Tag Archives: New Goliards

The vocations crisis

Posted on Friday, 25 May, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I am linking to a very interesting article that offers analysis about the dearth of priestly vocations in the Roman Catholic Church, whilst bishops and the Roman Curia continue to laicise and banish clergy for reasons other than child abuse. … Continue reading →

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An unpublished “Plan B” paper

Posted on Friday, 11 May, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Update: I had an e-mail from someone who found me unjust and negative about the ACA. I find that this person missed the whole point of this posting. I put up a piece I wrote in August 2010 – therefore … Continue reading →

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Re-post: Reflections about ‘vagante’ clergy and independent churches

Posted on Thursday, 26 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Reflections about ‘vagante’ clergy and independent churches It is worth reading my article again and particularly the wealth of comments. The world of Goliard clergy is vast and more diverse than we can imagine, though I sympathise with the aspiration to … Continue reading →

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A model of priestly life and vocation

Posted on Wednesday, 25 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr Jerome Lloyd has posted an article with the title Our Vocation. The conception is familiar to anyone who has come into contact with the Oratory of St Philip Neri. The Oratorian idea is taken and adapted to a situation … Continue reading →

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Independent Catholic Churches in Europe

Posted on Wednesday, 25 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It occurred to me to make some effort at giving a list of some independent (non-Roman) Catholic Churches with their Internet links. One has to be very careful as some of those bishops would take you to court for saying … Continue reading →

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An Old Catholic perspective

Posted on Tuesday, 24 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I wrote a posting on the other blog under the title Absolute ordinations and received an interesting comment from Fr Jerome Lloyd of the Old Roman Catholic Church in Europe (I give the site of his ministry in Brighton as the … Continue reading →

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Some of my blog postings that inspired this blog

Posted on Tuesday, 24 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Here are some posts on As the sun in its orb that mark the development of my thought that led to this blog being set up to deal with pastoral and vocational issues. A reflection on priesthood Comment of ‘Salisbury’s Orb’ Mass … Continue reading →

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New Goliards blog

Posted on Tuesday, 24 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The Goliards were mischievous and fun-loving clerics in the middle-ages who incurred the wrath of the establishment and the anger of those who took religion a little too seriously. Admittedly, there were excesses and acts of irreverence that would shock … Continue reading →

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New Goliards – a blog for ‘homeless’ clergy

Posted on Tuesday, 24 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Welcome to New Goliards, a blog for priests and other Christians. As I wrote in The Goliards then and now, I address the serious problem of priests who find themselves canonically ‘homeless’, ‘shipwrecked’ or whatever other metaphor might be appropriate. Some … Continue reading →

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Absolute ordinations

Posted on Tuesday, 24 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Yesterday, I wrote about the question of a priest saying Mass on his own – whether it is because he considers the Mass as some kind of private magical prayer, or because he wants to participate in the communion of … Continue reading →

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