On social media this morning, I discovered news of an Episcopal minister, Canon Andrew Petiprin, who is entering the Catholic Church in Nashville, Tennessee in the New Year. This is a reason for great rejoicing and I trust he and and his family will receive the same warm welcome we did when we became Catholic nearly eight years ago.

I see among his Facebook friends a number of Ordinariate members, but you’ll see in Petiprin’s testimony, there is no mention of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter.

I have highlighted some parts that I will comment on below

We are thrilled that the Lord has called us to the Catholic Church after a long time of discernment. When we came to Nashville we did not expect anything like this would happen, and it has been an honor to serve a fine man like Bishop John Bauerschmidt and to be among such fine people as the Episcopalians of middle Tennessee. And of course, before taking on my current duties, it was among the greatest joys of my life to be a parish priest at St. Mary of the Angels, Orlando. Becoming Catholic does not mean running away from all these good things, but rather running towards the call to the fullness of faith that we hear so clearly now from God. I leave the Episcopal Church with no bitterness, and only gratitude for these many years of formation and service.

Personal News: On January 1, 2019 I will conclude my ministry as Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of Tennessee. Amber, Alex, Aimee, and I will be received and confirmed in the Roman Catholic Church at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church here in Nashville.

Please pray for us. I do not yet have a job to jump to, and we expect that in the short term we may have financial hardship. But as Scripture teaches everywhere, obedience to the Lord can be risky, but we have complete peace in doing his will. Our long term prospects are very good in every way! I take completely to heart what St. John Paul II said many times with courage to an uncertain world: “Be not afraid!” As I sort out what I will do next for a living, I will also be writing and speaking about our conversion. I know that not everyone reading this will understand or agree with what we are doing, but I trust that most will be interested to learn more about our journey. For some of you this move will come as a shock. For others it will make perfect sense. In either case, know that it is the Lord’s doing. In recent months the question for me has not been whether becoming Catholic was right or wrong, but rather whether we would have the strength to obey the Lord’s command. It turns out you really can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. The prayers of many saints have been the wind in our sails. I am especially grateful for those in whom I could confide over the last few months, both inside and outside the Catholic Church. My old friends have proven their mettle, and I have made many new ones whose prayers and support have been so powerful. My mom and sisters and other family members continue to bless me in the most extraordinary ways with their encouragement. May God bless us all!

I feel like saying Amen! after each sentence I highlighted!

Andrew Petiprin has a book out Truth Matters: Knowing God and Yourself, and I hope it does well, and contributes to building a new kind of ministry within the Catholic Church as a speaker, writer and apologist. And maybe someday, as a Catholic priest?

Then, I came across this piece entitled Healing the Rift on the Atonement Online by Fr. Christopher Phillips, who writes: