Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

No to Women Bishops

From Damian Thompson, and I don’t think he’s far wrong. I find it difficult to imagine Anglo-Catholics and conservative Evangelicals being allowed to enjoy a roll-back. No to women bishops: the Church of England votes for civil war Well! I … Continue reading

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General Synod Showdown Begins

General Synod begins Final Approval debate on draft legislation on women bishops They’ll probably put off the decision until July 2013! We getting used to the boredom. With Anglo-Catholics, your time is up, Damian Thompson is waiting to herd the remaining … Continue reading

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Another Kind of Traditionalism

Traditionalism seems to be one of the most polyvalent words I have ever come across, meaning so many different concepts. People of so many different and opposing ideas often call themselves traditionalists. I have just spent seven years as a … Continue reading

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Splendid Article on Northern Ecclesiology

By Deacon Jonathan Munn of the ACC in the UK – Branching out of Yggdrasil. Our English and northern French culture is full of the old Norse mythology. It’s in our blood like the sea! Deacon Munn discusses the English … Continue reading

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More Countries in my Stats

I look at my stats page most days and keep track of the number of hits, in which readers are located. Most readers are Americans and British, which is not surprising. The Canadians and Australians follow up closely, and there … Continue reading

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Another Sail at Le Havre

On this beautiful hazy and sunny autumn day, I took my boat to Le Havre, and this time inside the port and the yacht marina. Once I had finished rigging, the boat could be rolled down a perfectly maintained and … Continue reading

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Medieval Cooking

Medieval cooking – or the Sarum Kitchen! I’m not going to go the way of Fr Z with his excellent Italian and American recipes, but I thought I would write about a special dish I prepared for my wife, as it … Continue reading

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A New Blog

I have recently come across a new blog under the title of St Mary’s Hollywood: The Cold Case File, run by John Bruce, an erstwhile parishioner at St Mary of the Angels Church in Hollywood during the events of 2011 and … Continue reading

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We Will Remember Them

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

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What Justifies our Existence?

What justifies our existence? By this I don’t mean our individual lives as human persons, but our continuing as priests, little sacramental Christian communities, or whatever. We often find ourselves in impossible situations like a boat in rough sea. There … Continue reading

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