Tag Archives: Medieval Catholicism

Weird Symbolism

Posted on Wednesday, 21 September, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I don’t know if we have any medieval experts looking at this blog. Have a look at this: I am rather intrigued by this group of dissolute-looking folk gathered around a book of music. I am brought to think of … Continue reading →

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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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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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Classical Catholicism

Posted on Sunday, 3 April, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In the wake of recent reflections about the Roman Catholic traditionalist world, I am brought to offer a few reflections from my point of view as it developed over the years since I left the Institute of Christ the King … Continue reading →

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With the passing years…

Posted on Tuesday, 8 March, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been delighted to find this video on Fr Quintin Montgomery Wright, which dates from 1988. Two indicators, his age of 74 and the controversy in that year over the four episcopal consecrations conferred by Archbishop Lefebvre. No one … Continue reading →

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Discussions of Anglo-Catholicism

Posted on Tuesday, 23 February, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There are presently quite a few discussions about Anglo-Catholicism. By far, the most interesting articles are from Archbishop Peter Robinson. He has been writing about the north-end position, a subject upon which I touched a few years ago in North … Continue reading →

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Renaissance Cathedral

Posted on Thursday, 20 August, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I found this one on Facebook (click on the image to get full size), and the person who posted didn’t say where it was. He describes the painting as “Paul Vredeman de Vries, 1612, Interior of a Gothic Cathedral, now … Continue reading →

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Hold up, sir John…

Posted on Saturday, 21 March, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A few times, recently, some have thought it insulting to me to address me as “Mr Chadwick” so as to refuse recognition of my status as a cleric or a priest. Sometimes I would just be called Chadwick like when … Continue reading →

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Romanticism and Modernism

Posted on Friday, 10 October, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Someone sent me a link to this most illuminating article. Owen Barfield’s Critical Semantics: Diagnosing Modernity in History in English Words I make my living by translating texts, substituting concepts in French by equivalent English ones, using the most appropriate … Continue reading →

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De spiritali amicitia

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

It is quite a while since I wrote Aelred of Rievaulx and Friendship on the basis of the famous dialogue by Aelred of Rievaulx. Fr Hunwicke has just written two articles in this vein with the problem of homosexual “marriage” in … Continue reading →

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