Tag Archives: Reflections

Mit Brennender Sorge

Posted on Monday, 21 March, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Monday in Holy Week, 1937 … by Fr Hunwicke was brought to my attention by an e-mail from Dr Tighe, with the title Fr. Hunwicke “Gets Political”. I don’t see him getting political so much as rather being a little … Continue reading →

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With the passing years…

Posted on Tuesday, 8 March, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been delighted to find this video on Fr Quintin Montgomery Wright, which dates from 1988. Two indicators, his age of 74 and the controversy in that year over the four episcopal consecrations conferred by Archbishop Lefebvre. No one … Continue reading →

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The Conservative Rhetoric

Posted on Sunday, 6 March, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Perhaps if I didn’t read it, I wouldn’t get steamed up about it… Perhaps this applies as much to me as to the conservatives who are hammering on about abortion, euthanasia, same-sex “marriage”, transsexualism, etc. Going round some of the … Continue reading →

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Apparitions

Posted on Saturday, 5 March, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Rad Trad has just put up a posting on apparitions – Josephology Appendix 1: Apparitions & Visitations. It is often a tiresome subject when people for whom faith, belief and religion are an external mask that affirms their personal agendas. … Continue reading →

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Fashion

Posted on Friday, 4 March, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

My attention has sometimes been attracted to a phenomenon called Steampunk, and I got something of an exposure to it when I visited Jules Verne’s house in Amiens. Fascination for things from the nineteenth century is a two-edged sword. One … Continue reading →

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Anti-Intellectualism

Posted on Saturday, 27 February, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I noticed a posting by my fellow priest Fr Jonathan Munn – Biblical Balderdash on the question of Christians who call themselves “Bible-believing”. I have tended to beat a drum about fundamentalism and other “diseased” forms of religion, and was … Continue reading →

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Discussions of Anglo-Catholicism

Posted on Tuesday, 23 February, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There are presently quite a few discussions about Anglo-Catholicism. By far, the most interesting articles are from Archbishop Peter Robinson. He has been writing about the north-end position, a subject upon which I touched a few years ago in North … Continue reading →

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Human achievements and God

Posted on Wednesday, 17 February, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have seen a few posts about, especially my friend Patrick who has been writing on the limits of human technology and engineering, especially the flying machine and the aeroplane. He reflected many of my own thoughts from my Amiens … Continue reading →

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Intentional Communities

Posted on Friday, 12 February, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Further to my article The Old Dream, Perceptio has written Corporate Association and Intentional Communities. It is remarkably astute, and the notion of “intentional community” harks back to the attention I gave to Christian and non-Christian communities. Many are models … Continue reading →

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The Old Dream

Posted on Thursday, 11 February, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been captivated by this myself. I am talking about the old theme of integral traditionalism as it is known by some among other names. I have a bookshelf full of René Guénon, Soloviev, Frithjof Schuon, Berdyaev, Mircea Eliade, … Continue reading →

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