Tag Archives: Union of Scranton

Union of Scranton / Free Church of England update

Please see my earlier post updated – Free Church of England and the Union of Scranton. I have appended an official text sent to me by Bishop Flemestad of the Nordic Catholic Church. This also was sent to a multi-addressee e-mail … Continue reading

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Free Church of England and the Union of Scranton

This is interesting – Økumeniske samtaler i Storbritannia. I suspected this for a long time, but it was all kept under wraps. Bishops Flemestad of the Nordic Catholic Church has revealed ecumenical work between the Union of Scranton and the Free … Continue reading

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Union of Scranton Website

The Union of Scranton now has its own website. I have already mentioned on this blog that the Union of Scranton presently consists of the Polish National Catholic Church and the Nordic Catholic Church. The Christ-Katholischen Kirche in Deutschland is an … Continue reading

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The Nordic Catholic Church in Germany

I draw your attention to a Nordic Catholic Church blog posting which is unfortunately in Nowegian – Historisk steg for Dnkk i Tyskland. Using Google translation, I am able to give you the drift of this article. Already, Bishop Roald Flemestad … Continue reading

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Old Catholic Ecclesiology

Here I am importing a few articles from the old English Catholic blog. * * * Looking for a new home? This article by Bishop Roald Flemestad of the Nordic Catholic Church was published in this [December 2011] month’s New Directions, … Continue reading

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A fine Norwegian church

This is the Nordic Catholic Church’s parish in Bergen, dedicated to St Sunniva. I have found the photo in their blog post Fastelavn og karneval. The priest here, Fr Roy Olav, is giving a lesson to the children about Carneval, literally “goodbye … Continue reading

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Ordinations in the Nordic Catholic Church

Two new deacons were ordained last Sunday in the Nordic Catholic Church by Bishop Roald Flemestad. The newly ordained are Michael Catenacci and Bjørn Nicolaisen. Magnus Sterner was ordained an acolyte. Deacon Catenacci and Acolyte Sterner will serve in Stockholm, … Continue reading

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Welcome and Growth

Another spiritual treasure from Deacon’s Blog. This is from Bishop Thaddeus Peplowski of the Buffalo-Pittsburgh Diocese in Acts: New Hope – New Vision – New Growth. This is from an old article, 18th February 2011, but who could not be … Continue reading

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Solidarity

I am deeply moved by this article by Deacon Jim of the Polish National Catholic Church who has a fine and spiritually-inspiring blog, Deacon’s Blog. Last July, the PNCC prepared to consecrate Father Roald Flemstad as the first Bishop of … Continue reading

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The Order of Port Royal and St Severin’s Abbey

On Sunday, 22nd January 2012, the Abbot of a monastic community in Germany, Dom Klaus Schlapps, was received into full communion with the Nordic Catholic Church. The community, now indirectly a member of the Union of Scranton, is the Abbey … Continue reading

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