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A Third Way

Posted on Saturday, 12 November, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It proves very difficult to make any sense of the world, at least as it seems on the media and other internet sources. I live in the country and feel increasingly anxious faced with the prospect of travelling to a … Continue reading →

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For we wrestle not against flesh and blood…

Posted on Sunday, 6 November, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It is some time since I last wrote on this blog. Events in the world have had a profound effect on me, like the two world wars had on those who lived in those soul-destroying days. The horrors of the … Continue reading →

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Rewilding Christianity

Posted on Saturday, 8 October, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We sometimes hear about “rewilding” areas of land that have been used for agriculture. Their owners, for good or bad, decide that it would be best to plant some trees and let nature do what it wants. There are two … Continue reading →

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A Mini Semaine du Golfe

Posted on Saturday, 24 September, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just returned home from this wonderful and peaceful week in the Golfe du Morbihan, including a passage out to the island of Hoëdic (insert on the map below). We were three boats, not always the same three, as … Continue reading →

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Medieval Dystopia?

Posted on Saturday, 27 August, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We are being bombarded by the media about the “climate emergency” and the consequences of Putin invading Ukraine and of the availability of affordable energy in the form of natural gas. We howl in the agony of worry and anxiety … Continue reading →

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Brutal Nihilism

Posted on Sunday, 21 August, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Without divulging the source, I read this in a forum in response to some reflections about the extreme heatwaves in various parts of the world. “Most of us will perish in scorching heat waves lasting for months and months during … Continue reading →

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Homage to Brittany

Posted on Saturday, 13 August, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This account of my cruise in North Brittany is based on my Facebook entries. I leave my viewer to look at my show of slides and videos with musical accompaniment, since a voice-over commentary would be boring! 29 July I … Continue reading →

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For Those in Peril on the Sea

Posted on Tuesday, 12 July, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I am planning another passage in Novalis along the northern coast of Brittany at the end of July and a week or so of August. I hope to sail from the Rance, past Saint-Suliac and westwards to the Ile de … Continue reading →

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Liturgical Nihilism

Posted on Wednesday, 6 July, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

For those who read French, I draw your attention to Le pape François laisse entendre que l’attachement au rite tridentin constitue un produit du nihilisme. This is a fascinating article from the French Catholic periodical La Croix by the theologian … Continue reading →

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Behold the Sea!

Posted on Tuesday, 5 July, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This blog has suffered neglect over the past few months. The current polemics in the Roman Catholic and other churches do little more than prove the inadequacy of ecclesial institutions and the sinfulness of the most sanctimonious of the men … Continue reading →

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