Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

A Sobering Article

Posted on Monday, 15 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There is a blog on which fewer posts are put up, but when they are, they are well thought out and often profound. One is Gathering a Sense of the Lay of the Liturgical Land : The contemporary context. I … Continue reading →

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Le règne social de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ…

Posted on Sunday, 14 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

For many years with the traditionalists, I heard this theme, almost a mantra, meaning the subject of the Church’s social doctrine: the subjection of all earthly authority to the Church and the Pope in particular. This idea reached its zenith … Continue reading →

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Round the Isle of Wight

Posted on Saturday, 13 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Here’s a lovely video from David Sumner, the intrepid Mirror sailor from the Dinghy Cruising Association, of him sailing Curlew round the Isle of Wight (60 miles) with one stopover. This is the fellow who gave me advice for my … Continue reading →

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Clericalism

Posted on Wednesday, 10 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This subject has come up in a couple of blogs. John Beeler writes this: Clericalism. I knew some of this. Even in the Middle Ages and the Counter-Reformation, “secular” (diocesan) priests’ lives weren’t quite like the 1800s Catholic model we … Continue reading →

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Secrecy

Posted on Tuesday, 9 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It was in 2012 that I last wrote on this subject of secrecy. Only a year before, Archbishop Hepworth still had secret dealings with Rome and “everything would be all right”. A month later, the bombshell exploded about the sexual … Continue reading →

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The TAC in England and the Nordic Catholic Church

Posted on Tuesday, 9 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Something is brewing – The Traditional Anglican Revival. A statement: from Bishop Ian Gray. The TACB is an autonomous Continuing Anglican Church which is a member of the TAC (Traditional Anglican Communion), the largest grouping of such Churches in the … Continue reading →

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Tenebrae Factae Sunt

Posted on Monday, 8 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It is perhaps the dark December days that influence my thinking – or my Romantic outlook on life. Whichever, I’m not depressed at this time, but I do feel weighed down by the darkness covering our world, wickedness in high … Continue reading →

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Old Embers

Posted on Saturday, 6 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Early this morning, I took a look at some sites I hardly ever look at. I remember those frenzied days of 2010 to 2012 when I was in the TAC and thought “Anglicanorum coitusinterruptus” (sorry, I couldn’t resist it) was … Continue reading →

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Nannies

Posted on Wednesday, 3 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We live in a crazy world where the law of maximum precaution is the way. I first became aware of this when buying a pot of paint in England about 20 years ago, on which there was an instruction – … Continue reading →

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What’s it all for?

Posted on Wednesday, 3 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A few days ago, I said (I think in a comment) that most people are not interested in religion, and most of those who are interested are interested for the wrong reasons. We thus have a minority of whatever image … Continue reading →

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