Monthly Archives: July 2015

New Boat Tent

Posted on Thursday, 9 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just set up my new boat tent after my less than comfortable experience at the Semaine du Golfe. See What a damp place to spend the night! and Life on a Twelve-Foot Boat. I squeezed in between the centreboard case … Continue reading →

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You are not machines!

Posted on Tuesday, 7 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

So many times, I have listened to this speech by Charlie Chaplin at the end of The Great Dictator, the parody of Hitler he made in 1940. For the first time, in the light of what I wrote yesterday, the … Continue reading →

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Repairing Engines and Inner Peace

Posted on Tuesday, 7 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

At last, I have begun to fulfil my intention of January 2013 to read the famous philosophical novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I had obviously understood very little before acquiring the book and beginning to read it. Last … Continue reading →

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Principles of Law

Posted on Monday, 6 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In England, everything is permitted except what is forbidden. In Germany, everything is forbidden except what is permitted. In France, everything is allowed, even what is prohibited. In the USSR, everything is prohibited, even what is permitted. Winston Churchill

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Taking Positions

Posted on Monday, 6 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been away for the weekend, notably being at our Council of Advice meeting in London. Despite the strike in the port of Calais, I planned an alternative route thanks to my ferry company allowing passengers onto ships at … Continue reading →

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