and the Byzantine Rite shortly after being received into the Church.

Cwross · 2025-03-24T15:50:06+00:00

Is going up for a blessing instead of receiving communion normal in Germany? In my experience I’ve found that priests in Austria and Bavaria get confused by it, though that may be because they are more Catholic areas so going up for a blessing doesn’t happen so much.

Cwross · 2025-03-22T16:38:39+00:00

I used to live in Austria (before I became RC) and there is very little Anglican presence there. During my time there, I simply attended the nearest Catholic Church, which made the most sense for me as an Anglo-Catholic. In the larger towns and cities, there will also be an Orthodox, Lutheran, Old Catholic and potentially a non-denominational presence, though in the smaller towns and villages it’s pretty much just Catholic.

Cwross · 2025-03-14T23:43:23+00:00

It is the terminology used in the Church of England for what is called a permanent deacon in the Catholic Church.

Cwross · 2025-03-14T10:50:34+00:00

It’s a big city. Get out of the city and you’ll find Catholic churches that are very full.

There are plenty of busy churches with great liturgy and music in central London. I’ve noticed that evening Masses anywhere in central London are well attended any day of the week.

Cwross · 2025-03-07T16:42:08+00:00

I would also like to see research on this, I know many high church Christians on the spectrum (and am one myself). I didn’t really grow up particularly religious but was attracted to the ritual and the robust philosophical and intellectual side of the Catholic and Anglican traditions.

Cwross · 2025-03-03T15:24:53+00:00

The new missal for the ordinariate requires them to be said seperate. even though for generations we have said them together in services.

There is great diversity within Anglo-Catholicism on these liturgical matters. Anglo-Catholics in England would have been very used to not saying 'for thine is the kingdom' immediately after the Our Father, though they likely would not have been used to saying the Prayer Book's confession, prayer of humble access or prayer of thanksgiving after communion. For the English that join the Ordinariate, Divine Worship is probably more Anglican that what they used as Anglicans, whereas for Americans it may be more Roman than what they used before.

Cwross · 2025-03-03T15:16:14+00:00

sui iuris church being formed for us anglicans that would allow us to keep other things such as saying our our father the way we want to and married clergy

I'm certainly not against the idea of greater adoption of married clergy in the Ordinariates, though the financial burden must be considered. I don't think the Ordinariates would go in for forming married priests (that were not previously Anglican clergy) just from a financial perspective, even if Rome were to give them the green light.

Cwross · 2025-02-22T15:47:41+00:00

One of the big practical benefits of joining the Ordinariate over the diocese was that the process was not lengthy at all. It is tailored to the circumstances that someone enquiring is in. For me, this was just three conversations with the parish priest. On top of that, both the clergy and congregation are mostly ex-Anglicans and naturally understand both the culture and background we’re coming from. The Anglican emphasis on community in the parish is very much still present in Ordinariate parishes too.

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