Author Archives: Fr Anthony Chadwick

Why be a priest?

Posted on Monday, 20 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

E-mails have been sent around with a link to Was Philip North right? – five years on. The person running the Ordinariate Expats blog simply asks for opinions. In the exchange of e-mails, it is all taken as an affront to … Continue reading →

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Where’s the ACC in this mix?

Posted on Saturday, 18 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I received a brief e-mail this morning from an Orthodox correspondent with this link from David Virtue’s site. Some things in this article made me bristle somewhat, making me grateful to know that our Metropolitan Archbishop Haverland is always open … Continue reading →

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A Twitch on the Sarum Thread

Posted on Tuesday, 14 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It is nice to see signs of interest outside my own mind. Liturgical Boutique: Is Sarum Possible? has just appeared on the Rad Trad blog. His reflections sound as weary as my own, seeing that there has been a lot … Continue reading →

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Abbé Julien Bacon (1920-2015)

Posted on Monday, 13 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just learned of the death of Fr Julien Bacon at the age of 95 years. He was born in Beuvry (Pas-de-Calais) and had been Prior General of Opus Sacerdotale, an association of French priests founded in 1964. He … Continue reading →

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Hymn to the Sea

Posted on Sunday, 12 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I found this written by Fr Claude Babarit (left of the group), my skipper at the Naviclerus regatta (priests and seminarians on eight 34-foot yachts) in August 2011. He is a retired priest at Les Sables d’Olonne in the Vendée … Continue reading →

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The Myth of Sailing

Posted on Friday, 10 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick
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New Boat Tent

Posted on Thursday, 9 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just set up my new boat tent after my less than comfortable experience at the Semaine du Golfe. See What a damp place to spend the night! and Life on a Twelve-Foot Boat. I squeezed in between the centreboard case … Continue reading →

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You are not machines!

Posted on Tuesday, 7 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

So many times, I have listened to this speech by Charlie Chaplin at the end of The Great Dictator, the parody of Hitler he made in 1940. For the first time, in the light of what I wrote yesterday, the … Continue reading →

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Repairing Engines and Inner Peace

Posted on Tuesday, 7 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

At last, I have begun to fulfil my intention of January 2013 to read the famous philosophical novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I had obviously understood very little before acquiring the book and beginning to read it. Last … Continue reading →

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Principles of Law

Posted on Monday, 6 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In England, everything is permitted except what is forbidden. In Germany, everything is forbidden except what is permitted. In France, everything is allowed, even what is prohibited. In the USSR, everything is prohibited, even what is permitted. Winston Churchill

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