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Hold up, sir John…
A few times, recently, some have thought it insulting to me to address me as “Mr Chadwick” so as to refuse recognition of my status as a cleric or a priest. Sometimes I would just be called Chadwick like when … Continue reading
Small Dioceses
Interesting article from Fr Hunwicke – Dioceses. In some of the southern Italian dioceses, the Bishop is as accessible as a parish priest and there is virtually no bureaucracy beyond a secretary / archivist and a bursar. This is one … Continue reading
Gender Bending
One problem with modern society is labelling and stereotyping without seeking to understand the profound dimensions of things. With a hat tip to Deborah Gyapong (Foolishness to the World), I came across an article on gender identity by Monsignor Tony … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatism / Liberalism, Liberalism, Moral questions, Pastoral matters, Philosophy, Politics, Reflections
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Communion in the Hand
Responding to The Red Herring of Communion in the Hand, Fr Robert Hart has written something interesting on Facebook: Normally I avoid these specifically Roman Catholic problems, inasmuch as my own position is perfectly clear for all to read. But, … Continue reading
Leavened Bread and the Blessed Sacrament
Patricius has written Elevations… which is interesting when you get to know its author a little. He loves making conservative readers bristle by his rhetoric! I have always used standard unleavened wafers that you buy ready made and keep in … Continue reading
How masculine should a priest be?
It is sometimes claimed that giving roles to women in the Church causes priestly vocations to dry up. In recent years, we find church institutions ordaining women or allowing them roles in the liturgy. Conservatives find this “feminisation” disturbing, since … Continue reading
Is it all about sexual ethics?
I get a little annoyed when the Christian philosophy of life is all brought down to family and sexual ethics. That is at least the impression when I read The Synod and the Ordinariates, which I found via Deborah Gyapong’s … Continue reading
Le Cri de Coeur
My blog is constantly accessed from Liturgiae Causa, and I have read the two most recent postings. I met Patricius last spring in London, a young man of good urban appearance and intelligence. Not being a medical professional, I wouldn’t … Continue reading
The Liturgical Wilderness
There have been some interesting comments on Gathering a Sense of the Lay of the Liturgical Land : Traditional Catholicism. One comment in particular struck me, sent in by someone who comments here too. From a practical point of view, … Continue reading
Popular and Elite
This morning, Dr William Tighe sent out an e-mail with some links about people who become Orthodox and leave. Leaving the Orthodox Church is a poignant posting, as are several others on this blog that reveal some of the same … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, Elite, Pastoral matters, Popular Religion, Reflections, Sub-cultures
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The Blue Flower 