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

This morning, Dr William Tighe sent out an e-mail with some links about people who become Orthodox and leave. Leaving the Orthodox Church is a poignant posting, as are several others on this blog that reveal some of the same … Continue reading →

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Hoc Sacrificium Novum

Posted on Sunday, 23 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Update: Hoc Sacrificium Novum (2) However … * * * Fr Hunwicke is coming up with a new set of articles, for his piece Hoc Sacrificium Novum (1) has the number one between brackets. When I first began to use … Continue reading →

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Religionless Christianity

Posted on Sunday, 23 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is a theme that emerged from an exchange of comments with Stephen K. A search on Google brings up quite a few articles related to Dietrich Bonhöffer. This one is an example – Bonhoeffer’s Religionless Christianity. What does the … Continue reading →

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The Rite of Spring

Posted on Friday, 21 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr Jonathan Munn has just written Springing into the English Lent or Lenting into the English Spring? I don’t think we need to be too hard on the old Pagan feasts, since I often mention the “two Old Testaments” – … Continue reading →

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Mankind Returns to Childhood

Posted on Tuesday, 18 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In my search for comparisons between Romanticism and Post-modernism, at least in terms of philosophy, I discovered this frightening article The Death of Postmodernism And Beyond. Alan Kirby says postmodernism is dead and buried. In its place comes a new … Continue reading →

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Mal du Siècle

Posted on Monday, 17 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I often ask myself why people around us often seem sad and bored, especially young people, and especially in Europe. One thing I have discovered when reading about Romanticism is how similar many aspects of our time are to the … Continue reading →

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Sarum in the Roman Catholic Church

Posted on Sunday, 16 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just been revising the fascinating article The Legal Status of the Sarum Use in the Catholic Church and the comments that followed it. In embarking on my own attempts to do something, I am eager to see what … Continue reading →

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Refresher on the Holy Week Rites

Posted on Sunday, 16 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Last year, I published Holy Week Rites, showing that criticism of post World War II reforms in the Roman rite is more mainstream than some imagine. There are no fewer than forty-one comments on this posting. We have discussed question … Continue reading →

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Orthodox to hold “Ecumenical” Council

Posted on Saturday, 15 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

HT to Bishop Chandler Holder Jones. This is one stupendous piece of news I missed! Reuters reported this one on 9th March – Orthodox Churches Will Hold First Ecumenical Council In 1,200 Years In Istanbul. More accurately, this would be … Continue reading →

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Growing and Flowing

Posted on Friday, 14 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Update: As I am finding comments to this posting rather sympathetic, I give the link to my men’s long hair forum. Men’s Long Hair Hyperboard. Please see the forum rules and FAQ before posting, and be advised that new contributors … Continue reading →

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