Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

Rumours of Vatican III

Posted on Thursday, 22 January, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Rumours flying around Rome of Vatican III I don’t know if this is true, but Charlie Hebdo‘s pencils will be poised for a feast of satires! They don’t only draw smelly old men in turbans with flies buzzing round their … Continue reading →

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The Pipe of Peace

Posted on Wednesday, 21 January, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have had some careful defusing to do over the past day, regarding the article Europeans are frightened in The Anti-Gnostic blog. The person running this blog is spiritually of Episcopalian origins. He is now an Orthodox Christian and tells … Continue reading →

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Charlie Hebdo, Terrorism, etc.

Posted on Tuesday, 20 January, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I wrote several articles following the atrocity committed by three gunmen in Paris last 7th January. They claimed to belong to Al Qaeda, and later, that organisation confirmed that this was the case. They killed journalists and cartoon artists of … Continue reading →

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Communion in the Hand

Posted on Wednesday, 7 January, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Responding to The Red Herring of Communion in the Hand, Fr Robert Hart has written something interesting on Facebook: Normally I avoid these specifically Roman Catholic problems, inasmuch as my own position is perfectly clear for all to read. But, … Continue reading →

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When the boats are laid up…

Posted on Saturday, 3 January, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

What do we sailors talk about when our boats are laid up for the winter? Good use of Facebook can make it so different. I put out a New Year greeting showing the photo of John Wesley and I side … Continue reading →

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Desiderata

Posted on Saturday, 3 January, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I found this on my longhair forum, so full of wisdom: Desiderata Max Ehrmann, writer and lawyer (1872-1945) Go placidly amid the noise and the haste and rememeber what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without … Continue reading →

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Leavened Bread and the Blessed Sacrament

Posted on Thursday, 1 January, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Patricius has written Elevations… which is interesting when you get to know its author a little. He loves making conservative readers bristle by his rhetoric! I have always used standard unleavened wafers that you buy ready made and keep in … Continue reading →

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Food for thought

Posted on Wednesday, 31 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Hat tip to John Beeler in his latest round-up. In particular, he quotes a blog posting – Post rationalism. I have often lain awake thinking about these things, and there is nothing we can do about the society in which … Continue reading →

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Answer with love…

Posted on Tuesday, 30 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I found this on Facebook from our Metropolitan Archbishop Mark Haverland. He quoted it from Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Karamazov Brothers. It was not long ago that this theme of responding to everything with love came up in a conversation with my … Continue reading →

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More on pronunciation…

Posted on Tuesday, 30 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Is received pronunciation such a good idea? It is a while since I wrote Speech and Pronunciation and the subject also appeals to John Beeler. That tends to be the way I talk, and I brought many a smile to … Continue reading →

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