Tag Archives: New Goliards

Don Gregorio

Posted on Wednesday, 4 February, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

One or two people have written in on the subject of Fr Gregor Hesse (1953-2006). The bare bones of this priest’s life inform us that he was born in Vienna (Austria) and studied at the Angelicum in Rome to earn … Continue reading →

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A Sobering Article

Posted on Monday, 15 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There is a blog on which fewer posts are put up, but when they are, they are well thought out and often profound. One is Gathering a Sense of the Lay of the Liturgical Land : The contemporary context. I … Continue reading →

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The Liturgical Wilderness

Posted on Saturday, 27 September, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There have been some interesting comments on Gathering a Sense of the Lay of the Liturgical Land : Traditional Catholicism. One comment in particular struck me, sent in by someone who comments here too. From a practical point of view, … 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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Libenter suffertis insipientens : cum sitis ipsi sapientes.

Posted on Sunday, 23 February, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise. I read this amazing Epistle of St Paul this morning at Mass of Sexagesima Sunday. In this piece of writing, Paul shows his complete break with conventions and all the … Continue reading →

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The World of the Hippies

Posted on Friday, 31 January, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Over the past few days, I have been reading bits and pieces about popular sub-cultures in the 1960’s and 70’s, from teddy boys to the rival gangs of Mods and Rockers in the 60’s. There are other sub-cultures today, usually … Continue reading →

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Smoke and Mirrors

Posted on Wednesday, 4 December, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I suppose that like many people, I feel hurt when I am contradicted and manipulated. But I don’t mind a challenge, and many of my most treasured things are challenged. That is part of a blogger’s lot. You either stop … Continue reading →

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Another Plea for a Church of Human Dimensions

Posted on Monday, 25 November, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

My brother priest Fr Jonathan Munn has written another cri de coeur – Unashamed Idealism. I added a brief comment, suggesting that my old article Rigorism,Tutiorism and Probabilism had some relevance by analysing the roots of the legalistic and judgemental attitude … Continue reading →

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Abolish the Priesthood?

Posted on Sunday, 24 November, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In view of the weight of claims for the episcopal consecration of women and the “empowerment” of the laity one keeps hearing in French dioceses, I did a search on Google to see if anyone had seriously considered abolishing the … Continue reading →

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Absolute Ordinations Revisited

Posted on Thursday, 14 November, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It was in April 2012 that I wrote Absolute ordinations. I write again on this subject since someone has typed a question into my search box asking what “absolute ordinations” are. It’s a very good question. The short answer is that … Continue reading →

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