Tag Archives: Mystery of Evil

Pushkin, not Putin

Posted on Saturday, 12 March, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I try to understand the present crisis in philosophical terms. I am alarmed about Russia and its culture being “cancelled” and demonised. Like most people in the part of the world where I live, I believe that Putin is wrong … Continue reading →

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The Long Table

Posted on Tuesday, 8 March, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A number of journalists have wondered why Putin only talks to people from each end of an enormously long table.Perhaps it is to avoid assassination by poisoning, something for which the Russians (or at least the re-named KGB and dark … Continue reading →

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Lenten Iconoclasm

Posted on Monday, 28 February, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is a couple of days early, but my little oratory is in Lenten Array for the first time. I modified the altar frontal from the old chapel to fit the smaller altar and to eliminate the wooden frame. The … Continue reading →

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From Despair to Light

Posted on Thursday, 27 January, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I read something yesterday which turned over in my mind, but at the same time I felt quite revolted about it. It was someone’s opinion about his refusal of all notion of God or meaning to life. He was not … Continue reading →

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Be Brave

Posted on Thursday, 13 January, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I was reading Rob Riemen’s little book Nobility of Spirit last night, which I have already read several times. The book is divided into several narratives to illustrate the main question of the human soul and the real meaning of … Continue reading →

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Flogging made a bad man worse, and broke a good man’s heart

Posted on Tuesday, 14 December, 2021 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I answered another message about someone’s ideas about a political regime based on Old Testament law as advocated by the Reconstructionist movement. I have just found this video which is heavy going for one who is not used to American … Continue reading →

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Christian Integralism and Humanism

Posted on Monday, 13 December, 2021 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This talk was inspired by some correspondence with a person who is wondering about what I would call a fundamentalist and puritan Christian totalitarian theocracy. I give a few elements of my refusal of such a system in favour of … Continue reading →

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Beauty for Ashes

Posted on Monday, 6 December, 2021 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

As I prepared to say Mass today of the Feast of St Nicholas of Myra, three little words came into my mind and filled all my thoughts – Beauty for ashes. They come from Isaiah 61. The Spirit of the … Continue reading →

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Second Sunday of Advent

Posted on Friday, 3 December, 2021 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is the second of this series of devotions and organ music for the Sundays of Advent J.S. Bach, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 739 St Paul announces the Messiah of all Jews and Gentiles alike. And there shall … Continue reading →

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First Sunday of Advent

Posted on Friday, 26 November, 2021 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been thinking about some kind of outreach since the time I recorded Mass in my old chapel. The events in my life up to and since last April and my move here to the Mayenne affected me very … Continue reading →

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