THE P RTAL
January 2014
Page 3
Messages of Support for
The Portal and Blessings
His Eminence Gerhard L. Müller writes:
The Superiors and Staff of the
Congregation for the Doctrine of
the Faith are proud of the work of
The Portal, especially as it goes
international in January to include
also the Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern
Cross. Indeed, this publication is an important
point of contact and communication among the
Ordinariate parishes and communities, as well as an
important tool for evangelisation.
The clergy and faithful of the Ordinariate have an
important story to share with Christians everywhere:
the adventure of full Catholic communion. The
Portal is doing just that!
+Gerhard L. Müller
Prefect,
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
The Right Reverend Monsignor Harry Entwistle PA writes:
I write from the Australian Ordinariate of Our
Lady of the Southern Cross. To some extent, all
three Ordinariates are a diaspora because their
communities and parishes are scattered. Living with
this reality presents us with a challenge, because
in Australia, the distance between our major city
parishes is measured in flying hours, and the distance
between centres in the same State is measured in
significant driving hours. Isolation can lead to a loss
of connectedness with others and the consequent
loneliness can lead to an unhealthy form of
congregationalism.
When it is difficult and costly to gather together
in larger groups, communication through electronic
media and the printed word plays an important role
in maintaining our identity and shared patrimony,
and encourages us in our mission and ministry.
For these reasons, I welcome this new initiative
of turning The Portal into a shared
venture between the United Kingdom
and Australia.
The OLSC is the smallest of the
Ordinariates in terms of the number
of priests and laity; so having news,
comment and spiritual guidance from others who
share our journey will be a real blessing to us.
I encourage readers of The Portal to encourage
others to not only read the journal, but to contribute
and subscribe to it. We in the Personal Ordinariate of
Our Lady of the Southern Cross thank the editors for
their work in the past and pray God’s blessing on the
new International Portal.
Monsignor Harry Entwistle PA
Ordinary
The Personal Ordinariate