Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

Creek Sailing

Posted on Thursday, 16 November, 2017 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just made a wonderful discovery of the blog of an English gentleman who is a lover of halyards, sheets, sails, rudders and the gentle lapping of water against the bow. He also has a more elegant term than … Continue reading →

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The modern western secular world is itself a Christian creation.

Posted on Saturday, 11 November, 2017 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It often happens in these gloomy November days that I become more reflective about some of the fundamentals of our existence. Today is the feast of St Martin and Remembrance Day, celebrating the end of World War I in 1918. … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam

Posted on Friday, 10 November, 2017 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Richard Strauss wrote these words in 1945 shortly after he completed Metamorphosen, a study for 23 solo strings: “The most terrible period of human history is at an end, the twelve year reign of bestiality, ignorance and anti-culture under the … Continue reading →

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Straining at the Leash?

Posted on Thursday, 9 November, 2017 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Archbishop Peter Robinson wrote in Facebook: One of the things that is quite characteristic of modern Anglicanism, it seems, is its ability to ignore its own statements on doctrine, discipline, and worship. One area in which this is particularly evident … Continue reading →

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Further Reflections on Independent Sacramental Churches

Posted on Sunday, 5 November, 2017 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Dr William Tighe sent me an e-mail this morning with a reference to a book I bought some time ago – The Many Paths of the Independent Sacramental Movement (Independent Catholic Heritage) by John P. Plummer. I wrote Independent Sacramental … Continue reading →

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Bishop Leslie Hamlett

Posted on Sunday, 5 November, 2017 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

My Bishop has just published a brief notice on our diocesan website Rest in Peace + Leslie Hamlett (Bishop Ordinary 1992 – 1997). Given his being in extremis for some time (he was in a hospice), I can understand that … Continue reading →

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Liturgical Arts Journal

Posted on Friday, 3 November, 2017 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The launch of the Liturgical Arts Journal is very good news indeed. It was set up by a young Roman Catholic layman, Shawn Tribe, who set up the New Liturgical Movement in 2005 and withdrew from active contribution. He explains … Continue reading →

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Pendalion

Posted on Friday, 3 November, 2017 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

No, it isn’t about Eastern Orthodox canon law – but about a rudder all the same. I decided to go for a fixed rudder for the sake of simplicity, and made one for my river boat “Sophia”. I had made … Continue reading →

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A Sublime Recapitulation

Posted on Thursday, 2 November, 2017 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I was doing a little more research on links between thoughts and thinkers who have guided and inspired me over the years. One such is Nicholas Berdyaev (1872-1948), the Russian philosopher inspired to a great extent by German Idealism and … Continue reading →

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Reality

Posted on Monday, 30 October, 2017 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I just came across an article about the downside of sailing by Robert Persig, the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Cruising Blues and Their Cure. This is something I notice about many Youtube videos about young … Continue reading →

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