Monthly Archives: July 2016

Message of Sympathy to the Archdiocese of Rouen

Posted on Wednesday, 27 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I wrote this message to the Archbishop of Rouen Mgr Dominique Lebrun, his clergy and faithful on their Facebook page and their website e-mail address: Je suis prêtre de The Anglican Catholic Church et j’habite à Hautot Saint Sulpice, donc … Continue reading →

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Fr Jacques Hamel, Martyr

Posted on Tuesday, 26 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

For the first time in my life, I have said Mass in honour of a Martyr the very day of his death. Until this morning, this retired priest of the Archdiocese of Rouen was helping out in his local parish, … Continue reading →

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Horror on my own doorstep!

Posted on Tuesday, 26 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Update: the attackers are confirmed to have been Daesh terrorists. * * * I was horrified to hear about the hostage situation in the church of Saint Etienne de Rouvray near Rouen, about an hour’s drive from my home. By … Continue reading →

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Dog Days

Posted on Thursday, 21 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I was corresponding with a friend and mentioned the Dog Days. He asked me what they are. I had mentioned this period of the year in the northern hemisphere as when we get hot and lethargic, frustrated and perhaps peevish. … Continue reading →

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Liturgists and Terrorists

Posted on Wednesday, 20 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It’s an old quip: the difference between a terrorist and a liturgist. You can negotiate with a terrorist – unless he cuts your throat with a knife or blows you up with a bomb shouting the middle-eastern equivalent of Heil … Continue reading →

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A Basket of Crabs

Posted on Tuesday, 19 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Un panier de crabes doesn’t mean very much in English, but I was appalled on reading The Sacra Liturgia Conference has set the cause of the Reform of the Reform back by 20 years. That may not be a bad … Continue reading →

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Eastward position back in the news

Posted on Monday, 18 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I don’t look at Roman Catholic news very often these days, so I go from hat tips coming from Dr Willam Tighe and Fr Hunwicke. On Orientophobia: Coming out of the Liturgical Closet. Update: Who’s Afraid of Ad Orientem? We … Continue reading →

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La Fête Nationale

Posted on Wednesday, 13 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I live in France, and tomorrow, the 14th of July, it is a national holiday that celebrates the storming of the Bastille in 1789. It was a symbolic event, since there were few prisoners in the place. One was the … Continue reading →

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Photos of my Cruise

Posted on Wednesday, 13 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been doing some light editing with Photoshop. The later photos were blurred by seawater on the lens and salt deposits. This is something to be constantly watched! This was my first point of interest just after I passed … Continue reading →

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Les Pertuis

Posted on Sunday, 10 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Update: I did it, about the greatest distance I have covered at once in my 12 foot dinghy. I have yet to enhance my few presentable photos through Photoshop, so will do so on a following post. The problem with … Continue reading →

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