Monthly Archives: May 2019

More about Archbishop Ngô-Đình Thục

Posted on Wednesday, 22 May, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been reading the book I mentioned in my posting Tic-Tac-Thuc on Archbishop Ngô-Đình Thục who had lived off the top of the hog in Vietnam with his nasty brothers, a little like Saddam Hussein in Irak. I’m afraid … Continue reading →

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Clericalism and Priesthood

Posted on Wednesday, 22 May, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I received one of those circular e-mails this morning, and it contained three links: Abolish the Priesthood Thou art a Priest Forever Change the Governance of the Church! Responding to the Sex Abuse Crisis in the Church The second article … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia and Hope

Posted on Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr Jonathan Munn recently wrote a Sunday sermon on Remembering the Future. The theme is nostalgia, the good old days. It is a very powerful emotion in us, and commercial advertisers find it very effective. For example, an industrial baker … Continue reading →

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Tic-Tac-Thuc

Posted on Wednesday, 15 May, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In this way, Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô-dinh-Thục was irreverently referred to by someone I knew in Fribourg in the late 1980’s – Tic-Tac-Thuc. By then, he was already banalised and ridiculed in contrast with Archbishop Lefebvre, and compared with colourful … Continue reading →

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Swallows & Amazons for Grown-ups

Posted on Friday, 10 May, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Two years have passed since the last Semaine du Golfe. It gets better every time (every two years) as more people bring their boats and the organisational logistics people become more experienced. This year, it is from the 27th May … Continue reading →

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