Tag Archives: Psychology

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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Clergy Killers – indeed

Posted on Saturday, 28 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

HT – Fr Stephen Smuts My attention is drawn to an article – Toxic Congregations – about parishioners who behave in such a way as there is only one answer – close down the parish. But it might not be … Continue reading →

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