Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

Sail and Oar

Posted on Friday, 18 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just published an article on my French-language blog – Voile-Aviron, about a particular navigational mindset that distinguishes itself from aggressive competition or showing off one’s wealth and social status as in the case of some of the upmarket … Continue reading →

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More Reflections on Freedom and “The Pit”

Posted on Sunday, 13 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I often return to the recurring theme in my life, and I still work at it and do all I can to “reality-check” it. This theme is one of the relationship between the human person (me or anyone else) with … Continue reading →

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Mysticism and Asceticism

Posted on Friday, 11 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There is an extremely interesting article from the Latin Mass Society Chairman Joseph Shaw in his blog – Mystical not ascetic: a response to Pope Francis, Part 5. This is the last part of a series of articles on Pope … Continue reading →

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Bogus Technical Support Scam

Posted on Wednesday, 9 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

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

Posted on Tuesday, 8 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

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

Posted on Saturday, 5 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

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

Posted on Thursday, 3 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

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

Posted on Wednesday, 2 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

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

Posted on Monday, 30 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

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

Posted on Saturday, 28 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

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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