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Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick
Valid but Irregular?
I have been getting some new responses to an earlier article, Vagante Bishops and Aping Rome, about a small number of individuals who get themselves ordained and consecrated bishops by prelates on whom they count for getting themselves recognised as valid … Continue reading
The Mustard Seed
Most of us reading this kind of blog are familiar with the various Kingdom Parables in the Gospel. Some are easier to interpret than others. In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus gives the meaning. The mustard seed is the … Continue reading
Achtung Minen!
They are still finding World War II mines in the English Channel. The tides come and go, each day at a different coefficient. The currents combine with the weather in an infinite number of permutations of forces working together or … Continue reading
Western Rite Russian Orthodoxy in England
I received a private e-mail to give me information about how Western Orthodoxy under the Russian Orthodox Church outside Russia is developing in England. Some might want to trash it, but my own attitude is to encourage them in their … Continue reading
Is Christianity Dying?
It’s an old question, and someone kindly send me a link by e-mail to Fr Guy Winfrey’s blog and its article under this very same title – Is Christianity Dying?. Fr Winfrey is an Orthodox priest, but speaks of Christianity … Continue reading
A Comment on Commenting
I have more or less followed the long thread of comments on the recent posting I did on Western Orthodoxy. My feelings are mixed. On one side I am grateful for exchanges of information and opinions, which gives a blog … Continue reading
Two Sailing Days
I have had a real treat over the past two days, as my big translating order has made such good progress – yes still the massive great machine for making aircraft parts. I took the boat to the port of … Continue reading
Authority and Tradition
For many years, I have heard it said again and again that the crisis of western Christianity is one of authority. This constitutes the entire question of religious freedom and the liberty of the conscience – also why some authoritarian … Continue reading
My Former Archbishop
Fr Stephen Smuts has published photos and articles from the mainstream Australian press in No Charge for Priest Accused by John Hepworth and Oh How the Mighty Have Fallen…. I followed much of this at the time, especially between the time I … Continue reading
Prayers for our Bishop
Bishop Damien Mead had a bad accident – Bishop’s Accident 1st June 2013. A heavy display cabinet in the ACC church shop in Canterbury fell onto his foot causing a lot of damage, enough to cause great pain, the need … Continue reading
The Blue Flower 