Tag Archives: Politics

Of Terrorists and Liturgists

Posted on Tuesday, 23 September, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There is the old quip about being able to negotiate with terrorists more easily than with liturgists. The steer looks wistfully at the slaughterhouse door as discussions are held about who will be responsible for the liturgy in the Vatican. … Continue reading →

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Gay Marriage

Posted on Monday, 31 March, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I read on some blogs and in the news that the UK has passed laws allowing same-sex marriages. The same happened in France about a year ago, and there were fierce demonstrations organised by Civitas. The big problem is that … Continue reading →

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Holy Russia

Posted on Sunday, 3 November, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

A circular e-mail from Dr William Tighe gives us the text of The Russians are Coming by Dr Robert Moynihan. The idea is seductive. Should we do away with Roman Catholicism in Europe, all of us convert to Orthodoxy and … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy Theories and Democracy

Posted on Saturday, 2 November, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Whilst we are on the subject, this is worth reading: Are conspiracy theories the biggest threat to democracy? Observer columnist and academic John Naughton said: The reason we have conspiracy theories is that sometimes governments and organisations do conspire. You … Continue reading →

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More Reflections on Freedom and “The Pit”

Posted on Sunday, 13 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I often return to the recurring theme in my life, and I still work at it and do all I can to “reality-check” it. This theme is one of the relationship between the human person (me or anyone else) with … Continue reading →

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The Passing of an Era

Posted on Tuesday, 8 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It has happened before: the fall of the Roman Empire, the transition of the Middle-Ages into the Renaissance, the French Revolution, Marxist Communism the Great Depression and the Nazi hell. Now we seem to be looking at the end of … Continue reading →

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Décroissance

Posted on Wednesday, 25 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There is something I would like to run by my readers, especially as I am passionately enthusiastic about the ideas behind the Arts & Crafts movement of a century ago. Rightly, it is not merely an aesthetic or artistic movement, … Continue reading →

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