Monthly Archives: January 2013

Nutty Archaeology

Going through my oldest hard-disk archives, this one seems to offer a little levity. Moral of the story – if you find something in your garden, do exercise Occam’s razor. When there is a multitude of explanations, the simplest is … Continue reading

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A Clerk of Oxford

A very interesting blog has been linking to my blog for some time, and I enjoy its poetic and artistic contents – A Clerk of Oxford. There are quite a few poems, hymns and devotions from the pre-Reformation era, well … Continue reading

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Is the Society of St Pius X Old Catholic?

This question is asked by Bishop Chandler Holder Jones in SSPX. Here is his article: The Priestly Society of Saint Pius X, the most well-known Latin Rite traditionalist movement, now appears to be, by the description of its Superior General … Continue reading

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The Benedictine Monks of Saint Maurus

Before the French Revolution, there was an illustrious congregation of Benedictine monks under the patronage of Saint Maurus who was a disciple of Saint Benedict. The introduction of the monastic life into France is attributed to Saint Maurus. Today, January … Continue reading

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Ideal Characteristics of Anglo-Catholicism

To follow up from my previous article, I give some ideas about what I would like to see in Anglo-Catholicism as expressed in the Continuing Churches and how things could be in the future. Rather than a revival of the … Continue reading

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Suggestions for Anglo-Catholic Union

My perspective will certainly seem to some to be a little on the “innocent” side, as I have very little experience of Anglican institutional wrangling. I am isolated and have very little in the way of social connections with my … Continue reading

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Post Brockton Continuing Anglicanism

Post-Brockton takes a bit of wading to get through it, but it is interesting in this barren post-ordinariate, post-everything, time. Outside State control like under the English Monarchy and Parliament, I don’t see how comprehensiveness can work. Comments would be … Continue reading

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A Few Links to the “Intégrisme” Theme

All these links are in French. If you can read this language, then you will see that the polemics go back a very long way. Intégrisme (Wikipedia article). Les Amis du Christ-Roi en France – containing several documents on historical … Continue reading

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Charlie Chaplin Speaks in 1940

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An Excellent Explanation of French “Intégrisme”

This comment on Fr Smuts’ blog about Bishop Fellay, superior of the Society of St Pius X, calling the Jews the “enemies of the Church” is worth reading. Friends used to joke with me in private, calling them the “Waffen … Continue reading

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