Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

A big thank you

Posted on Wednesday, 6 February, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I would like to thank all twenty-three of you who have shared their sympathy with me so far. I had a long conversation with one of my two sisters, a great comfort. I have had scores of e-mails of sympathy, … Continue reading →

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Of your charity

Posted on Wednesday, 6 February, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I received the bad news from my father this morning – my mother had a massive heart attack yesterday evening at home and the paramedics were unable to save her. Margaret Mary Rose Chadwick née Barnett 22nd August 1930 – … Continue reading →

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Priestly Training

Posted on Tuesday, 5 February, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There has been a certain amount of discussion in three blogs about the proper training of priests. Once we get rid of the red herring according to which the clergy of a “proper denomination” are properly trained and small minority … Continue reading →

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Why bother blogging?

Posted on Tuesday, 5 February, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I suppose the answer to this one depends on our general attitude to the rest of humanity, whether we believe ourselves to be called to share good things with other people in a spirit of gratuity and generosity, whether it … Continue reading →

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Survivalism

Posted on Sunday, 3 February, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We humans are strange creatures! I occasionally read about Americans and people in some other big countries of the world going to live in some isolated place and stocking up on guns and provisions. Fuelled by the “work ethic” and … Continue reading →

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Living with the System

Posted on Sunday, 3 February, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I saw that Post Modernism keeps the Mystery alive links to one of my earlier articles on this blog. I am a little nonplussed about the concept of post-modernism being erected into a “philosophical movement”. If this is a movement, … Continue reading →

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If you want someone to come through a door, unlock it.

Posted on Friday, 1 February, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is an idea I found in an article concerning the way churches and ushers deal with people who attend church infrequently. I won’t bother linking to the article, since I find it prosaic and dull. I don’t know whether … Continue reading →

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Posted on Wednesday, 30 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

When I was a teenager, I saw a new book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. It was something I never read. I didn’t seem to be able to relate to something like this at the time. I just … Continue reading →

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Holocaust Memorial Day

Posted on Tuesday, 29 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I missed it yesterday, but Holocaust Memorial Day is something of great importance to us in Europe. It provides an opportunity for us to learn from what the Nazis did during World War II and the entire philosophical and political … Continue reading →

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Congratulations

Posted on Monday, 28 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A number of articles in Deborah Gyapong’s Foolishness to the World refer to the ordination to the Roman Catholic priesthood of one of the former TAC bishops in Canada, Fr Carl Reid. I would like to extend my warmest congratulations … Continue reading →

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