Monthly Archives: January 2013

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Posted on Wednesday, 30 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

When I was a teenager, I saw a new book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. It was something I never read. I didn’t seem to be able to relate to something like this at the time. I just … Continue reading →

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Holocaust Memorial Day

Posted on Tuesday, 29 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I missed it yesterday, but Holocaust Memorial Day is something of great importance to us in Europe. It provides an opportunity for us to learn from what the Nazis did during World War II and the entire philosophical and political … Continue reading →

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Congratulations

Posted on Monday, 28 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A number of articles in Deborah Gyapong’s Foolishness to the World refer to the ordination to the Roman Catholic priesthood of one of the former TAC bishops in Canada, Fr Carl Reid. I would like to extend my warmest congratulations … Continue reading →

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Temptation on the High Seas

Posted on Monday, 28 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This morning, I discovered the harrowing story of Donald Crowhurst, who set out to circumnavigate the world in late 1968 as part of a race sponsored by the Sunday Times. The novelty of this event is that was non-stop. Landing, … Continue reading →

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Septuagesima

Posted on Saturday, 26 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It seems hardly any time since we were in Advent, and already we “bury” the Alleluia and the Gloria in excelsis (at least in the Use of Sarum). The Roman rite uses violet for the liturgical colour. Sarum tended to … Continue reading →

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Of Hecklers and Bores

Posted on Thursday, 24 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

What makes the quality of a blog? I am not a journalist or a professional in this domain, but I do have a certain amount of hands-on experience over the years. I often have comments from people who don’t agree … Continue reading →

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Requiem for Dom Klaus Schlapps

Posted on Wednesday, 23 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Tomorrow, I will be celebrating a Requiem Mass in the Use of Sarum for Dom Klaus Schlapps who died last Sunday, probably around 11am GMT tomorrow. Those who wish may unite themselves spiritually with this Mass from wherever they are, … Continue reading →

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The “Classical Anglican” Golden Age

Posted on Wednesday, 23 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Classical Anglicanism™ in Retro Church is worth a read in the light of some of our recent discussions. I don’t have anything new to add, but it seems a fair evaluation. There is also Anglican Rose with a very interesting … Continue reading →

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Technological Prometheanism

Posted on Tuesday, 22 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Now, that’s a mouthful! It’s nothing new, but Pope Benedict XVI is giving warnings of terrible dangers of “technological prometheanism”, meaning something like the message of Mary Shelley in 1816 when she wrote Frankenstein. It has been a big concern … Continue reading →

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Dom Klaus Schlapps

Posted on Monday, 21 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just received the news that Dom Klaus Schlapps of the Abbey of Saint Severin in Germany died yesterday afternoon of a heart attack. This community had recently been accepted as a part of the Nordic Catholic Church and … Continue reading →

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