Tag Archives: Medieval Catholicism

Mainstream versus Marginal

Posted on Friday, 30 August, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I would just like to get a couple of reflections in during a brief blog session. I remember as a kid in the 1960’s being brought up in a very straightforward kind of family, not very religious but highly respectful … Continue reading →

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Medieval Vestments

Posted on Thursday, 15 August, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Modern Medievalism has a new article A look into the medieval parish church’s vestry: on vestments. The article is beautifully presented and illustrated. The explanations are very valuable, especially at an age where we can begin to wonder whether liturgical … Continue reading →

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A Knock at the Jesuits?

Posted on Saturday, 3 August, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just discovered Fr Ray Blake’s article Loyola’s non-liturgical legacy about the effect of the Jesuits and the Counter-Reformation on the liturgical nature of the Church. Before going into this subject, it would be good to reassure readers that … Continue reading →

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Nice Little Article on Anglican Identity

Posted on Sunday, 28 July, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Articulating Identity by Deacon Jonathan Munn of our Diocese. I always appreciate Deacon Jonathan’s writings, which are always very articulate. The issue of Anglican “identity” or the “patrimony” much discussed in the contexts of the Ordinariates is a difficult one. … Continue reading →

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The Underlying Aspiration

Posted on Sunday, 14 July, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Update: increasing numbers of comments here – some incredibly intolerant, others on the mark – you decide… The Roman Catholic Church at least has a system of canon law designed to be both predictable and equitable. The only kind of … Continue reading →

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The Artist’s Canvas

Posted on Monday, 3 June, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In the Parable of the Sower (Mark iv.3-20), the seed is the Word of God and the various places where it can fall represent the attitude of those listening or not listening. There seems to be another element, the types … Continue reading →

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Henrician Anglicanism

Posted on Friday, 24 May, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Given some postings elsewhere on the blogosphere, I might have given the impression that I was advocating that the state of affairs in the ACC does or should resemble the Church of England under the reign of Henry VIII. One … Continue reading →

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The ACC as a Henrician Church

Posted on Thursday, 23 May, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just found these fascinating articles dating from 2010 in Retro Church, a blog which is full of resources. * * * More From Archbishop Haverland on ACC Formularies [I won’t reproduce the comments, which can be read by … Continue reading →

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Conciliarism

Posted on Saturday, 20 April, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have already brought up the subject of Conciliarism in Old Catholic Ecclesiology and Northern Catholicism. Conciliarism was a reforming movement in the European Church from about the fourteenth century. It promoted the view that the highest authority in the Church is … Continue reading →

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Sarum Triduum

Posted on Thursday, 28 March, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I publish this old posting I put on The Anglo-Catholic three years ago, just in case anyone is doing Sarum this year and needs information. * * * Here are some of Fr. Sean Finnegan’s posts from his blog, Valle … Continue reading →

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