Author Topic: Servants of the Holy Family (Read 17255 times)

cathman7 · « **on:** October 27, 2014, 07:01:00 PM »

Does anyone have information about the Servants of the Holy Family based in Colorado Springs, CO? I know they were founded by Fr. Anthony Ward who was ordained by Archbishop Lefebvre but who for whatever reason left the SSPX in 1976.

Their website - http://www.servi.org/ - is a bit vague. Please PM if you have any info. I don't want to broadcast the info to the public.

PG · « **Reply #1 on:** October 27, 2014, 07:32:14 PM »

I would like to know how they secure their sacraments. Fr. Ward will die one day. So, who ordains their priests?

Also, feel free to PM me as well, I am interested in any other important information.

Stubborn · « **Reply #2 on:** October 28, 2014, 04:44:21 AM »

Quote from: obscurus

Does anyone have information about the Servants of the Holy Family based in Colorado Springs, CO? I know they were founded by Fr. Anthony Ward who was ordained by Archbishop Lefebvre but who for whatever reason left the SSPX in 1976.

Their website - http://www.servi.org/ - is a bit vague. Please PM if you have any info. I don't want to broadcast the info to the public.

There were some power struggles going on within the SSPX in those early years, the rumor for his departure was that Fr. Ward expected to be the US superior but lost that dignity when Fr. Sanborn showed up on the scene.

Anyway, if you look at the picture from their web site, two of those four for sure - and possibly all four pictured with Fr. (it's been 40 years so I could be wrong on two) were his seminarians when he was with the SSPX who left with him. I gotta believe they have long since been ordained priests. So if Fr. Ward were to die, SHF would not be without a priest.

Stubborn · « **Reply #3 on:** October 28, 2014, 05:36:47 AM »

According to wikipedia those four in the picture are priests:

Quote from: wikipedia

In the 2013 declaration, Bishop Sheridan revoked the temporary faculties he had granted to the priests of the community, and explained "that the [Servants'] priests Anthony Ward, Michael J. McMahon, Mark R. Violette, Kevin D. Simons, and Allan R. Kucera, are not in good standing with the Diocesan or the Universal Catholic Church."

Also, I probably should not have said anything about the rumor of why Fr. Ward left because I don't know for sure. Fr. Ward was awesome. I remember many parts of his sermons - most were absolutely captivating. I would absolutely go there for Mass and the sacraments - and to say hello if I was ever in the area.

I don't know if anyone is still alive who would know the real reason he left, but my guess is that aside from Fr. Ward himself, +Sanborn would probably be one who knows, also possibly +Kelly.

obediens · « **Reply #4 on:** October 28, 2014, 10:15:42 AM »

His men were ordained in the traditional rite by a bishop consecrated in the new rite.