OK, blog friends, three posts in a day is a bit excessive… sorry. Just getting things done on a restful ‘non-laboring’ Labor Day.
As part of the postulancy program, I will be reading Anglican Dominicans and answering questions. The plan is to post these by chapter. Below are the questions from the ‘Introduction’ and the answers I submitted. The remaining chapters are where the fun begins.
Introduction
- Prior to reading this book, had you ever heard of Roman Catholic or Anglican Dominicans?
Yes. Nashotah House, where I attended seminary, is based on the Benedictine rule. There were many times in various classes (church history, spiritual theology, etc) that the different orders, including Dominican, were discussed. In addition, we would have members of various religious orders visit the campus. I confess, at first, I believed they were Roman and just happened to be visiting. It was later that I learned of the religious orders within the Anglican Communion and that I began researching the various orders. As Nashotah is Benedictine, that was my original interest, but the more I learned of the Dominican Order, the more I understood this was perhaps the place for me.
- Prior to reading this book, were you aware that there are religious orders in the Anglican Communion?
More or less answered this above, however, while in the Diocese of Montana, it was the Anamchara Fellowship that was promoted and supported. Although a worthy organization, I did not feel a call in that direction. In my readings on Anglican Dominicans, I was delighted to learn that there is collegiality and friendship with the RC Dominicans.
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