Monthly Archives: March 2014

Gay Marriage

Posted on Monday, 31 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I read on some blogs and in the news that the UK has passed laws allowing same-sex marriages. The same happened in France about a year ago, and there were fierce demonstrations organised by Civitas. The big problem is that … Continue reading →

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The Lighter Romantia

Posted on Monday, 31 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I ought to mention in all seriousness that the kind of Romanticism I have written about is not connected with a subject on which I have written in my lighter moments. One such article is The Invisible Empire of Romantia. The … Continue reading →

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A Further Reflection about Romanticism

Posted on Sunday, 30 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The more I think about the question of Romanticism and the way this theme has popped up time and time again in history, the more I see it not as a movement or anything to promote in general terms, but … Continue reading →

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Question about the Tonsure

Posted on Thursday, 27 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The Tonsure is not in use in the Anglican Catholic Church, nor, unfortunately, are the Minor Orders and the Subdiaconate. Some of those ministries are fulfilled by Lay Readers. I hope there will one day be a reflection in our … Continue reading →

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Popular and Elite

Posted on Thursday, 27 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This morning, Dr William Tighe sent out an e-mail with some links about people who become Orthodox and leave. Leaving the Orthodox Church is a poignant posting, as are several others on this blog that reveal some of the same … Continue reading →

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Hoc Sacrificium Novum

Posted on Sunday, 23 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Update: Hoc Sacrificium Novum (2) However … * * * Fr Hunwicke is coming up with a new set of articles, for his piece Hoc Sacrificium Novum (1) has the number one between brackets. When I first began to use … Continue reading →

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Religionless Christianity

Posted on Sunday, 23 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is a theme that emerged from an exchange of comments with Stephen K. A search on Google brings up quite a few articles related to Dietrich Bonhöffer. This one is an example – Bonhoeffer’s Religionless Christianity. What does the … Continue reading →

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The Rite of Spring

Posted on Friday, 21 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr Jonathan Munn has just written Springing into the English Lent or Lenting into the English Spring? I don’t think we need to be too hard on the old Pagan feasts, since I often mention the “two Old Testaments” – … Continue reading →

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Mankind Returns to Childhood

Posted on Tuesday, 18 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In my search for comparisons between Romanticism and Post-modernism, at least in terms of philosophy, I discovered this frightening article The Death of Postmodernism And Beyond. Alan Kirby says postmodernism is dead and buried. In its place comes a new … Continue reading →

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Mal du Siècle

Posted on Monday, 17 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I often ask myself why people around us often seem sad and bored, especially young people, and especially in Europe. One thing I have discovered when reading about Romanticism is how similar many aspects of our time are to the … Continue reading →

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