Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

Bogus Technical Support Scam

I have just had a “cold call” from a man with a heavy Indian accent telling me that my computer was full of “errors” and that I had to follow a particular procedure. I smelled a rat immediately and told … Continue reading

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The Passing of an Era

It has happened before: the fall of the Roman Empire, the transition of the Middle-Ages into the Renaissance, the French Revolution, Marxist Communism the Great Depression and the Nazi hell. Now we seem to be looking at the end of … Continue reading

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In Medio Stat Virtus

In medio stat virtus is a Latin expression taken from Aristotle (and translated from Greek) by St Thomas Aquinas. It isn’t quite the Via Media of Hooker and some of our present-day enthusiasts of “classical Anglicanism”. It simply means that … Continue reading

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Bugnini’s Ghost, the Persisting Rumours

I won’t waste time on this one other than tipping my virtual hat to Deborah Gyapong, Fr Finigan and Fr Zuhlsdorf. I already mentioned this rumour a few months ago, which is again in the news with William Oddie’s article … Continue reading

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Doldrums

I get the impression the Doldrums have arrived at this beginning of October. I don’t know whether it’s just me or more generally. I thought of the subject the other day when I took the boat out and the wind … Continue reading

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Two Mirror Rig Questions

Another couple of search terms came up about the Mirror rig. I make no claim to expertise in this domain. I just know where to look and my boat has a Mirror rig which I set up every time I … Continue reading

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Article by Fr Jonathan Munn

Creeping Calvinism and Ambiguous Anglicanism Fr Jonathan Munn has just written this article in which he contends that man isn’t totally depraved. I won’t go into all the theology of it, the various theories of grace and sin from Saint … Continue reading

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Have Table will go

If you’re really desperate and have an outboard engine… Looks like fun, and you can have your dinner in style on the beach!

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Décroissance

There is something I would like to run by my readers, especially as I am passionately enthusiastic about the ideas behind the Arts & Crafts movement of a century ago. Rightly, it is not merely an aesthetic or artistic movement, … Continue reading

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Ordinariate Use

The news is breaking that the English Ordinariate has its new Use for the Mass in parallel with the Roman rite they have been using until now. The best article on this subject I have been able to find is … Continue reading

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