Tag Archives: Mystery of Evil

Le Mieux est l’Ennemi du Bien

Posted on Monday, 1 March, 2021 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I am quite impressed by the way academics, politicians, lawyers and others are reflecting about our society and the unhealthy trends that need to be challenged. The French lawyer Mireille Delmas-Marty summed it up as “The dream of perfection is … Continue reading →

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Post-Institutional Catholics

Posted on Sunday, 14 February, 2021 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Update: this article of mine inspired another blog article Is the Pope Catholic? Who cares!? I have already criticised Pius IX’s infallibilist ideology as something that is intellectually absurd, and which is in fact the basis of sedevacantism. I find … Continue reading →

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Oscar Wilde

Posted on Sunday, 24 January, 2021 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is an extraordinary film from 1960 about the downfall of Oscar Wilde in the 1890’s. We are very lucky to have the whole film available on YouTube. I find it very well acted. I first saw it more than … Continue reading →

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Freedom and Tyranny

Posted on Friday, 27 November, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I find this lecture very powerful in the effort to affirm our individual freedom as opposed to being the property of the totalitarian state or other group of dominant dogs. I recommend listening to it with attention. An essential condition … Continue reading →

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Insanae et vanae curae

Posted on Sunday, 18 October, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Insanae et vanae curae invadunt mentes nostras,saepe furore replent corda, privata spe.Quid prodest, O mortalis, conari pro mundanis,si coelos negligas?Sunt fausta tibi cuncta, si Deus est pro te. Frantic and futile anxieties invade our minds; they oftenfill our hearts with … Continue reading →

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Alan Watts

Posted on Saturday, 26 September, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

YouTube has an uncanny ability to monitor the kinds of subjects that are of interest to us and suggest relevant videos to watch. I have developed a prudent interest in Aldous Huxley and Alan Watts, two men of the “greatest … Continue reading →

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Identity and Diversity

Posted on Tuesday, 14 July, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I wrote the article Diversity and Inclusion yesterday and it was normal to receive some criticism from a fairly nationalist point of view disillusioned with the double standards of anti-non-white racism and anti-white racism. That is about the only way … Continue reading →

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Diversity and Inclusion

Posted on Sunday, 12 July, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

“Diversity and inclusion” have become buzz words and they mean different things to different people. The most obvious meaning of diversity seems to be acceptance that different persons, cultures, races, personalities, etc. have equal right to favourable consideration in society. … Continue reading →

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A Reflection on Louis-Claude de Saint Martin

Posted on Friday, 10 April, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

From Louis-Claude de Saint Martin’s L’Homme de Désir, Chant 177: Qui frappe à la porte sainte ? Un homme de paix, un homme de désir. Cet homme de paix, cet homme de désir, a-t-il vaincu ses ennemis ? Who is … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Conference for the Triduum

Posted on Wednesday, 8 April, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

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