Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

New Hope

Posted on Monday, 11 January, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A few days ago, I quoted an article from Fr Robert Hart, and then discovered that it was all on Virtue Online. It was about continuing Anglican bishops getting together and working towards unity. I have now come across Continuing … Continue reading →

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England, a quick in and out

Posted on Monday, 11 January, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I was unable to attend our Council of Advice meeting last November, but I went over for the meeting of 9th January. It was in the usual place at Westminster Central Hall, that most amazing Edwardian building opposite Westminster Abbey … Continue reading →

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The Challenge of Downsizing

Posted on Friday, 8 January, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Let’s boil it down to the simplest expression: the business is going flat so the management has decided on an advertising campaign to bring in more customers, otherwise they go bust. That is what Monsignor Charles Pope has noticed about … Continue reading →

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The Empress of America

Posted on Wednesday, 6 January, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I found the satire below on Facebook. It is priceless and had me laughing! Bring back the stuffy throat-clearing noises, monocles, moustaches, colonial hats and those wonderful staff cars the Imperial Army had in the 1900’s in the streets of … Continue reading →

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Brick by Brick

Posted on Tuesday, 5 January, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We Anglicans too can use this expression, especially when there is yet more progress towards unity and the healing of old differences in the Anglican Continuum. This will be an occasion to give us more confidence and credibility with our … Continue reading →

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Fourth Anniversary

Posted on Tuesday, 5 January, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This blog is approaching its fourth anniversary (17th January). Subject matter has changed considerably from a somewhat romanticised view of “Northern Catholicism” through the Use of Sarum and finally to a study of some Gnostic themes which can enhance and … Continue reading →

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David Icke

Posted on Tuesday, 5 January, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I wrote an article about the Archons in Gnostic mythology, something more or less parallel to demons in ours as Christians. I thought it appropriate to mention David Icke as a controversial figure who has recently become interested in Gnosticism … Continue reading →

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The Fool’s Quest for Secret Knowledge

Posted on Monday, 4 January, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In my present haphazard studies of Gnosticm, mainly through books by Elaine Pagels, Stephan Hoeller and Jean-Yves Leloup, I discover that there is a whole discrepancy of understanding between “true gnosticism” and the various caricatures thrown about by polemicists. My … Continue reading →

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Archons

Posted on Thursday, 31 December, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Modern cinema, especially in science fiction epics like Star Trek and Star Wars, is a dramatic reflection of human psychology and mythology. We find images of the conflict of good and evil often grossly simplified but often based on ideas … Continue reading →

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Clearing the way

Posted on Monday, 28 December, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

As I was discussing gnosticism on Boxing Day, I mentioned the usual criticisms coming from conservative Christianity. I will certainly make a distinction between problems caused by theological incompatibilities and objections from a more political point of view. As I … Continue reading →

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