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A Monty Python Sketch?

Posted on Monday, 8 May, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Today, I watched an interview with John Cleese who is most known for his role in the Monty Python shows and as Q in the later James Bond films. ‘I couldn’t stop laughing… All these people in these silly costumes, … Continue reading →

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From Despair to Light

Posted on Thursday, 27 January, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I read something yesterday which turned over in my mind, but at the same time I felt quite revolted about it. It was someone’s opinion about his refusal of all notion of God or meaning to life. He was not … Continue reading →

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Meltdown?

Posted on Sunday, 16 February, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Dr William Tighe draws our attention to Anglican Church in Meltdown. The article is inevitably written by the ever-smug Fr Dwight Longenecker. I could say say all kinds of unkind things like wondering what he’s doing in America and so … Continue reading →

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Near Death Experience

Posted on Friday, 16 August, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been reading quite a bit about evidence for what we Christians believe, namely the immortality of the soul. When we see death, it looks so final, so hopeless, so irreversible. The absence of a departed loved one seems … Continue reading →

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Are the Atheists our Enemies?

Posted on Thursday, 1 August, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I received a very kind message from my Bishop this morning who found that it was wise to put The Anglican Catholic to bed for a little while until it gets focused on positive themes and transcends the kind of … Continue reading →

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Religious Fanaticism

Posted on Wednesday, 8 May, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have already written on this subject, especially when commenting on the Grand Inquisitor theme. My task here is simply to offer a few summary ideas to help us all to understand how the “mechanism” works. Fanaticism is not the … Continue reading →

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A timely sermon

Posted on Friday, 7 September, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I received this only this morning, and find it so appropriate for the grave things we have had to consider. I acknowledge the authorship and ownership of this text. It certainly rings true to someone who has been more badly … Continue reading →

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But before we can start awarding ourselves Victoria Crosses…

Posted on Thursday, 23 August, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It is a line from a World War II film in which a small group of commandos destroy a dam in Yugoslavia to stop the Germans from getting to a vital strategic place over an almost impossible-to-destroy bridge. Sergeant Miller … Continue reading →

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Eliminating Atheism by Force

Posted on Tuesday, 26 June, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Several blogs have come up with the tragic story of an Orthodox priest who had to bury his own son. This was Aaron Kimel, the son of Fr Alvin F. Kimel, an American priest who was originally Anglican, became Roman … Continue reading →

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Indefectible Churches and Unsinkable Ships

Posted on Friday, 27 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Sometimes, one comes across new articles that show mounting anger against a certain kind of religion associated with American neo-conservative politics, bigotry and the many evils that put many people off Christianity altogether. Christianity is like the Titanic is an … Continue reading →

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