Tag Archives: Monastic life

The Abbot’s Lodge

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

I have just set up a new page on this blog that is open to comments. Before doing so, please read The Abbot’s Lodge. This is in response to a few comments of those who feel isolated, alienated from parish … Continue reading →

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The Liturgical Wilderness

Posted on Saturday, 27 September, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There have been some interesting comments on Gathering a Sense of the Lay of the Liturgical Land : Traditional Catholicism. One comment in particular struck me, sent in by someone who comments here too. From a practical point of view, … Continue reading →

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Liturgy Without Ideology

Posted on Saturday, 7 December, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I remember a conversation with the Abbot of Triors in about 1997 when he insisted on the value of monastic life in transcending the lines of division in Christian communities, whether they be dioceses, parishes, monasteries, groups defined by ideology … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Decline of Christian Europe

Posted on Thursday, 31 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been on this subject before, and I may have some insight not being a sociologist or a “new atheist”. It is very difficult to get any kind of objective understanding of a situation that seems to elude anything … Continue reading →

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The Liturgy Matters

Posted on Tuesday, 3 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I often hear (or read) it said that the problem of contemporary Christianity – its inexorable passing into history – is its failure to be dogmatic and doctrinal. Others suggest we are too affluent – and that a good war … Continue reading →

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‘Tis the gift to be simple

Posted on Sunday, 4 August, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Damian Thompson has just published The Amish, Jews, Muslims and the future of religion. He writes about the Amish, who with certain groups of Jews and Muslims would represent the future of religion. It’s an interesting idea. I visited Pennsylvania … Continue reading →

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The Benedictine Monks of Saint Maurus

Posted on Tuesday, 15 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Before the French Revolution, there was an illustrious congregation of Benedictine monks under the patronage of Saint Maurus who was a disciple of Saint Benedict. The introduction of the monastic life into France is attributed to Saint Maurus. Today, January … Continue reading →

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Fraternity of Saint Osmund

Posted on Wednesday, 5 December, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I am launching an idea for a dispersed community of prayer for those who wish to live a life inspired by the Rule of St Benedict and the idea of the Secular Oblature. It is not a monastery, nor is … Continue reading →

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Ausculta O Fili

Posted on Saturday, 6 October, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

As a result of my posting asking for new ideas and fresh blood, I received an e-mail this morning expressing a need for more spiritual content and for me to expand on the Benedictine theme. I therefore begin this posting … Continue reading →

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Aelred of Rievaulx and Friendship

Posted on Friday, 5 October, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Aelred of Rievaulx may be abusively adopted by some quarters representing the LGBT agenda, but his works clearly disapprove of sex outside marriage and he condemned “unnatural relations” as a rejection of charity and the law of God. He lived … Continue reading →

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