Monthly Archives: June 2013

Fourteenth Century Catholicism in a Dead Language?

Posted on Saturday, 29 June, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Yes, I look at the “progressive” point of view as well as everyone else’s. The so-called Enlightened Catholicism blog has done a trashing job on the traditionalists by contrasting the way Benedict XVI hoped to deal with the Society of … Continue reading →

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Peter the Fisherman

Posted on Friday, 28 June, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Tomorrow, we celebrate the feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. I look at Peter the Fisherman who was made a “fisher of men”. In particular, one may wonder what kind of boat he had to earn his living. … Continue reading →

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Fifteenth Ordination Anniversary

Posted on Monday, 24 June, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I refer you to my posting of last year, Nativity of Saint John the Baptist and Anniversary of Priestly Ordination for photos and other information. Fifteen years seem to have some significance. I ask your prayers on this feast of Saint … Continue reading →

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Another Nibble at Christian Anarchism

Posted on Sunday, 23 June, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It’s not the first time I have brought this subject up (Christian Anarchism and a very recent one, The Mustard Seed), and this is a hotly debated subject. The word anarchism has a very negative ring, implying the mindless ideology of a … Continue reading →

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Hooked like a Fish!

Posted on Friday, 21 June, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I remember as a child reading a comic in which a cartoon cat used fishing tackle to catch a mouse. The cat threatens the mouse with great delight – “I’m going to hook you. When I get you, I’ll reel … Continue reading →

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Valid but Irregular?

Posted on Thursday, 20 June, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been getting some new responses to an earlier article, Vagante Bishops and Aping Rome, about a small number of individuals who get themselves ordained and consecrated bishops by prelates on whom they count for getting themselves recognised as valid … Continue reading →

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The Mustard Seed

Posted on Wednesday, 19 June, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Most of us reading this kind of blog are familiar with the various Kingdom Parables in the Gospel. Some are easier to interpret than others. In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus gives the meaning. The mustard seed is the … Continue reading →

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Achtung Minen!

Posted on Tuesday, 18 June, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

They are still finding World War II mines in the English Channel. The tides come and go, each day at a different coefficient. The currents combine with the weather in an infinite number of permutations of forces working together or … Continue reading →

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Western Rite Russian Orthodoxy in England

Posted on Monday, 17 June, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I received a private e-mail to give me information about how Western Orthodoxy under the Russian Orthodox Church outside Russia is developing in England. Some might want to trash it, but my own attitude is to encourage them in their … Continue reading →

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Is Christianity Dying?

Posted on Saturday, 15 June, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It’s an old question, and someone kindly send me a link by e-mail to Fr Guy Winfrey’s blog and its article under this very same title – Is Christianity Dying?. Fr Winfrey is an Orthodox priest, but speaks of Christianity … Continue reading →

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