Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

New Goliards

The material from New Goliards is now (being) incorporated into this blog, and I will be discontinuing the former New Goliards blog when I am satisfied that all its material is transferred to this blog. It is something I have … Continue reading

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Sarabites?

What are Sarabites? Are they a species of beetle or fossils of prehistoric animals like trilobites? No, it is a term found in the Rule of St Benedict to denote a type of religious person who is morally reprehensible for … Continue reading

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Failures and New Opportunities

I have spent time almost in despair and racking my soul about the notion of vocation. Some will tell me that you have to be in the “true Church”, otherwise you are nothing and might as well die. There was … Continue reading

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Independent Sacramental Movement

The Independent Sacramental Movement is quite a “hot” topic to discuss, but there is a site by a priest who has done a considerable amount of work on this subject concerning hundreds of people who have committed themselves to a … Continue reading

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New Ideas, Fresh Blood

I found an idea in a blog – I won’t say which one, and it doesn’t matter. That is an idea for diversifying this blog a little and get it out of its own “box”. Blogging can seem like a … Continue reading

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Freedom and the Mainstream

A friend of mine came to visit a few days ago whilst having an enjoyable trip to France. He had been a continuing Anglican priest in the 1990’s and returned to the Church of England, went through the selection process … Continue reading

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Rigging a Mirror Dinghy

Please ignore this article if you are not interested in sailing.

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What is Christianity all for?

I think this is the question many of our contemporaries ask, to which the Churches are at a loss to provide a satisfying response. It is something many of us have to face, often in great spiritual and emotional pain. … Continue reading

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Le Mieux est l’Ennemi du Bien

This famous French proverb means something like “the perfect is the enemy of the good”. The theme of a smaller and purer Church is essentially one found in the writings of the present Pope from the time before his election. … Continue reading

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Retro Church

My attention has been drawn to the Retro-Church blog. It appears to be from the point of view of the Anglican Catholic Church. The tone is theological and from a conservative point of view, as would be expected. I find … Continue reading

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