Tag Archives: New Goliards

Is free Catholicism cognitively dissonant and/or deeply dishonest?

Posted on Monday, 7 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I can sometimes understand why atheists like Richard Dawkins would have things in such a way as Christians would be no more acceptable in society than Holocaust deniers and flat-earth fanatics. Perhaps he would like to be a new Robespierre … Continue reading →

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Fragile Unity

Posted on Saturday, 5 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just been looking at Retro-church and its recent articles. Go over there, read them and come back here: An Appeal from the Continuing Anglican Churches to the ACNA and Associated Churches – the background, already linked to and … Continue reading →

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Fraternity of Saint Osmund

Posted on Wednesday, 5 December, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I am launching an idea for a dispersed community of prayer for those who wish to live a life inspired by the Rule of St Benedict and the idea of the Secular Oblature. It is not a monastery, nor is … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Loneliness

Posted on Monday, 3 December, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It can happen to all of us when we are disconnected socially from other church people and far from our bishops, brother priests, etc. Like many others, I have lived through the events concerning the Traditional Anglican Communion. It is … Continue reading →

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What Justifies our Existence?

Posted on Friday, 9 November, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

What justifies our existence? By this I don’t mean our individual lives as human persons, but our continuing as priests, little sacramental Christian communities, or whatever. We often find ourselves in impossible situations like a boat in rough sea. There … Continue reading →

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Christian Anarchism

Posted on Thursday, 8 November, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I am gathering ideas for this subject that has fascinated me for a long time. For the time being, I leave you with a quote from Nicholas Berdyaev (Slavery and Freedom) and some links. The religious truth of anarchism consists … Continue reading →

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The Desire for the Mitre

Posted on Thursday, 8 November, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It is something I have found in the Continuing Anglican movement as in the independent sacramental movement in general. For those in the mainstream churches, it is difficult to know why everyone seems to want to be a bishop! There … Continue reading →

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A Promising Independent Sacramental Apostolate

Posted on Wednesday, 7 November, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I had often wondered what happened to Brother Stephen Treat who was a monk at Spring Bank Cistercian Abbey and wrote a good number of articles on The Anglo-Catholic blog now in a state of extended hiatus. As far as I … Continue reading →

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A Few Constants

Posted on Thursday, 18 October, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I feel highly enriched by this conversation about independent sacramental clergy and their communities, and personal reflection helps me see clear. If we see things from the institutional churches, especially Rome and those Orthodox jurisdictions interested in attracting western converts, … Continue reading →

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Independent Sacramental Delinquency

Posted on Thursday, 18 October, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I can anticipate the question in some people’s minds, asking whether I have opened the flood gates and am prepared to condone the behaviour of all those who get themselves consecrated or ordained. I think I have been clear about … Continue reading →

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