Tag Archives: Reflections

The Romantic Christ

Posted on Wednesday, 28 September, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Romanticism is very difficult to define and many attempts to define it resemble the cold rationalism from which it reacted some two hundred years ago. The subject fascinates me, not only as a historical state of mind in given circumstances … Continue reading →

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Post-Modern Goliards

Posted on Saturday, 24 September, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The theme has fascinated me for a long time. I feel profoundly dissatisfied with the development of conservative mores. I notice the fascination many of my contemporaries have for the generation born in the 1920’s and 30’s who lived their … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of Life

Posted on Tuesday, 20 September, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Yes, indeed, the title of a somewhat dumb Monty Python film from 1983 featuring the exploding Mr Creosote. My subject is that eternal question of our times and the whole of human history for as long as meaning has been … Continue reading →

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Mega Churches

Posted on Saturday, 17 September, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It is an American phenomenon above all. It’s rather frightening. The mega church (or these two words joined together) is a term used to describe a Protestant, Evangelical or Pentecostalist church of more than a couple of thousand worshippers at … Continue reading →

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Was it ever any different?

Posted on Sunday, 28 August, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Here’s an interesting article – Fair Warning – Religious Re-engineering in Progress. Quite frankly, is anyone surprised? We had Erastianism in the Church of England, and the French Church under Louis XIV had to say and do the right thing. … Continue reading →

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Der Ubermensch

Posted on Thursday, 25 August, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Perhaps Nietzsche Revisited? I read More From National Review’s David French on Masculinity and thought it would be best to ignore it. I have been brought to think about some of the more provocative stuff I have written in the past. … Continue reading →

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An Opportunity

Posted on Friday, 19 August, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Whilst on holiday by the sea (yes, enjoying the sailing) on the Contentin peninsular, on a nice quiet campsite with a wi-fi connection, I have been reading a number of articles on the theme of liturgical situation in the Roman … Continue reading →

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La Fête Nationale

Posted on Wednesday, 13 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I live in France, and tomorrow, the 14th of July, it is a national holiday that celebrates the storming of the Bastille in 1789. It was a symbolic event, since there were few prisoners in the place. One was the … Continue reading →

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First days back home

Posted on Tuesday, 21 June, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It always takes a while to get back into the routine of being back home after these days of messing about in boats. There was a progression between my three days alone on the Rade de Brest, the Friday passage … Continue reading →

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Cold Shower

Posted on Thursday, 2 June, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Update: See When Christianity is at its best. Does anyone know of such ideal communities? * * * I have had quite a number of reactions on my posting about trying to play the violin as a wind instrument or … Continue reading →

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