Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

The Ninth Wave

Posted on Monday, 4 June, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This morning, I looked for some music by Delius and found his Sea Drift composed right in the midst of the Impressionist era. I am very fond of Walt Whitman’s poetry, especially the text he wrote that was set to … Continue reading →

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More ideas about jury-rigged Catholicism

Posted on Sunday, 3 June, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Over the last few months, as I have been writing, I have been asking many questions and seeking the answer not in false certitude, but in a much deeper quest. I find the same malaise among many people in our … Continue reading →

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Sarum Ordo for June

Posted on Friday, 1 June, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

June 2012 Date 1 Fri Ember Friday 2 Sat Ember Saturday 3 Sun Trinity Sunday. 4 Mon Augustine, Apostle of the English. Inferior Double. transferred 5 Tues Boniface & Companions, MM., Double Invit. 6 Wed Norbert, Bp & Conf. 7 … Continue reading →

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Moving out of the rut

Posted on Friday, 1 June, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I am sure most of us have the experience of being in a car and having its driving wheels caught in mud. The wheel is trapped in a rut and no amount of driving the wheels by the power of … Continue reading →

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Changing heart

Posted on Thursday, 31 May, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have little time this morning for a blog post, but the thoughts are there and preoccupy my mind. I expressed my concern about ‘conservative’ Christianity, and a comment came from one of our regular commenters, an independent priest. A … Continue reading →

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May 2012 and the sea

Posted on Tuesday, 29 May, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Like my sailing blog in French, my postings are a little slow at present. There is little to report, and I see little need to repeat here what is reported elsewhere. Some blogs relate that Bishop Entwistle would be the … Continue reading →

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The vocations crisis

Posted on Friday, 25 May, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I am linking to a very interesting article that offers analysis about the dearth of priestly vocations in the Roman Catholic Church, whilst bishops and the Roman Curia continue to laicise and banish clergy for reasons other than child abuse. … Continue reading →

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Derek Olsen on the “core”

Posted on Tuesday, 22 May, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The noise is abating, though in some blogs, the same mantras are being chanted over and over again. I won’t go on myself as it is pointless. Perhaps human learning is like training horses, with an electric cattle goad and … Continue reading →

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Innocence lost

Posted on Tuesday, 22 May, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I often stand in awe of children and those who make fresh discoveries. Their sanctuary is one to be left pure and above all undefiled by those who took their bite of the Apple and were banished. Notes on the … Continue reading →

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The Trouble with Adjectives

Posted on Tuesday, 22 May, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Facebook keeps sending me e-mails, usually vast amounts of “I’m really keen about that cause” and other pieces of junk, but now and again one gets a link to a blog or an article. Fr Sutter has written Ancient Worship…Timeless Faith. … Continue reading →

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