Tag Archives: Reflections

The Mirror

Posted on Tuesday, 10 January, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Resentment, bigotry, prejudice… When we hear people talking with bitterness and trashing someone who did not deserve such treatment, it is heartbreaking. I have lived through the death of Pope Benedict XVI – from a distance. I have also lived … Continue reading →

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New Year Resolution

Posted on Saturday, 7 January, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Some people have the custom of making New Year Resolutions, usually things for better health like giving up drinking alcohol or smoking. Others resolve to keep a tidy home, be better organised at work, many things. How long do such … Continue reading →

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Benedict XVI (1927-2022)

Posted on Wednesday, 4 January, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Last New Year’s Eve, I read the news of Pope Benedict XVI’s death about two hours after it occurred. I was struck by the date being the very last day of the year 2022 in which Queen Elizabeth II died, … Continue reading →

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On this Christmas Eve

Posted on Saturday, 24 December, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

As I wish my readers a happy Christmas, whether they are with their families or alone with the Mystery we contemplate, I have been corresponding with Edward Jarvis who has written two books on the more illusory aspects of independent … Continue reading →

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Call for a New Christianity

Posted on Tuesday, 13 December, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I regularly receive e-mails from Dr William Tighe giving links to various bits of news and views about the Church and the moral state of the modern world. I was particularly struck by this title of an article Pope Francis … Continue reading →

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Go Forth and Multiply

Posted on Sunday, 20 November, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I find it quite ironic that we are informed that the world is being suffocated under the weight of eight to ten billion humans in this world. The biggest populations seem to be in China, India and the African continent, … Continue reading →

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Medieval Dystopia?

Posted on Saturday, 27 August, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We are being bombarded by the media about the “climate emergency” and the consequences of Putin invading Ukraine and of the availability of affordable energy in the form of natural gas. We howl in the agony of worry and anxiety … Continue reading →

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Liturgical Nihilism

Posted on Wednesday, 6 July, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

For those who read French, I draw your attention to Le pape François laisse entendre que l’attachement au rite tridentin constitue un produit du nihilisme. This is a fascinating article from the French Catholic periodical La Croix by the theologian … Continue reading →

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Behold the Sea!

Posted on Tuesday, 5 July, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This blog has suffered neglect over the past few months. The current polemics in the Roman Catholic and other churches do little more than prove the inadequacy of ecclesial institutions and the sinfulness of the most sanctimonious of the men … Continue reading →

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Lenten Iconoclasm

Posted on Monday, 28 February, 2022 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is a couple of days early, but my little oratory is in Lenten Array for the first time. I modified the altar frontal from the old chapel to fit the smaller altar and to eliminate the wooden frame. The … Continue reading →

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