Tag Archives: Faith and Reason

The Force of Scepticism Grows

Posted on Thursday, 18 February, 2021 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have already written on this subject, and I remind the reader that for me, scepticism means having an open mind because truth, which is transcendent, cannot always be perfectly known. You are most welcome to peruse my old articles … Continue reading →

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Fair Discussion and Heterodoxy

Posted on Tuesday, 3 November, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Exactly like at the time of the first lockdown, I am dismayed about how eminent experts on epidemics and viruses are shouted down and subject to ad hominem attacks, especially with political overtones. I already wrote a couple of articles, … Continue reading →

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To be a Romantic or not, that is the question…

Posted on Tuesday, 9 June, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This little piece is intended to replace a criticism I made of a posting written by a brother priest and a dear friend. By deleting the post, I was certainly more severe on myself than on him. What concerned me … Continue reading →

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Science and Faith, a Warning

Posted on Saturday, 21 September, 2019 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been haunted all day by the article Darwinism Is Dead, Now What? Towards A Rational Spirituality. We seem to have a compare-and-contrast exercise between materialistic atheism – Dawkins style – and the kinds of Christianity we sometimes encounter … Continue reading →

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Fools’ Gold?

Posted on Monday, 24 April, 2017 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A kind correspondent has written to me, particularly to draw my attention to an article written by (Fr) Tony Equale, a Roman Catholic priest who left the priesthood and became highly critical of classical Catholicism, especially the heritage of the … Continue reading →

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Shape-shifting Jesus?

Posted on Wednesday, 6 April, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This title may seem provocative or even blasphemous, but reading the Gospel this morning (Quasimodo Wednesday in the Use of Sarum) troubled me profoundly. The passage in question (Mark 16) contains: Now when Jesus was risen early the first day … Continue reading →

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Human achievements and God

Posted on Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have seen a few posts about, especially my friend Patrick who has been writing on the limits of human technology and engineering, especially the flying machine and the aeroplane. He reflected many of my own thoughts from my Amiens … Continue reading →

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A tough sell…

Posted on Thursday, 15 October, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is something to think about. Darkness comes over the world like in the Hitler or Stalin regimes or something like Orwell’s dystopia. The Party has the ultimate means of turning believers into atheists and correcting anyone with politically incorrect … Continue reading →

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Belly Buttons

Posted on Friday, 20 March, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I often wonder about the absurd way some people think (or don’t think). Often, an excuse for a schoolboy prank is “I wasn’t thinking, Sir.” to which the schoolmaster replies “That’s the problem, boy. You never think“. I found this … Continue reading →

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Justorum animae

Posted on Saturday, 14 March, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Justorum animae in manu Dei sunt, et non tanget illos tormentum mortis. Visi sunt oculis insipientium mori, illi autem sunt in pace. These are the words that came into my mind as I saw this amazing gravestone on Facebook, and … Continue reading →

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