Tag Archives: Pastoral matters

The Proto-History of the Roman Liturgical Reform

Posted on Thursday, 12 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Here is an article I posted on The Anglo-Catholic in April 2010. I was reminded of it on reading the Rad Trad’s The Jansenist Church, which may have been inspired to some extent by my own response to Fr Blake’s … Continue reading →

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Ordinariate Market Research

Posted on Sunday, 18 October, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

He’s written another one What Is The Market For Anglicanorum coetibus? Before I set up as a translator at the beginning of this century, I did a brief course of business studies: the idea we want to sell, what we … Continue reading →

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Secularism and Christianity

Posted on Tuesday, 29 September, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is a fine article – The Offer You Can’t Refuse (the Secular World) One thing that comes out of this is that for as long as churches try to ape the secular world (bureaucracy, steering committees, etc.) we know … Continue reading →

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Sarum Reconstructionism

Posted on Monday, 14 September, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is interesting – A “Sarum Use” church plant and why it wouldn’t work. In the perspective of “all-or-nothing” in which he presents it, he is probably right. If however the Sarum Use were celebrated in the same spirit as some … Continue reading →

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Growth and Respectability

Posted on Tuesday, 18 August, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr Jonathan Munn of our Diocese often writes very thoughtful articles on his blog. A few days ago, he wrote St Benedict’s Priory 2015: Growing pains and taking pains to grow. We are all concerned for the future of our … Continue reading →

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Why be a priest?

Posted on Monday, 20 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

E-mails have been sent around with a link to Was Philip North right? – five years on. The person running the Ordinariate Expats blog simply asks for opinions. In the exchange of e-mails, it is all taken as an affront to … Continue reading →

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Taking Positions

Posted on Monday, 6 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been away for the weekend, notably being at our Council of Advice meeting in London. Despite the strike in the port of Calais, I planned an alternative route thanks to my ferry company allowing passengers onto ships at … Continue reading →

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Christian Communities

Posted on Monday, 29 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Another fine reflection with Desperation. The bottom line seems to be what we do to create an alternative lifestyle so that Christianity can survive in our life. What alternative can we offer to secular society? The most “intensive” kind of … Continue reading →

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Title Modification

Posted on Monday, 22 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I decided to make a change in the title of this blog to reflect my broader interest in Christian faith in a post-Christian world. I have not lost interest in the liturgy or the Use of Sarum, but I feel … Continue reading →

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La Nausée

Posted on Sunday, 29 March, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I left the Church of England 34 years ago for my badly-advised swim over the bit of river that flows through Martigny and Riddes in French-speaking Switerland. Ony five years later did I actually go to that country, but no … Continue reading →

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