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The seeds are planted

Posted on Saturday, 26 December, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

That might seem an odd title for St Stephen’s Day. My feeling of “dryness” has probably been beneficial. Of course, over the past week, it has been the run-up to Christmas (mostly the preparation of the “secular” part), and many … Continue reading →

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A new (but not so new) way forward

Posted on Thursday, 17 December, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We bloggers (floggers?) tend to come to a watershed sooner or later, especially when we become aware of bad feelings and occasional hostility. I have certainly discussed “true churches” exhaustively and I haven’t much more to say on the liturgy … Continue reading →

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Ars moriendi

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

There are some fine autumn thoughts on Rad Trad‘s blog in I’m Going to Die. He reassures us that he hasn’t been diagnosed with cancer or anything like that. However, he is right, whether it is cancer, a heart attack, … Continue reading →

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The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit.

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

The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit : a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise. This verse leapt out to me as I read this pearl of wisdom – A Place for the Damaged. It … Continue reading →

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Christian Romanticism

Posted on Wednesday, 23 September, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We don’t seem to see an end to the depressing binary dialectic between “cultural Christianity” and conservative Catholicism, Protestantism and Orthodoxy, especially in the American scene. This side of the Atlantic, outside imported American religion, Christianity is decaying like its … Continue reading →

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Episcopi Vagantes Simplified

Posted on Tuesday, 8 September, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In A conservative blog for peace, we find On pushing progressivism in church and more. I think John is a tad simplistic for many questions: Episcopi vagantes summed up: “tossing about between Modernism, theosophy, and simple megalomania.” Ex-clergy or clergy … Continue reading →

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Interesting Observations

Posted on Friday, 21 August, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

For some time now, we have been treated by John Bruce of Los Angeles to a long season on the Ordinariates. It would seem to me that he loves doing down anything that is not under the mainstream bureaucracy or … Continue reading →

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Christian Communities

Posted on Monday, 29 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Another fine reflection with Desperation. The bottom line seems to be what we do to create an alternative lifestyle so that Christianity can survive in our life. What alternative can we offer to secular society? The most “intensive” kind of … Continue reading →

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Title Modification

Posted on Monday, 22 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I decided to make a change in the title of this blog to reflect my broader interest in Christian faith in a post-Christian world. I have not lost interest in the liturgy or the Use of Sarum, but I feel … Continue reading →

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Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục

Posted on Wednesday, 10 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There is a new Facebook page on Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục who died in 1984. He was a Vietnamese Roman Catholic archbishop who was incredibly naive and fell between the cracks of Ostpolitik diplomacy after his family was … Continue reading →

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