Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr Hart, an American “Thomas Mann”?

Posted on Thursday, 25 July, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In days gone by I had some quite serious differences with Fr Robert Hart, mainly because I defended my former Archbishop (John Hepworth) and what he was trying to do, namely bring the TAC into communion with Rome as a … Continue reading →

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Farnborough Abbey

Posted on Monday, 22 July, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

During my recent visit to England (for my Diocesan Council of Advice in London), I visited a friend of mine who is a medical doctor and a philosopher. I spent many hours discussing profound things, but also meeting his wife … Continue reading →

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Elitism

Posted on Sunday, 7 July, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Many of us have mixed feelings about elitism, whether it is the Aristocracy, very rich people or associations of people manipulating the world, if we believe in the various conspiracy theories. Like in the late eighteenth century, should not these … Continue reading →

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Church of Hope

Posted on Thursday, 4 July, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Just this morning, I came across the blog of Adam DeVille, an Eastern Rite Catholic intellectual who is trying to grapple with the various problems with bishops, priests, sexual abuse and something for which there seems to be no solution … Continue reading →

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Mass Tourism

Posted on Saturday, 15 June, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A few days ago, I was involved in a Facebook discussion about mass tourism, one that was provoked by a recent accident in Venice involving a cruise ship that crashed into a dock because the engines could not be stopped. … Continue reading →

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In Homage to Bernard Moitessier

Posted on Monday, 3 June, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have often written about Bernard Moitessier (1925 – 1994), the French (born in Indochina) sailor who dared to sail around the world non-stop and single handed in the 1968 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race. Instead of winning the race, … Continue reading →

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More about Archbishop Ngô-Đình Thục

Posted on Wednesday, 22 May, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been reading the book I mentioned in my posting Tic-Tac-Thuc on Archbishop Ngô-Đình Thục who had lived off the top of the hog in Vietnam with his nasty brothers, a little like Saddam Hussein in Irak. I’m afraid … Continue reading →

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Clericalism and Priesthood

Posted on Wednesday, 22 May, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I received one of those circular e-mails this morning, and it contained three links: Abolish the Priesthood Thou art a Priest Forever Change the Governance of the Church! Responding to the Sex Abuse Crisis in the Church The second article … Continue reading →

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Nostalgia and Hope

Posted on Tuesday, 21 May, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr Jonathan Munn recently wrote a Sunday sermon on Remembering the Future. The theme is nostalgia, the good old days. It is a very powerful emotion in us, and commercial advertisers find it very effective. For example, an industrial baker … Continue reading →

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Tic-Tac-Thuc

Posted on Wednesday, 15 May, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In this way, Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô-dinh-Thục was irreverently referred to by someone I knew in Fribourg in the late 1980’s – Tic-Tac-Thuc. By then, he was already banalised and ridiculed in contrast with Archbishop Lefebvre, and compared with colourful … Continue reading →

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