Monthly Archives: June 2015

Sarum and Authority

Posted on Tuesday, 9 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There is an interesting discussion going on at Facebook on the old question of whether Sarum belongs in a museum or whether it still exists as a Catholic rite. It all started off by the question: I once read that … Continue reading →

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What a damp place to spend the night!

Posted on Saturday, 6 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This photo was taken by the owner of the black boat with the blue sail. This is the only photo of my boat with the tent – which needs improvement to keep out the eternal dampness. I spent the first … Continue reading →

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Fr Robert Hart on Transgenderism

Posted on Saturday, 6 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Not the author of confusion is a very sensible article by Fr Robert Hart. I have had occasion to comment on this frightening tendency in society. Some hospitals are now ceasing to perform the “sex-change” operation for valid psychological reasons, … Continue reading →

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Dave Allen on the Creation

Posted on Friday, 5 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick
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Espèce d’âne rouge!

Posted on Friday, 5 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

These are the words of the dying Doctor Spiletti to the Communist Mayor Peppone in one of the Dom Camillo films – You red ass! Since the downfall of Soviet Communism in 1989, Communism has made as much of a … Continue reading →

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The Rite of Braga

Posted on Friday, 5 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The Report on the Bragan Rite for the Congregation for Divine Worship – Review is quite harrowing but entirely predictable. I know little about the Rite of Braga, a diocese in Portugal, but it is one of the many diocesan rites … Continue reading →

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Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive

Posted on Tuesday, 2 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

William Wordsworth wrote these words at the beginning of the French Revolution: Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive But to be young was very heaven! As the heads fell during the Terror, he wrote: Domestic carnage, now … Continue reading →

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Let Nothing You Dismay

Posted on Monday, 1 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr Michael Gollop runs the blog Let Nothing You Dismay. This poignant title is quoted from the popular Christmas carol God rest ye merry gentlemen. He heads the blog with this message: This, then is our desert: to live facing … Continue reading →

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