Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

New Department

Sailors Department – no need for blow-outs, just a good stiff breeze to fill the sails!

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And Now for Something Completely Different…

The Low Churchman’s Guide to the Solemn High Mass seems to be a satirical blog site, quite amusing at times. A new posting has appeared on the Latin language, said to have been first spoken in the late ninth century … Continue reading

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Commenting on Blogs

This is one subject about which many of us bloggers have difficulties. I noticed that a major traditionalist RC blog has removed the possibility of comments because moderating them all is too time-consuming. Most commenters are decent people who are … Continue reading

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Religion in France

I have been in this country for quite a long time, and have noticed the slow extinction of Christianity in France, especially in the countryside. Going by the mainstream newspaper Le Figaro (centre-right politically) the writing is on the wall. … Continue reading

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ACC-UK French Chaplaincy Coverage

I received my copy of our Diocesan Magazine yesterday in the post. Certainly, many of our faithful in the UK rely on this printed medium since there are still fewer computer and Internet users this side of the Atlantic. I … Continue reading

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More Rig Questions

I still get quite a few searches, sometimes quite complex. Here are two from my stats page: gaff jaws sail home made sliding gunter rig sails I assume the word sail was put in to refine the searches, since animals … Continue reading

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Conversion and Falling in Love

Fr David Chislett has written a very interesting article – Conversion – real and ongoing – on conversion and the way Christians are committed to their faith and more so to the person of Jesus Christ. The different ways people … Continue reading

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Nosso Lar and the Afterlife

I have been writing to some extent on life after death, both humans and non-human animals. A film with the title Nosso Lar (Portuguese for “Our Home”) has come out and is quite well known. I would like to bring … Continue reading

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Pope’s Day of Prayer for Peace

As there is no special feast this day in the Sarum calendar, I said the Votive Mass of Our Lady this morning for this intention, offering the souls of those who were gassed with dreadful chemical weapons, regardless of who … Continue reading

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Sally RIP

I wrote an article about my dog Sally who was ill with hemolytic anaemia as diagnosed by our vet a few days ago, probably caused by cancer of the spleen and liver. Before coming to the decision to have her … Continue reading

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