Tag Archives: Mystery of Evil

Tenebrae Factae Sunt

Posted on Monday, 8 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It is perhaps the dark December days that influence my thinking – or my Romantic outlook on life. Whichever, I’m not depressed at this time, but I do feel weighed down by the darkness covering our world, wickedness in high … Continue reading →

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Lighten our Darkness…

Posted on Friday, 28 November, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Following on from the more depressing aspects of Christmas (or at least its materialistic / commercial version), I see articles like this one on the phenomenon of Black Friday. I am astounded how some people can be so bestial as … Continue reading →

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Man’s Inhumanity to Man

Posted on Thursday, 16 October, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I occasionally look at David Virtue’s site and found an article on his visit to Prague and his reflections about missionary work in eastern Europe in the Communist era and the evaporation of Christianity in our time. He also visited … Continue reading →

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Original Sin

Posted on Wednesday, 15 October, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just been reading this article on original sin from a “liberal” point of view. The author’s thesis is that this doctrine needs to be “reviewed, reformulated, or even discarded”. The ideas he expressed fit in entirely with my … Continue reading →

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The Epitaph and The Pit

Posted on Tuesday, 2 September, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Young Fogey has written Almost our epitaph here: the true cost of the Catholic abuse scandal. By way of digression, he has also been writing about speech in More Anglophilia, from the past? The mid-Atlantic accent and My accent. I … Continue reading →

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Emerging Totalitarianism?

Posted on Wednesday, 20 August, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This seems to be a balanced article – Orwell, Huxley and the Emerging Totalitarianism. It is a subject that preoccupies me. I have read both 1984 and Brave New World, and have read William Shirer’s monumental The Rise and Fall … Continue reading →

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ISIS Crucifies Christians

Posted on Thursday, 24 July, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

As we approach the centenary of World War I, we are confronted by the full horror of the persecution of Christians by ISIS Muslims in Syria and Iraq. The more conservative newspapers and websites give the story. The story goes … Continue reading →

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Shrill Polemics

Posted on Sunday, 20 July, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Something discussed in our recent Council of Advice meeting inspired me to write on the subject of shrillness on the part of many polemicists seeking to defend their convictions and win others over to them. One Council member regretted having … Continue reading →

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Clerical Sex Abuse

Posted on Tuesday, 3 June, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Some of us are aware that there has been a Special Commission of Enquiry in Australia to investigate the dark secrets of Roman Catholic bishops who should have gone to the police or criminal authorities to report perverted priests abusing … Continue reading →

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Patricius on Tolkien

Posted on Sunday, 16 February, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

My good friend Patricius has written an article about Ronald Tolkien in his blog – Is Tolkien dangerous? Part I…. He has sent me the second part to ask my advice, but I have already had to tell him that … Continue reading →

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