Tag Archives: Conservatism / Liberalism

Inclusivism and Exclusivism

Posted on Saturday, 19 December, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is just to follow on from my earlier posting, because I am a priest belonging to an orthodox (little “o”) Christian Church, and have responsibility in regard to my Bishop and the faithful in our Diocese who read my … Continue reading →

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Church and Politics

Posted on Saturday, 7 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We are often confronted with the eternal temptation of Christian churches: riding piggyback on the secular state or political parties in order to achieve its mission. Recently, we have seen scenes of Russian Orthodox priests blessing high-tech weapons of war. … 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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Taking Positions

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

I have been away for the weekend, notably being at our Council of Advice meeting in London. Despite the strike in the port of Calais, I planned an alternative route thanks to my ferry company allowing passengers onto ships at … Continue reading →

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The Pit

Posted on Tuesday, 26 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We are used to catalogues about the woes of modern society. The party’s over is no exception and a breeding ground for simplistic right-wing jingoistic solutions: Spare the rod… Of course, it is all cogent. We have just as much … Continue reading →

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The Mounting Drum Beat

Posted on Tuesday, 17 March, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr Michael Gollop has written Politics without vision – and a defence of trees in the context of the upcoming British General Election, which will certainly influence the turn of things in France for our upcoming local elections and the … Continue reading →

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Gender Bending

Posted on Wednesday, 4 March, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

One problem with modern society is labelling and stereotyping without seeking to understand the profound dimensions of things. With a hat tip to Deborah Gyapong (Foolishness to the World), I came across an article on gender identity by Monsignor Tony … Continue reading →

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Rocks and hard places

Posted on Wednesday, 28 January, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A dear friend wrote to me this morning observing that my blog had been quiet of late. I have to admit that I was quite stirred by the growing uncertainties of our world. We suffer from a saturation of information … Continue reading →

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Food for thought

Posted on Wednesday, 31 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Hat tip to John Beeler in his latest round-up. In particular, he quotes a blog posting – Post rationalism. I have often lain awake thinking about these things, and there is nothing we can do about the society in which … Continue reading →

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Pessimism

Posted on Wednesday, 17 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

John Beeler wrote another well-reflected posting a few days ago – Pessimism about Catholic traditionalism is unfounded in my opinion – in response to my A Sobering Article. Whilst John tries to find a way to distinguish ideologically-motivated traditionalists from … Continue reading →

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