Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

Independent Catholic Churches in Europe

Posted on Wednesday, 25 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It occurred to me to make some effort at giving a list of some independent (non-Roman) Catholic Churches with their Internet links. One has to be very careful as some of those bishops would take you to court for saying … Continue reading →

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Golden Oldies

Posted on Tuesday, 24 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I notice that some have been searching for “english altar”. Here are some liturgy files in my website that some might find of interest: The Eastward Position The English Altar Lenten Array Fiddleback chasubles

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An Old Catholic perspective

Posted on Tuesday, 24 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I wrote a posting on the other blog under the title Absolute ordinations and received an interesting comment from Fr Jerome Lloyd of the Old Roman Catholic Church in Europe (I give the site of his ministry in Brighton as the … Continue reading →

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Some of my blog postings that inspired this blog

Posted on Tuesday, 24 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Here are some posts on As the sun in its orb that mark the development of my thought that led to this blog being set up to deal with pastoral and vocational issues. A reflection on priesthood Comment of ‘Salisbury’s Orb’ Mass … Continue reading →

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New Goliards blog

Posted on Tuesday, 24 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The Goliards were mischievous and fun-loving clerics in the middle-ages who incurred the wrath of the establishment and the anger of those who took religion a little too seriously. Admittedly, there were excesses and acts of irreverence that would shock … Continue reading →

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New Goliards – a blog for ‘homeless’ clergy

Posted on Tuesday, 24 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Welcome to New Goliards, a blog for priests and other Christians. As I wrote in The Goliards then and now, I address the serious problem of priests who find themselves canonically ‘homeless’, ‘shipwrecked’ or whatever other metaphor might be appropriate. Some … Continue reading →

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Absolute ordinations

Posted on Tuesday, 24 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Yesterday, I wrote about the question of a priest saying Mass on his own – whether it is because he considers the Mass as some kind of private magical prayer, or because he wants to participate in the communion of … Continue reading →

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Saint George and Homage to England

Posted on Monday, 23 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Land of hope and glory, mother of the free… It suffices to be an expatriate to catch ‘patriotic fever’ on St George’s Day! St George was not English but a Cappadocian enlisted in the Roman army, and was martyred for … Continue reading →

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Western Rite Orthodoxy

Posted on Monday, 23 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I republish here a somewhat dated article about the history of Western Rite Orthodoxy by Dr. Jean-François Mayer, a researcher at Fribourg University in Switzerland I have known personally.  Dr. Mayer himself had become Orthodox after having explored a number … Continue reading →

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Mass without a congregation

Posted on Monday, 23 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In my ‘previous incarnation’ as a contributor on the Anglo-Catholic blog, I wrote an article about the debated question of whether a priest should refrain from celebrating Mass if there are no faithful attending. There is a doctoral thesis on … Continue reading →

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