Tag Archives: Pastoral matters

The Simple Priest

Posted on Monday, 17 November, 2025 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It is now a very long time since I was a deacon in the Roman Catholic Church, and I was finally away from that situation in late 1997 after my stay at Triors Abbey. I wandered into the sedevacantist vagante … Continue reading →

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Other Christianities, far away

Posted on Saturday, 29 March, 2025 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Having entertained a friend of mine for a few days, this person has left many things in my mind to reflect. He is a priest under Bishop Alistair Bate who extends his ministry over many different kinds of liberal and … Continue reading →

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The Nietzschean Christian Übermensch

Posted on Friday, 28 February, 2025 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I stumbled across a video and an article about a French diocesan bishop expressing his views of traditionalist Catholics and a need to keep a close watch over those who celebrate and follow the old Latin liturgy. Mgr Jordy: l’ignorance … Continue reading →

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Mature Christianity

Posted on Thursday, 6 February, 2025 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have had to reflect about the relevance of churches, not only the big institutions like the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England and the Anglican Communion, and the various national Orthodox churches – but also the various traditionalist … Continue reading →

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Liminal Mariners

Posted on Sunday, 8 October, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been sailing several times this year, living aboard for up to a week to ten days. There are three ways to go sailing: with a massive and extremely well organised and planned event like the Semaine du Golfe, … Continue reading →

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New Year Resolution

Posted on Saturday, 7 January, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Some people have the custom of making New Year Resolutions, usually things for better health like giving up drinking alcohol or smoking. Others resolve to keep a tidy home, be better organised at work, many things. How long do such … Continue reading →

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Call for a New Christianity

Posted on Tuesday, 13 December, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I regularly receive e-mails from Dr William Tighe giving links to various bits of news and views about the Church and the moral state of the modern world. I was particularly struck by this title of an article Pope Francis … Continue reading →

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Parish Catholicism

Posted on Wednesday, 25 May, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have not written anything here since Holy Week, partly through discouragement, partly through laziness, partly through being taken up by other things. I have been trying to discern what made Christianity “work” in the past. Simply, it was the … Continue reading →

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The Ungodly Dystopia

Posted on Wednesday, 19 January, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A friend of mine who is a scientist wrote this on his Facebook: * * * “The Church has degenerated into factional disputation. As Paul VI said it is “engaged in a process of self-destruction.” The Magisterium equates “love” with … Continue reading →

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Second Sunday of Advent

Posted on Friday, 3 December, 2021 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is the second of this series of devotions and organ music for the Sundays of Advent J.S. Bach, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 739 St Paul announces the Messiah of all Jews and Gentiles alike. And there shall … Continue reading →

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