Monthly Archives: November 2023

The Night of Advent

Posted on Tuesday, 28 November, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We come around once again to this night of Advent as the gloom of winter encircles us who live in the northern hemisphere (it is now the turn of the Aussies to get their boats out and go sailing). For … Continue reading →

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Beauty will save the world

Posted on Tuesday, 21 November, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have always been impressed by the Romanticism and idealism of Pope Benedict XVI, especially regarding the apology of Christian faith offered by beauty. The best-known quote is “I have often affirmed my conviction that the true apology of Christian … Continue reading →

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Self Reliance Revisited

Posted on Friday, 17 November, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I first came across American Transcendentalism (a subject on which I have already written) through the poetry of Walt Whitman (1819-1892) in Leaves of Grass. Parts of these moving verses were adopted by Ralph Vaughan Williams in the Sea Symphony. … Continue reading →

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Intellectual Masturbation

Posted on Monday, 13 November, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I came across an amazing article today – The illusions of abstract philosophy: Thought is never deep. I cast my mind back to university days and my times spent with a friend of Polish origins, English education and living in … Continue reading →

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My Interview with Dr Michael Martin

Posted on Thursday, 9 November, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I recently had the honour of being invited to dialogue with two Americans, Michael Sauter and Dr Michael Martin who runs a site The Center for Sophiological Studies which contains his old blog and The Druid Stares Back on Substack. Dr … Continue reading →

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