It was hot, it was humid, and it was wonderful. The new Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in Houston was blessed and the outdoor altar was dedicated by His Eminence, Daniel Cardinal DiNardo.
The Anglican Use Parish of Our Lady of Walsingham was founded in 1984, with very humble beginnings. Co-founded by Fr. James Moore and Fr. James Ramsey along with a handful of converts, it has grown steadily over the years, and today's ceremony fulfilled a parish goal of providing a worthy shrine to honor Our Lady of Walsingham. That goal has been most definitely achieved!
During his homily, Cardinal DiNardo made a direct reference to the coming Ordinariate, which the parish will join. He described himself as the "temporary Ordinary," stating that although it was his privilege to dedicate the shrine, it would soon be under another jurisdiction. The Cardinal obviously has great affection for the parish, as do the parishioners for him.
You can follow the progress of the building of the shrine through the pictures on the parish website.
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Fr. Christopher G. Phillips is the pastor of Our Lady of the Atonement Catholic Church in San Antonio, Texas, where he has served for the past twenty-seven years. He is the founding pastor of the first Anglican Use parish, erected in 1983 under the terms of the Pastoral Provision. Fr. Phillips was ordained as an Anglican for the Diocese of Bristol, England, in 1975. After serving as Curate for three years at St. Stephen Southmead, he returned to the United States and served in two Episcopal parishes in the Diocese of Rhode Island. In 1981 he left the Episcopal Church and moved with his family to Texas, where he was subsequently ordained as a Catholic priest in 1983. Fr. Phillips and his wife, JoAnn, have been married for forty years. They have five children, all grown and married, and two grandchildren. 
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