Monthly Archives: September 2013

More Rig Questions

Posted on Wednesday, 11 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I still get quite a few searches, sometimes quite complex. Here are two from my stats page: gaff jaws sail home made sliding gunter rig sails I assume the word sail was put in to refine the searches, since animals … Continue reading →

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Conversion and Falling in Love

Posted on Wednesday, 11 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr David Chislett has written a very interesting article – Conversion – real and ongoing – on conversion and the way Christians are committed to their faith and more so to the person of Jesus Christ. The different ways people … Continue reading →

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Nosso Lar and the Afterlife

Posted on Monday, 9 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been writing to some extent on life after death, both humans and non-human animals. A film with the title Nosso Lar (Portuguese for “Our Home”) has come out and is quite well known. I would like to bring … Continue reading →

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Pope’s Day of Prayer for Peace

Posted on Saturday, 7 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

As there is no special feast this day in the Sarum calendar, I said the Votive Mass of Our Lady this morning for this intention, offering the souls of those who were gassed with dreadful chemical weapons, regardless of who … Continue reading →

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Sally RIP

Posted on Friday, 6 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I wrote an article about my dog Sally who was ill with hemolytic anaemia as diagnosed by our vet a few days ago, probably caused by cancer of the spleen and liver. Before coming to the decision to have her … Continue reading →

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War against Syria?

Posted on Friday, 6 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Hat tip to Fr Stephen Smuts for linking to What moral theologians say about getting involved in Syria by Thomas Reese. This would not be a just war, since Syria has not attacked the United States or France. Moreover, the … Continue reading →

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The Gaff Rig

Posted on Thursday, 5 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

If you use Firefox – For nautical terms, select the word and then right-click. Click on Search Google for “*” – the word which you selected. You will usually get specialised sailing sites or Wikipedia. I have always found the … Continue reading →

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A Song of Peace

Posted on Thursday, 5 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

As I fret about the spectre of war in Syria (and especially from the point of view of the West getting involved), the words of Isaiah take on new poignancy: Set to music by Charles Villiers Stanford – from 4 … Continue reading →

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Stages of Spiritual Life

Posted on Wednesday, 4 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A comment came in yesterday to ask for my reflections on James Fowler’s Stages of Faith Development. I answered This review seems very interesting. I haven’t read Fowler’s book, but I might be tempted to order it. The stages seem … Continue reading →

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Sarum and Roman Lectionaries

Posted on Tuesday, 3 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just received this question about the Sarum missal lectionary. I know that the lectionary for the Sarum rite’s mass is very similar to the readings used in the traditional Roman mass.  It wouldn’t be too surprising to see … Continue reading →

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