Virtueonline article about Fr. Steenson

By Mary Ann Mueller.  An excerpt:

A slimmer-trimmer Fr. Steenson, looking every inch a Roman Catholic priest, towered over his United States Catholic Conference of Bishops brethren as he looked out over the assembled media, fellow Catholic priests and the faithful who came out to greet him in his day of introduction as a new chapter in the life of the church started to unfold. The new Ordinary was all smiles as he listened to what his brother bishops had to say about him and his new ecclesial responsibilities. 
The former Episcopal bishop received an extended ovation when he was introduced to the crowd by Cardinal DiNardo who described Fr. Steenson as a "wise and prudent administrator who will bring a vibrant intellect and humility to his role as head of the Ordinariate."
Fr. Steenson sported a new set of Christmas cufflinks on which the words "Keep Calm & Carry On" were engraved. He felt these were words-to-the-wise as he under takes the herculean task of transforming a theological concept into a living reality.
The new Anglican Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter encompasses the entire United States weaving through all 194 Catholic dioceses from Alaska to Florida and Hawaii to Maine. 
"There is so much to learn, and it is a steep learning curve," Fr. Steenson explained. "Be patient with us as we embark on this journey." 
He said it was his prayer "that we may strive to learn the faith, laws, and culture of the Catholic Church with humility and good cheer ..." yet not forgetting " ... who we are and where we have come from, for we have been formed in the beautiful and noble Anglican tradition."
As the first Ordinary, Fr. Steenson is going to have to walk a fine line between having his Anglican Use parishes and other Ordinariate faith communities fully engaged in the life of the local Catholic diocese while not letting them be assimilated into the Church of Rome but rather integrate them into the rich spiritual and cultural life of the Roman Church by which both the Catholic Church and former Episcopalians and Anglicans in the Ordinariate are all enriched.