Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

Nativity of Saint John the Baptist and Anniversary of Priestly Ordination

I was ordained a priest on the 24th June 1998 by Bishop Raymond Terrasson, an independent bishop consecrated in the Ngô-Dinh-Thuc succession. Fourteen years have elapsed since that day at which clergy and friends were present. My ordination took place … Continue reading →

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Revamped website

I have just revamped and simplified my Civitas Dei website. It has become a personal website and less “institutional”. Much of the content has been on the web for more than ten years. I hope you still find it interesting … Continue reading →

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TAC Archive

The TAC Archive has just been updated with a page for May and June 2012. I have removed the corresponding postings from this blog.

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The Mass of the Five Wounds

The Roman Rite today celebrates the Feast of the Sacred Heart, which is absent from any missal prior to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries – including Sarum. However, the medieval devotion to the Five Wounds of Jesus celebrates in a … Continue reading →

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Monsignor Entwistle

It was predictable, but I think Rome has made an excellent choice in naming Fr Entwistle as Ordinary for Australia. See here for my source of information. We will be hearing a lot more soon. In the meantime, I extend … Continue reading →

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They’re really getting to work!

I am very encouraged. Canon Gray has just posted his June newsletter here. * * * My Dear Friends, One of the most striking features of the Queens Diamond Jubilee year has been the constant reference about her as a … Continue reading →

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Rebuilding the waste places

I had just about given up on the The Traditional Anglican Church (England) website, when I found Canon Gray’s new monthly letter informing us of work going on in England. There are some aspects that I find very positive. This letter … Continue reading →

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Inclusive?

I recommend the new article by Jonathan Munn – Catholicism: Not a church for anyone. The issue of inclusiveness is actually linked in the minds of many on the bandwagon with homosexuality. No one who is reasonable doubts that it is … Continue reading →

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An article on the question of conservatism

Jonathan Munn, Lay Reader in the UK diocese of the Anglican Catholic Church has written a fine article – The Skeleton of Conservatism, Fleshly Liberality and Procrustean Polemics. I detect that he has been reading my writings and other things, … Continue reading →

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Your search terms

Here are some more interesting search terms since the end of May 2012. I have deleted the title of this blog or searches for its URL. old catholics – Of course, Old Catholicism means different things to different people. bishop … Continue reading →

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