Monthly Archives: April 2014

Schism?

Posted on Sunday, 6 April, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Schism seems like quite a dirty word to beat someone’s head over with. It merely means division or a split. One may have the impression that some Church-of-England Anglicans are / were going by absolutist Roman Catholic ecclesiology for the … Continue reading →

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Saint Aubin

Posted on Friday, 4 April, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I took the boat to Saint-Aubin, the next port to the east from Veules les Roses. It was a fairly gentle west wind and a strong current in the same direction. That gave manageable waves but a combined drift and … Continue reading →

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Harsh Judgement on Romanticism

Posted on Friday, 4 April, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

My attention was drawn to this quite heavy philosophical piece – Carl Schmitt on Romanticism as a Form of Occasionalism, with a hat tip to David Sullivan who sometimes comments here. I won’t go into the philosophical details or try … Continue reading →

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Humility

Posted on Wednesday, 2 April, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In Christian spirituality, humility is one of those almost taboo subjects – if you think you’re humble, you’re not humble. It would seem that you can really get tied in knots thinking about it! I have found this psychological and … Continue reading →

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Serious Romanticism

Posted on Tuesday, 1 April, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have discovered this blog which is of great interest in the matter of historical Romanticism (early nineteenth century), its literature, art, music and philosophy – Catherine Redford’s Romanticism Blog. I particularly recommend looking at the Romanticism Resources page. We … Continue reading →

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