Tag Archives: Philosophy

Ungodly Alliances

Posted on Tuesday, 12 January, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In the light of recent events, many of us are noticing that politicians who promote left-wing “politically correct” agendas are also favouring the growth of tendencies that one would imagine to be diametrically opposed to their own interests and any … Continue reading →

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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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Church and Politics

Posted on Saturday, 7 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We are often confronted with the eternal temptation of Christian churches: riding piggyback on the secular state or political parties in order to achieve its mission. Recently, we have seen scenes of Russian Orthodox priests blessing high-tech weapons of war. … Continue reading →

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Let the Mayhem begin, just as long as it doesn’t affect me!

Posted on Monday, 26 October, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Click on the image for an enlargement and the details of this horror. I often read alternative news sites to try to get a different slant on what’s going on in the world. I naturally look for signs of hope, … Continue reading →

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A tough sell…

Posted on Thursday, 15 October, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is something to think about. Darkness comes over the world like in the Hitler or Stalin regimes or something like Orwell’s dystopia. The Party has the ultimate means of turning believers into atheists and correcting anyone with politically incorrect … Continue reading →

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Christian Romanticism

Posted on Wednesday, 23 September, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We don’t seem to see an end to the depressing binary dialectic between “cultural Christianity” and conservative Catholicism, Protestantism and Orthodoxy, especially in the American scene. This side of the Atlantic, outside imported American religion, Christianity is decaying like its … Continue reading →

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Repairing Engines and Inner Peace

Posted on Tuesday, 7 July, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

At last, I have begun to fulfil my intention of January 2013 to read the famous philosophical novel Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I had obviously understood very little before acquiring the book and beginning to read it. Last … Continue reading →

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Perceptio

Posted on Tuesday, 26 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Perceptio is of a rare subtlety in understanding many of the issues that dog us. Churches concerned with political correctness are described in Make of it what you will. I have given a lot of thought to the issue of … Continue reading →

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Gender Bending

Posted on Wednesday, 4 March, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

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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Food for thought

Posted on Wednesday, 31 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Hat tip to John Beeler in his latest round-up. In particular, he quotes a blog posting – Post rationalism. I have often lain awake thinking about these things, and there is nothing we can do about the society in which … Continue reading →

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