Tag Archives: Blogging & Trolling

An article about blogging

Posted on Tuesday, 11 September, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I found this on Fr Smuts’ blog – Does Blogging Help or Hinder Online Debate? Time was when the scholar, the preacher and the politician sat down and wrote a book, or at least a pamphlet or article, and sent it … Continue reading →

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Trolling Psychology

Posted on Saturday, 8 September, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been doing a little bit of reading on “troll” psychology, and in the end, I wonder about the validity of any of these studies. Why does anyone write on the Internet? I used to see the Internet as … Continue reading →

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Blogging – Why do it?

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

As someone who is untrained in journalism, I took up blogging in about 2004 with a now forgotten section of my Civitas Dei website called Ramblings of an Unchurched Cleric. It was written on pages at the rate of one … Continue reading →

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The Radioactive Waste of the Internet

Posted on Thursday, 6 September, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Comments are the radioactive waste of the Web This article is obviously about blogs written by professional journalists and often under the names of the mainstream newspapers they work for. Before reading the article, bear in mind the quotes I … Continue reading →

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Blogs have their limits…

Posted on Monday, 3 September, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

… as everything has. I have given a considerable amount of thought to the demise of the Anglo-Catholic and the article written by Fr Christopher Phillips to fill in the gaps. That blog died (or went into hibernation) because it … Continue reading →

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The Anglo-Catholic

Posted on Friday, 31 August, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Update: Please read Filling in the blanks… by Fr Christopher Phillips. Update: Deborah Gyapong has weighed in with her article The Anglo-Catholic’s hiatus which somewhat modifies some of the ideas I expressed based too uncritically, in particular from Christian Campbell: Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Blogging, secrecy and accountability

Posted on Wednesday, 29 August, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A long time ago, I wrote and article on the Anglo-Catholic on Damian Thompson, Blogging and Episcopal Accountability. The article is still there. The essential theme is that in this age of instant information, no public figure can keep dirty … Continue reading →

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Your search terms

Posted on Wednesday, 6 June, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Here are some more interesting search terms since the end of May 2012. I have deleted the title of this blog or searches for its URL. old catholics – Of course, Old Catholicism means different things to different people. bishop … Continue reading →

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Innocence lost

Posted on Tuesday, 22 May, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I often stand in awe of children and those who make fresh discoveries. Their sanctuary is one to be left pure and above all undefiled by those who took their bite of the Apple and were banished. Notes on the … Continue reading →

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Your searches on the Web

Posted on Wednesday, 16 May, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A special page is available to me to see what some visitors typed into a search engine to find this blog. The most frequent is the title my readers know – As the sun in its orb. I have said … Continue reading →

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