Tag Archives: Reflections

The Challenge of Downsizing

Posted on Friday, 8 January, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Let’s boil it down to the simplest expression: the business is going flat so the management has decided on an advertising campaign to bring in more customers, otherwise they go bust. That is what Monsignor Charles Pope has noticed about … Continue reading →

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It’s all the fault of religion!

Posted on Friday, 18 December, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I had a phone conversation with my father a few days ago, and the subject of the troubles in the world came up. My father reacted by saying “It’s all the fault of religion”. Now, what should I have said? … Continue reading →

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A new (but not so new) way forward

Posted on Thursday, 17 December, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We bloggers (floggers?) tend to come to a watershed sooner or later, especially when we become aware of bad feelings and occasional hostility. I have certainly discussed “true churches” exhaustively and I haven’t much more to say on the liturgy … Continue reading →

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Ars moriendi

Posted on Friday, 27 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There are some fine autumn thoughts on Rad Trad‘s blog in I’m Going to Die. He reassures us that he hasn’t been diagnosed with cancer or anything like that. However, he is right, whether it is cancer, a heart attack, … Continue reading →

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Archbishop’s Doubts

Posted on Monday, 23 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Things go “viral” on the internet, and we quickly get things out of context. There are news stories of the present Archbishop of Canterbury having doubts about his faith on account of the atrocity that happened a little over a … Continue reading →

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Writing memes

Posted on Tuesday, 17 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

After a buzz through Facebook and the usual blogs, it is interesting to see articles that criticise those who write memes. I often do so myself, latching onto a blog or news article that fires my imagination. However, I try … Continue reading →

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What would we die for?

Posted on Monday, 16 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This really does seem to be the lesson that is being taught us these days as our comfortable consumer life is being challenged. I can drive to the places where last Friday’s atrocities happened in only two hours. It is … Continue reading →

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We will remember them

Posted on Wednesday, 11 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This might seem irreverent on this day (except in England when the ceremony is held on the nearest Sunday to Armistice Day), but the thought came into my mind over the past few days on seeing this cartoon and considering … Continue reading →

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Some interesting articles

Posted on Sunday, 1 November, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Perhaps it is the same phenomenon from different points of view: Oblivion about secularism in the western world. I find it difficult to discern what David Sullivan’s thread is through this article, but I can understand how our world can … Continue reading →

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Tattoos

Posted on Sunday, 18 October, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Interesting article: A theory for tattoos I have always cringed when seeing tattooed skin. My father warned us his children particularly against hard drugs and tattoos. I didn’t always heed his advice, but I did in these matters. I have … Continue reading →

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