Monthly Archives: October 2014

Sarum’s Sea Trials

Posted on Friday, 31 October, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

At last, my “new” 12-foot boat sailed the sea today, at the very moment when my Bishop is on the Atlantic on the Queen Mary II. I don’t know what things are like for him but there is quite a … Continue reading →

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Benedictine and Ignatian Views of the Liturgy

Posted on Tuesday, 28 October, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just received some links to two interesting articles on fundamental attitudes regarding the liturgy – The Ironic Outcome of the Benedictine-Jesuit Controversy and Sacramental or devotional. . . The latter article was written by a Lutheran. This was … Continue reading →

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Sarum Makes Progress

Posted on Monday, 27 October, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There’s a chance that Sarum will sail this year. I have adapted the hull fittings to the rig and have rebuilt the rudder head. I am still waiting for a couple of V jam-cleats for the tiller, for the line … Continue reading →

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Sailing Analogies

Posted on Tuesday, 21 October, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I quite often look at the French traditionalist Forum Catholique which had a posting that caught my attention: Celui qui ne tire pas les bords dans un archipel, va passer droit sur un rocher… Quand le vent est stable, quand … Continue reading →

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Man’s Inhumanity to Man

Posted on Thursday, 16 October, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I occasionally look at David Virtue’s site and found an article on his visit to Prague and his reflections about missionary work in eastern Europe in the Communist era and the evaporation of Christianity in our time. He also visited … Continue reading →

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Original Sin

Posted on Wednesday, 15 October, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just been reading this article on original sin from a “liberal” point of view. The author’s thesis is that this doctrine needs to be “reviewed, reformulated, or even discarded”. The ideas he expressed fit in entirely with my … Continue reading →

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In the Midst of Life…

Posted on Tuesday, 14 October, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Something quite scary happened to me this morning. I woke up at about 5am needing to go to the bathroom. About two steps from the bed, my head reeled and my legs gave way under me – I had collapsed. … Continue reading →

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A Boat named Sarum

Posted on Monday, 13 October, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I had the most amazing stroke of luck today, that of finding a dinghy hull for only fifty euros – and close to my home. It and several others are being sold by an association specialising in helping young people … Continue reading →

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Romanticism and Modernism

Posted on Friday, 10 October, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Someone sent me a link to this most illuminating article. Owen Barfield’s Critical Semantics: Diagnosing Modernity in History in English Words I make my living by translating texts, substituting concepts in French by equivalent English ones, using the most appropriate … Continue reading →

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Sarum Chant

Posted on Wednesday, 8 October, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This recording has been around for a number of years and is now on Youtube. With a Canterbury cap tip to Rad Trad, I reproduce this link. See Sarum Christmas Mass. I made the observation over there: I was in … Continue reading →

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