Tag Archives: New Goliards

Great British Eccentrics

Posted on Friday, 23 December, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Many years ago, when I was at school in York, I was introduced to one of the songmen of the Minster. He had been there for years and was living in a little house belonging to the Dean and Chapter … Continue reading →

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No one need be alone.

Posted on Thursday, 8 December, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

One of my regular guests, JD, has his own blog and he has just written Advent Acedia. This damnable winter, and it doesn’t seem so long since I last sailed my boat at an extraordinarily mild beginning of November! We … Continue reading →

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More Papal Bull

Posted on Wednesday, 30 November, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I invariably have other things to do when some new absurdity comes out of the Roman Catholic Church. The newest is that Pope Francis is being threatened by four Cardinal whistle-blowers over the issue of allowing civilly remarried divorcees to … Continue reading →

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Thoughts from the November Gloom

Posted on Wednesday, 23 November, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Naturally, the title of this posting only applies to those living in the northern hemisphere. The heavenly cycles go their way as predictably as a clock as it measures the cycles of time that mark our life and death in … Continue reading →

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A New Dawn

Posted on Tuesday, 4 October, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This entry more or less started as I took my boat out yesterday afternoon on the sea from Veules les Roses. The north-east wind was light and there was little swell. I close hauled into the wind and the tidal … Continue reading →

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Benedict Option

Posted on Thursday, 29 September, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have seen this expression – Benedict Option – being bandied about on the internet. Here is an article by the American conservative Rod Dreher – Benedict Option FAQ. I am sceptical about anything coming from across the Atlantic, because … Continue reading →

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Post-Modern Goliards

Posted on Saturday, 24 September, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The theme has fascinated me for a long time. I feel profoundly dissatisfied with the development of conservative mores. I notice the fascination many of my contemporaries have for the generation born in the 1920’s and 30’s who lived their … Continue reading →

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Weird Symbolism

Posted on Wednesday, 21 September, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I don’t know if we have any medieval experts looking at this blog. Have a look at this: I am rather intrigued by this group of dissolute-looking folk gathered around a book of music. I am brought to think of … Continue reading →

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Spinners, Lures and Fly Line

Posted on Monday, 30 May, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I would seem an odd title, but easily explained. In the same way as I take time preparing my boat for something beyond a brief day-sail, I used to sort out my fishing tackle as a boy. I had several … Continue reading →

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If you want a Vision of the Future…

Posted on Tuesday, 10 May, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I was brought to consider the dreadful epitaph of humanity written by George Orwell towards the end of Nineteen Eighty-Four by the article Is Modern Man Irremediably Cut Off from Tradition? If you want a picture of the future, imagine … Continue reading →

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