Monthly Archives: July 2012

A sobering thought

Posted on Thursday, 19 July, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Messieurs, il y a trois choses qui sont à Dieu et qui n’appartiennent pas à l’homme, l’irrévocable, l’irréparable et l’indissoluble. Malheur à l’homme s’il les introduit dans les lois ! Three things belong to God and do not belong to … Continue reading →

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Anglican Patrimony – the world seen from the organ loft

Posted on Wednesday, 18 July, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Now this is what I call Anglican Patrimony. Many years ago, we had humour, and sometimes we didn’t take our religion very seriously… This is taken from Gordon Reynolds, Full Swell, Novello 1972. * * * PHRASES IN CONSTANT USE … Continue reading →

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Hey, You, the Middle Ball

Posted on Wednesday, 18 July, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

When I was a chorister, it was the time when Series III was introduced in the 1970’s. It was the first modern language Eucharist service in the Church of England. Series I was more or less the 1928 Prayer Book … Continue reading →

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Esoteric Christianity

Posted on Tuesday, 17 July, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

For many years, I have accepted that there is an esoteric or “gnostic” * element of Christianity. Like anything, esoterism can be taken to excesses and balance is lost. There have to be two opposing forces like a sailing boat … Continue reading →

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Damage Control

Posted on Tuesday, 17 July, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Two things are quite significant today: the subject of my previous posting, namely the TAC in Australia and an interview granted by Bishop Fellay of the SSPX – Fellay speaks on the SSPX General Chapter. Can the previous status quo … Continue reading →

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Australian TAC ad clerum

Posted on Tuesday, 17 July, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

HT to Fr Stephen Smuts – Anglican Catholic Church in Australia (TAC) Ad Clerum. This effort of bringing the Australian Anglican Catholic Church (TAC) out of “crisis mode” and into a new way forward is most commendable. As a priest of … Continue reading →

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New Goliards gets more of a sense of purpose

Posted on Sunday, 15 July, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

New Goliards has been neglected of late, and I had considered incorporating all the material into this blog and closing down the other to make life simpler. I decided to wait and think things over. I have thus written a new … Continue reading →

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Thanks, but No Thanks

Posted on Sunday, 15 July, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Thanks, but no thanks… These words express something very familiar in the old and now defunct issue of the Ordinariates for former Anglicans. Those who went to the Ordinariates, either out of desire or conviction that it was their duty, … Continue reading →

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Dog Days

Posted on Thursday, 12 July, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The Dog Days are upon us. Normally, the weather is at its hottest at this time of year. In the north of France and England, the wet weather seems to be set in for July and perhaps August too. I … Continue reading →

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Women Bishops and General Synod

Posted on Tuesday, 10 July, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been reading the odd articles here and there about the decision yesterday of the General Synod of the Church of England to put off the final decision to go ahead with women bishops until November 2012. It was … Continue reading →

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