There are a dozen dioceses, along with The Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter (a de facto diocese comprised of several parishes of converts from Anglicanism), who are considered by a report from Vocation Ministry to be the “healthiest” in terms of vocations to the priesthood. The report is based on data from the Official Catholic Directory over a period of six years (2015 to 2021).

Monsignor Burnham, one of five bishops who in 2010 resigned to join The Ordinariate, reflects on what he now believes was a miracle of creative ecumenism, an act of healing at the hands, and from the heart, of a deeply generous pope.

Bishop Steven J. Lopes of the Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter and Chairman of the USCCB's Committee on Divine Worship, offers reflections on the work of God in the sacred liturgy, the relationship of artistic beauty to the truths of the Catholic faith and a life of charity, as well as a bit about the formation of the Ordinariate's liturgical books.

Speaking on his own behalf rather than that of ACNA, Bishop Menees – who attended the ordination of the ordinariate’s Bishop Steven J. Lopes – said he "was grateful to Pope Benedict XVI for having opened the door" to enhanced Anglican-Catholic relations by establishing the ordinariate. At the same time, Bishop Menees noted the ordinariate is "problematic for Anglicans" since it is a 'one-generation event.'"

The weeklong Christian ecumenical observance, taking place Jan. 18-25 this year, “is important for all Christians” but has “even greater significance” for Catholics coming from the Anglican tradition, James Griffin told OSV News. St. Timothy’s Ordinariate Catholic Church in Sykesville, Maryland, will co-sponsor a solemn choral evensong Jan. 25 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore, using the Ordinariate form of the Liturgy of the Hours’ evening prayer that reflects their Anglican tradition in full Catholic communion. Father Armando Alejandro, St. Timothy’s parochial administrator, will officiate and Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori will preach the sermon.