Tag Archives: Mystery of Evil

The Banality of Evil

Posted on Friday, 11 December, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Last night I watched the incredibly well-acted film Conspiracy with Kenneth Branagh as the monstrous Nazi SS psychopath Reinhard Heydrich (1904 – 1942) who was nicknamed the Butcher of Prague. Click on the title of the film for the best … Continue reading →

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Chassez le naturel, il revient au galop

Posted on Wednesday, 2 December, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have always appreciated the writings of Umberto Eco. He made his name as a writer through the story most of us know, The Name of the Rose. Like Foucault’s Pendulum, it is a story of intrigue and teasing the … Continue reading →

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The Dark Side

Posted on Friday, 27 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The expression is hackneyed, between the rasping breath of Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker ready to save the universe once again with his light sabre. The Dark Side of the Force… Yet, Star Wars was based on human mythology and … Continue reading →

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Archbishop’s Doubts

Posted on Monday, 23 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Things go “viral” on the internet, and we quickly get things out of context. There are news stories of the present Archbishop of Canterbury having doubts about his faith on account of the atrocity that happened a little over a … Continue reading →

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A vision of hell

Posted on Friday, 20 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Hell is the result of free will of those beings who are created by God. Many “apocryphal” sources attest its existence outside “official” Christian revelation and Church teachings. I tend to blur the distinctions between hell and what western Catholicism … Continue reading →

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What makes Jerry tick?

Posted on Tuesday, 17 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I think we are all preoccupied with what happened in Paris last Friday, and in Syria, and Lybia, and Irak. We are up against people doing what human beings have done throughout history, from the historical Count Dracula or Vlad … Continue reading →

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Writing memes

Posted on Tuesday, 17 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

After a buzz through Facebook and the usual blogs, it is interesting to see articles that criticise those who write memes. I often do so myself, latching onto a blog or news article that fires my imagination. However, I try … Continue reading →

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What would we die for?

Posted on Monday, 16 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This really does seem to be the lesson that is being taught us these days as our comfortable consumer life is being challenged. I can drive to the places where last Friday’s atrocities happened in only two hours. It is … Continue reading →

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Ye cold advisers of yet colder kings

Posted on Monday, 16 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It could not have happened at any other time. It is almost as if Shelley had returned to us from the depths of the Mediterranean Sea and the wreckage of his boat. He was only eighteen years old when he … Continue reading →

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The Devil’s Arsehole

Posted on Saturday, 14 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Words are insufficient to describe what has happened in France. Whether there is a conspiracy behind this thing or not, we are being pushed around and radicalised. To what end? Our politicians are so impotent and ineffective – and our … Continue reading →

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