Tag Archives: Psychology

Liturgy and Maturity

Posted on Friday, 30 November, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I reproduce this text with some reservation as it comes from the Australian Catholica forum, situated in the radical progressive perspective. Yes, they are for the ordination of women and LGBT people, yes, just like ECUSA. I’m not endorsing or … Continue reading →

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Solving the Clerical Sex-Abuse Crisis

Posted on Monday, 15 October, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There is a new article in Deborah Gyapong’s blog Proposed solution to the clerical sexual abuse crisis. She comments on a newspaper article about a bishop claiming to offer a solution to this crisis, and asks her readers to comment. I … Continue reading →

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As far as it can go

Posted on Tuesday, 9 October, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In England, we have people who call for “bringing back hanging” and there is a subculture in some European countries of neo-Nazi thugs and people convinced by all kinds of sick and anti-social ideas. As we say up in Yorkshire … Continue reading →

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Mental Illness in the Clergy

Posted on Monday, 8 October, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Some of the blogs I have been looking at recently come up with incredibly lucid analyses about certain topics. Here is an independent priest on mental illness. Naturally, I read anything with a critical spirit and do not automatically endorse … Continue reading →

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Trolling Psychology

Posted on Saturday, 8 September, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been doing a little bit of reading on “troll” psychology, and in the end, I wonder about the validity of any of these studies. Why does anyone write on the Internet? I used to see the Internet as … Continue reading →

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Godwin’s Law

Posted on Thursday, 30 August, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There is something I would like to make clear to my readers, in the wake of a recent discussion with my wife. She had me discover the existence of a concept called Godwin’s Law. This is the fallacious use of … Continue reading →

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Blessed are the poor in spirit

Posted on Saturday, 11 August, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

What an amazing story as I looked at Young Fogey’s blog! I have nothing to add, but draw your attention to the very antithesis of the “prosperity gospel” and “you are worth your success / money / whatever”. Catholic but … Continue reading →

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Positive and Negative Thinking

Posted on Friday, 10 August, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I think I have begun to identify a problem of understanding between my way of writing and some of my readers – that is the sacrosanct dogma of “being positive”. I am not an American, but deeply a European. We … Continue reading →

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Mysterium Iniquitatis – the Aurora Massacre

Posted on Friday, 27 July, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Over the last few days, I have been reading the news about a horrible massacre that occurred in a cinema at Aurora in Colorado. The cinema was featuring the newest Batman film and a young man opened fire with weapons … Continue reading →

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Religion and Spirituality

Posted on Thursday, 26 July, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is a question that always ‘bugs’ me and makes me think. I often come across “apologists” who try to back you into a corner with the usual dilemma – my way or the highway. All or nothing. You can … Continue reading →

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