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My Sister Ship is in Spain

Posted on Sunday, 8 June, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have corresponded with a Spanish amateur sailor, Juan de la Fuente, who has the same boat as I have. He has experimented with different rigs, but finally he has rigged his boat in the same way as mine. I … Continue reading →

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Avignon in Rome?

Posted on Thursday, 5 June, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In history, there have been many times when there was such a mess in the Church that there were two or more Popes on the go at any one time. There are lists of universally recognised Popes and those called … Continue reading →

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Clerical Sex Abuse

Posted on Tuesday, 3 June, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Some of us are aware that there has been a Special Commission of Enquiry in Australia to investigate the dark secrets of Roman Catholic bishops who should have gone to the police or criminal authorities to report perverted priests abusing … Continue reading →

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Solve calceamentum de pedibus tuis

Posted on Tuesday, 27 May, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Solve calceamentum de pedibus tuis: locus enim, in quo stas, terra sancta est. We all know about Moses and the Burning Bush (Exodus 3), and how God commanded him to take off his shoes since the place of divine revelation … Continue reading →

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Very odd motivations

Posted on Sunday, 25 May, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just found a new comment of Surviving Modernism. I disagree, somewhat. I’m an Orthodox monk currently being received into the Catholic Church. One of the major factors in my decision to swim the Adriatic to the West, was … Continue reading →

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Modern Music

Posted on Saturday, 24 May, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I use the same title as Modern Music, as most of what I would add has already been said in my various postings on music and church music. Only yesterday, I had a long discussion with an old friend about … Continue reading →

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La Bête Noire

Posted on Friday, 23 May, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Sometimes, the subject of theological Modernism comes up, as in Surviving Modernism. I have often written about it on my blog. In the 1900’s, the Roman Curia became so paranoid about it that steps were taken to set up as … Continue reading →

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Fine Articles

Posted on Thursday, 22 May, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been going through a bout of “writer’s block” for the past week – that and work, and not forgetting making a wooden patio in the garden. I have kept an eye on the blogosphere, and found that some … Continue reading →

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Etretat and Fecamp

Posted on Wednesday, 14 May, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

For a long time, I have wanted to sail at Etretat, a coastal town some way to the west of Fécamp. What is most famous about this place is this (not my photo): It is a collection of parts of … Continue reading →

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More Dreary Reformations

Posted on Wednesday, 14 May, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Someone wrote to me this morning with the link to Per aspera ad astra: On Hard-Identity Catholicism. This stuff might catch on. DIOCESE OF TRIFOUIILLE-LES-SAUSSISSES From the Bishop’s Office Dear Brothers and Sisters, I have decided that things are too … Continue reading →

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