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Theology on the Vine
November 3rd, 2011
Room 127 (7 to 9 pm)
Fr. Jeffrey Steenson
From Episcopalian Bishop to
Roman Catholic Priest
His Journey & The Vision of Christian Unity
Click-me for more information on Fr. Steenson and read the articles.
Who is Fr. Jeffrey Steenson?
Currently Fr. Steenson is the Carl and Lois Davis Visiting Professor in Patristic Studies at St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston. He is also a frequent celebrant at the Sunday evening "Life Teen" Mass at St. Cyril of Alexandria Catholic Church.
Education: D.Phil. (theology), University of Oxford, 1983; M.Div., Harvard Divinity School, 1978; M.A. (church history), Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1976; B.A. (history), Trinity College, 1974.
Experience: Currently Fr. Steenson is the Carl and Lois Davis Visiting Professor in Patristic Studies at St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston.- 2009 ordained priest in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe
- 2008-09 sabbatical studies at the Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum, Rome, and Adjunct at the University of Dallas Rome Campus
- 2004-07 Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande
- 2000-06 Canon to the Ordinary in the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande
- 1989-2000 Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, TX
- 1985-1989 Rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Rosemont, PA
- 1983-1985 Curate of All Saints' Church, Wynnewood, PA., and Lecturer at the General Theological Seminary, New York, NY.
Articles
(click the highlighted links below to read the articles)
Episcopal parish in Bladensburg, Maryland converts to Roman Catholic Church
"WASHINGTON, DC (Catholic Online) - On Sunday morning, October 9, almost 80 parishioners of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Bladensburg, Maryland were received into full communion with the Catholic Church by Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington during Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception." Read more by clicking on the following link:
Article 1 (video) - Episcopal parish converts to Roman Catholic Church
The Houston Connection: In the above article you will see a YouTube Video. At the start of this video you will also see Fr. Steenson on the dais with Donald Cardinal Wuerl of Washingtom. You will also learn more about the "Houston Connection" and the role that Fr. Steenson plays. Listen to questions from our own Daniel Cardinal DiNardo and Archbishop Emeritus Most Reverend Joseph A. Fiorenza of the Archdiocese of Galveston Houston.
"In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI released the apostolic constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus. In it, the Pope outlined a means by which Anglicans (individuals or entire parishes) could come into full communion with the Catholic Church, while keeping elements of their spiritual and liturgical tradition.
Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington oversees the outreach to Anglicans and the establishment of the new personal ordinariates in the U.S. on behalf of the Holy Father. Cardinal Wuerl spoke to the U.S. Bishops about the new ordinariates and took questions."
You can view the video from the above article here:
Anglicanorum Coetibus
In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI released the apostolic constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus. In it, the Pope outlined a means by which Anglicans (individuals or entire parishes) could come into full communion with the Catholic Church, while keeping elements of their spiritual and liturgical tradition. Read the Vatican Documents here:
Article 2 - Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus
Article 3 - Complementary Norms for the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus