Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

Please pray for Fr Laurence Wells

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

Fr Robert Hart informs us in his blog: Fr. Wells I have been informed by Archbishop Haverland that Fr. Laurence Wells is in the hospital because he has suffered a stroke. I urge prayers from all of you. He will … Continue reading →

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Facing a World without Christianity

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

I occasionally look at the blog of Fr Ray Blake, who is a Roman Catholic priest in Brighton. He bewails the increasing secularism in England through his entry of yesterday, Like the Monks of Egypt. I have very simple questions … Continue reading →

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Euthanasia and Young People

Posted on Thursday, 17 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Euthanasia and Young People One evening, my mother and I were sitting in the lounge and we were talking about life and death. I said to her: “Mum, never let me live in a vegetative state in which I would … Continue reading →

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From the TTAC Website

Posted on Thursday, 17 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A reflection on What makes the Traditional Anglican Church of Britain Traditional? has appeared in the TTAC website. It dates from the very beginning of this year. It seems as though the English member Church of the TAC has a … Continue reading →

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A TAC Census

Posted on Thursday, 17 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Deborah Gyapong has a post on her blog (no comments as yet) – A TAC census. I link to it on account of my earlier project of trying to find out what the “pre-ordinariate” TAC consisted of and what remains. She … Continue reading →

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Nutty Archaeology, this Time in Church

Posted on Wednesday, 16 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In a half-asleep stupor, I could imagine the Vatican Congregation of Rites in the mid 1960’s, Monsignor Annabile Bugnini in his office answering the phone and hearing knocks at the door as scholars and leprechauns brought their ideas in. Like … Continue reading →

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The Affirmation of Saint Louis as a Hermeneutic Key

Posted on Wednesday, 16 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Sorry, hermeneutic key simply means something that enables us to interpret data, without which interpretation might be ambiguous or simply wrong. It’s a fancy term I only ever heard about in university, but it has become quite popular when it … Continue reading →

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Nutty Archaeology

Posted on Tuesday, 15 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Going through my oldest hard-disk archives, this one seems to offer a little levity. Moral of the story – if you find something in your garden, do exercise Occam’s razor. When there is a multitude of explanations, the simplest is … Continue reading →

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A Clerk of Oxford

Posted on Tuesday, 15 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A very interesting blog has been linking to my blog for some time, and I enjoy its poetic and artistic contents – A Clerk of Oxford. There are quite a few poems, hymns and devotions from the pre-Reformation era, well … Continue reading →

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Is the Society of St Pius X Old Catholic?

Posted on Tuesday, 15 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This question is asked by Bishop Chandler Holder Jones in SSPX. Here is his article: The Priestly Society of Saint Pius X, the most well-known Latin Rite traditionalist movement, now appears to be, by the description of its Superior General … Continue reading →

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