Tag Archives: Liturgy

An Opportunity

Posted on Friday, 19 August, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Whilst on holiday by the sea (yes, enjoying the sailing) on the Contentin peninsular, on a nice quiet campsite with a wi-fi connection, I have been reading a number of articles on the theme of liturgical situation in the Roman … Continue reading →

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Liturgists and Terrorists

Posted on Wednesday, 20 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It’s an old quip: the difference between a terrorist and a liturgist. You can negotiate with a terrorist – unless he cuts your throat with a knife or blows you up with a bomb shouting the middle-eastern equivalent of Heil … Continue reading →

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A Basket of Crabs

Posted on Tuesday, 19 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Un panier de crabes doesn’t mean very much in English, but I was appalled on reading The Sacra Liturgia Conference has set the cause of the Reform of the Reform back by 20 years. That may not be a bad … Continue reading →

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Eastward position back in the news

Posted on Monday, 18 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I don’t look at Roman Catholic news very often these days, so I go from hat tips coming from Dr Willam Tighe and Fr Hunwicke. On Orientophobia: Coming out of the Liturgical Closet. Update: Who’s Afraid of Ad Orientem? We … Continue reading →

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Low Mass

Posted on Thursday, 9 June, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I found A liturgical abuse… very interesting on my old friend’s blog. As usual, Patrick is a tad categorical. He sees it from the point of view of a layman, and myself from the point of view of a priest … Continue reading →

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Pisser dans un Violon

Posted on Wednesday, 1 June, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The French expression conjures up a repugnant image of someone urinating into a violin. An earlier form of the expression conveyed the idea of blowing air into this stringed instrument, something that would not make the violin play music either. … Continue reading →

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Let there be light!

Posted on Tuesday, 26 April, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

My Bishop’s loyal companion Roy Hipkiss took quite a few photos with his smart phone, and this is quite a mysterious one. I appear to be holding a luminous orb! I seem to be quite intent on something. The direction … Continue reading →

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Bootleg Liturgy under Prohibition

Posted on Thursday, 7 April, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I couldn’t resist the temptation, since I have been offering reflections on drugs, addiction and prohibition. I can almost imaging the cops in some American village descending on a church and demanding to see what books are on the altar … Continue reading →

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Annunciation

Posted on Thursday, 7 April, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We are at sixes and sevens this year, because the feast of the Annunciation was trumped by Good Friday. When that happens, by Holy Week or the Easter Octave, the Annunciation is transferred to the first available day after the … Continue reading →

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Use of Sarum on Facebook

Posted on Monday, 4 April, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It was a while ago since I set up the Use of Sarum group on Facebook. It gathered momentum fairly quickly and now it has 346 members including Dr William Renwick who is a university professor in Canada (music) and … Continue reading →

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