Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

Mosebach’s Heresy of Formlessness

Posted on Friday, 17 January, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A month ago, I wrote Does the Liturgy ever Exist in a Natural State? and this project brought me to buy Martin Mosebach’s book The Heresy of Formlessness. I have just finished reading it. Though an accomplished novelist and writer, Mosebach … Continue reading →

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Two Years Old

Posted on Friday, 17 January, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Set up on 17th January 2012, this blog is two years old. Its first post is Invitation, expressing my anxiety to be away from the old Ordinariate / TAC polemics that plagued the English Catholic blog I closed down. It … Continue reading →

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A Post-Christian World?

Posted on Wednesday, 15 January, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have mulling over the article Pope Francis and Archbishop Welby Face Enormous Hurdles in a Post-Christian World by David Virtue for a little while. First of all, what is a millennial? Broadly speaking, it is the generation of people … Continue reading →

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Brother John Charles Vockler

Posted on Sunday, 12 January, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have received word from Australia, via the Archbishop and Bishop Damien Mead, that Brother John Charles is very ill in hospital. He has been anointed and we have been asked to pray for him. We are not certain whether … Continue reading →

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Make or Buy?

Posted on Saturday, 11 January, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I am lucky enough to have spent most of my childhood making things and (re)inventing my own way of life. There have recently been some kind comments about my chapel on Facebook as well as a question about whether I … Continue reading →

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First Boat Outing of 2014

Posted on Wednesday, 8 January, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This January is incredibly mild as a result of Storm Hercules which is blowing strong winds to Europe, causing widespread flooding and damage from giant waves hitting the west coast of France, Ireland, England, Spain and Portugal. This weather system … Continue reading →

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Congress of Saint Louis

Posted on Monday, 6 January, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This comes with a hat-tip to Fr Stephen Smuts and my wishes to him for a happy New Year. The following is simply copied from his blog. * * * Bishop Chandler Holder Jones points out the historic recordings of … Continue reading →

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Balls, Q?

Posted on Sunday, 5 January, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It is usually a nightmare to get an eighty-foot mast under a sixty-foot bridge. Usually, the only way is to de-mast the boat, which is a major undertaking for a forty-foot ketch. Man’s ingenuity never ceases to amaze me. Two … Continue reading →

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“Anglican Catholic” – Generic or Proprietary?

Posted on Sunday, 5 January, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I would just like to add a little note to my previous article on ecclesiastical counterfeiting. My Bishop did observe that the use of the term Anglican Catholic by those who are not formally members of The Anglican Catholic Church … Continue reading →

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Ecclesiastical Counterfeiting

Posted on Saturday, 4 January, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Bishop Damien Mead in his Facebook column tells us about unscrupulous characters using our Church’s name and arms: From time to time I notice (or have pointed out to me) that people (and ‘organisations’) adopt the ‘Anglican Catholic Church’ name … Continue reading →

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