Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

Evangelisation

Posted on Friday, 11 April, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It’s quite a mouthful of a word. I found the postings by Deborah Gyapong – Fr Ray Blake writes on evangelization and the article she describes – He asks some important questions about whether people are really serious about evangelizing. There … Continue reading →

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Schism?

Posted on Sunday, 6 April, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Schism seems like quite a dirty word to beat someone’s head over with. It merely means division or a split. One may have the impression that some Church-of-England Anglicans are / were going by absolutist Roman Catholic ecclesiology for the … Continue reading →

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Saint Aubin

Posted on Friday, 4 April, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I took the boat to Saint-Aubin, the next port to the east from Veules les Roses. It was a fairly gentle west wind and a strong current in the same direction. That gave manageable waves but a combined drift and … Continue reading →

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Harsh Judgement on Romanticism

Posted on Friday, 4 April, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

My attention was drawn to this quite heavy philosophical piece – Carl Schmitt on Romanticism as a Form of Occasionalism, with a hat tip to David Sullivan who sometimes comments here. I won’t go into the philosophical details or try … Continue reading →

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Humility

Posted on Wednesday, 2 April, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In Christian spirituality, humility is one of those almost taboo subjects – if you think you’re humble, you’re not humble. It would seem that you can really get tied in knots thinking about it! I have found this psychological and … Continue reading →

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Serious Romanticism

Posted on Tuesday, 1 April, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have discovered this blog which is of great interest in the matter of historical Romanticism (early nineteenth century), its literature, art, music and philosophy – Catherine Redford’s Romanticism Blog. I particularly recommend looking at the Romanticism Resources page. We … Continue reading →

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Gay Marriage

Posted on Monday, 31 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I read on some blogs and in the news that the UK has passed laws allowing same-sex marriages. The same happened in France about a year ago, and there were fierce demonstrations organised by Civitas. The big problem is that … Continue reading →

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The Lighter Romantia

Posted on Monday, 31 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I ought to mention in all seriousness that the kind of Romanticism I have written about is not connected with a subject on which I have written in my lighter moments. One such article is The Invisible Empire of Romantia. The … Continue reading →

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A Further Reflection about Romanticism

Posted on Sunday, 30 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The more I think about the question of Romanticism and the way this theme has popped up time and time again in history, the more I see it not as a movement or anything to promote in general terms, but … Continue reading →

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Question about the Tonsure

Posted on Thursday, 27 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The Tonsure is not in use in the Anglican Catholic Church, nor, unfortunately, are the Minor Orders and the Subdiaconate. Some of those ministries are fulfilled by Lay Readers. I hope there will one day be a reflection in our … Continue reading →

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