Tag Archives: Pastoral matters

Roman Catholic Woes

Posted on Monday, 19 July, 2021 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I am one of relatively few who has swum the Tiber both ways, return journey. I left the Church of England and returned to Anglicanism via the Continuum. I experienced the traditionalist world at first hand. I knew the most … Continue reading →

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Megachurch or bust?

Posted on Sunday, 11 July, 2021 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

About a week ago, I read the article Defining Church Growth for Traditional Anglicans: Leaving behind failed models of church growth for new ones. I wondered whether it would inspire some thoughts from me. It didn’t. Then this came up: The … Continue reading →

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Ceremonies of the Sarum Missal

Posted on Tuesday, 2 February, 2021 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A very kind friend bought and sent me a copy of R.J. Urquhart’s Ceremonies of the Sarum Missal. It is not a book I would have bought myself given its high price set by the publisher T&T Clark. I was … Continue reading →

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Morality or Wholeness

Posted on Wednesday, 18 November, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

One of the finest moral theologians I have known of was Fr Servais Pinckaers OP (1925 – 2008) who taught at Fribourg University. I was one of his students, and am proud of that fact. He is one of those … Continue reading →

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To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite

Posted on Friday, 13 November, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been looking at an old article from 2013 on Western Rite Orthodoxy, a new proposition. I am staggered by the number of comments that followed my review of some ideas put out by Fr Anthony Bondi of the Russian … Continue reading →

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La Douceur Pastorale

Posted on Friday, 7 August, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

One thing that motivated me to go to the Institute of Christ the King at the end of my university studies in 1990 was the influence of Opus Sacerdotale, an association of French parish priests. In the 1970’s, they generally … Continue reading →

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Our Church’s outreach in these uncertain times

Posted on Monday, 30 March, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr Jonathan Munn has come up with an excellent initiative on our Diocesan website: Material for use during the COVID 19 epidemic There are recordings of Mass from private chapels, including our Bishop who preached a lovely sermon yesterday. My … Continue reading →

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Passion Sunday

Posted on Sunday, 29 March, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Here is my recording of Mass and Sermon for Passion Sunday. The rite is the Use of Sarum in Latin except the Epistle and Gospel. I intend to record also the Masses of Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, the Mass of … Continue reading →

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Attend Mass by Live Streaming

Posted on Thursday, 19 March, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Those who wish to attend Mass at home by live streaming may do so: Fraternity of St Peter St Eugene, Paris, France – via their YouTube channel and Facebook page. Mass every weekday at 7:00 pm local time (6 pm in the UK). … Continue reading →

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One or Two Ideas…

Posted on Sunday, 15 March, 2020 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

As I celebrated Mass this morning, as always sine populo, I was aware of a great feeling of gratitude to be at Mass and receiving the Sacrament. Here in France, Italy and elsewhere, there can be no public Mass. We … Continue reading →

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