Monthly Archives: May 2016

Spinners, Lures and Fly Line

Posted on Monday, 30 May, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I would seem an odd title, but easily explained. In the same way as I take time preparing my boat for something beyond a brief day-sail, I used to sort out my fishing tackle as a boy. I had several … Continue reading →

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France is sinking!

Posted on Tuesday, 24 May, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been thinking a lot about the present situation in France. Simply put, the Socialist government of François Hollande and Manual Valls has forced through a bill for a new law governing employment and labour. The employers would have … Continue reading →

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Rade de Brest

Posted on Monday, 23 May, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have written very little on my sailing this year. I have been out on the English Channel a few times, the last couple of times in quite “sporty” conditions with unstable gusty wind from a weather shore or a … Continue reading →

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Cutty Sark

Posted on Monday, 23 May, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The Cutty Sark will sail again, or at least an exact replica of her will. Here is the website – Cutty Sark Reborn 2 Sail. She was one of the greatest clipper ships ever to sail the oceans and transport … Continue reading →

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Fame at Last!

Posted on Friday, 20 May, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A couple of days ago, my Bishop wrote me an e-mail to tell me that The Trinitarian, (the ACC Provincial newspaper) of May-June 2016, took an interest in his visit to my home and chapel at the beginning of this … Continue reading →

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Brexit the Movie

Posted on Saturday, 14 May, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Brexit the Movie is certainly worth seeing. It gives the case for the UK leaving the European Union and trading with the world like Switzerland, Norway and other countries than did not join up. The message is simple: take the … Continue reading →

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If you want a Vision of the Future…

Posted on Tuesday, 10 May, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I was brought to consider the dreadful epitaph of humanity written by George Orwell towards the end of Nineteen Eighty-Four by the article Is Modern Man Irremediably Cut Off from Tradition? If you want a picture of the future, imagine … Continue reading →

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Beware of the Anglo-Catholics…

Posted on Monday, 9 May, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been away from the blog for nearly a week, dismantling a pipe organ, moving it and installing it in another church. It was hard work and that re-installation was followed by a visit to another church in the … Continue reading →

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This joyful Eastertide

Posted on Sunday, 1 May, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

On this feast of St Philip and St James and the fifth Sunday after Easter in our calendar, I convey my Paschal greetings to those using the Julian Calendar on this day of Easter. Many forget that England used the … Continue reading →

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