Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

Ember Wednesday of Advent

Posted on Wednesday, 14 December, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Ember Wednesday of Advent at Sarum Now and again, we get some nice surprises from the New Liturgical Movement. They often show an interest in the Use of Sarum.

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The Lord of the World

Posted on Tuesday, 13 December, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Using the title of that famous book by Robert Hugh Benson, I give the link to Globalism Is “Demonic,” Theologians Say. I find it difficult to give an independent opinion on the threat of globalism, except that it makes me … Continue reading →

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No one need be alone.

Posted on Thursday, 8 December, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

One of my regular guests, JD, has his own blog and he has just written Advent Acedia. This damnable winter, and it doesn’t seem so long since I last sailed my boat at an extraordinarily mild beginning of November! We … Continue reading →

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Bloody Hell!

Posted on Tuesday, 6 December, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have greatly appreciated the new posting of my brother in the priesthood Fr Jonathan Munn who has written The Eternity of the Other Place. I had a short discussion with him on Facebook, which inspired his article. We seemed … Continue reading →

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Wachet auf!

Posted on Monday, 5 December, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The same theme keeps coming back into my mind as I live some very special moments in my life. I have deliberately chosen the title that reminds us of the Bach cantata to which I linked a week ago, Wachet … Continue reading →

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The Important Things

Posted on Thursday, 1 December, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been through a time of sadness and anxiety, which I have shared with my father and my Bishop. Discretion demands that I should not give any details in this public blog, but rather to seek positive meanings in … Continue reading →

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More Papal Bull

Posted on Wednesday, 30 November, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I invariably have other things to do when some new absurdity comes out of the Roman Catholic Church. The newest is that Pope Francis is being threatened by four Cardinal whistle-blowers over the issue of allowing civilly remarried divorcees to … Continue reading →

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Bach’s Cantata on Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme

Posted on Saturday, 26 November, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Quoted from the You Tube page: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 (1731) Boy Soprano: Alan Bergius Tenor: Kurt Equiluz Bass: Thomas Hampson Chorus master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden Tölzer Knabenchor Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt Concentus musicus Wien I. Chorus: Wachet … Continue reading →

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Sarum Calendar 2017

Posted on Saturday, 26 November, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Those of you who are interested in the Use of Sarum, or use it, can find the liturgical calendar on The Sarum Rite, a site run by Dr William Renwick, a Canadian professor of music. I quote his introduction to … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving 2016!

Posted on Thursday, 24 November, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

To my American friends, a happy Thanksgiving to you all, and wishing peace and God’s blessing for your nation. May those who govern and lead it be inspired by God’s grace and a sense of justice – doing the right … Continue reading →

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