Tag Archives: Northern Catholicism

Re-reforming Anglicanism?

Posted on Saturday, 19 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I always enjoy reading the Old High Churchman and the reasoned reflections of Archbishop Peter Robinson, a case in point being his most recent Keeping Things Tidy. As usual, I see the same binary choice being offered between an idealised … Continue reading →

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The Affirmation of Saint Louis as a Hermeneutic Key

Posted on Wednesday, 16 January, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Sorry, hermeneutic key simply means something that enables us to interpret data, without which interpretation might be ambiguous or simply wrong. It’s a fancy term I only ever heard about in university, but it has become quite popular when it … Continue reading →

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NCC Ordinations in Germany

Posted on Thursday, 22 November, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I got word from Bishop Roald Flemestad that he had been in Germany. The Nordic Catholic Church website gives an article about ordinations from the Christian Catholic Church and the Order of Port Royal. I used Google for the translation … Continue reading →

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Splendid Article on Northern Ecclesiology

Posted on Saturday, 17 November, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

By Deacon Jonathan Munn of the ACC in the UK – Branching out of Yggdrasil. Our English and northern French culture is full of the old Norse mythology. It’s in our blood like the sea! Deacon Munn discusses the English … Continue reading →

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Northern Catholicism and Celtic Catholicism

Posted on Monday, 5 November, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This comment just came in from Stephen K in Australia following my posts Northern Catholicism, Celtic Christianity and Celtic Christianity Revisited: I thought yours a wonderfully concise summary of the differences between Northern and Southern Catholicism, Father. What I want to know … Continue reading →

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New Article about Northern Catholicism

Posted on Monday, 23 July, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just had a “ping” from this excellent article – Northerness Respondi on Anglican Rose. As I have already mentioned, I have a great deal of esteem for Archbishop Peter Robinson, even though I am a tad more “pre-reformation” than … Continue reading →

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Old Catholic Ecclesiology

Posted on Wednesday, 18 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Here I am importing a few articles from the old English Catholic blog. * * * Looking for a new home? This article by Bishop Roald Flemestad of the Nordic Catholic Church was published in this [December 2011] month’s New Directions, … Continue reading →

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A fine Norwegian church

Posted on Tuesday, 21 February, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is the Nordic Catholic Church’s parish in Bergen, dedicated to St Sunniva. I have found the photo in their blog post Fastelavn og karneval. The priest here, Fr Roy Olav, is giving a lesson to the children about Carneval, literally “goodbye … Continue reading →

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Ordinations in the Nordic Catholic Church

Posted on Wednesday, 15 February, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Two new deacons were ordained last Sunday in the Nordic Catholic Church by Bishop Roald Flemestad. The newly ordained are Michael Catenacci and Bjørn Nicolaisen. Magnus Sterner was ordained an acolyte. Deacon Catenacci and Acolyte Sterner will serve in Stockholm, … Continue reading →

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The Use of Nidaros

Posted on Thursday, 9 February, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr Sean Finnegan, the English Roman Catholic priest known for having celebrated Sarum Masses in Merton College chapel in the 1990’s, has produced a posting on his blog on The Use of Nidaros. This is the pre-Reformation Norwegian use, which … Continue reading →

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