Tag Archives: Roman Catholicism

Ordinariate Market Research

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

He’s written another one What Is The Market For Anglicanorum coetibus? Before I set up as a translator at the beginning of this century, I did a brief course of business studies: the idea we want to sell, what we … Continue reading →

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Anglo-Catholic conspiracies?

Posted on Thursday, 8 October, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The author of More On Anglican Papalism seems to have bitten off a little more than he can chew when attempting a criticism of English Anglo-Papalism. It just doesn’t seem to match what I have experienced in my native country. … Continue reading →

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Just the sort of thing that makes religion nonsense

Posted on Wednesday, 30 September, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Reams have been written about the notions of truth and ideology, the latter word being extremely ambiguous and difficult to define with any accuracy. Many of us grew up in the latter half of the twentieth century, only a few … Continue reading →

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Interesting Observations

Posted on Friday, 21 August, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

For some time now, we have been treated by John Bruce of Los Angeles to a long season on the Ordinariates. It would seem to me that he loves doing down anything that is not under the mainstream bureaucracy or … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy and Catholicism

Posted on Thursday, 25 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Not intending to stir up old embers for the Blowout department, this is a fine article – Distinctions between Orthodoxy and Catholicism. Many of us Anglicans joke cynically about the “two one true churches”. I really am far beyond having … Continue reading →

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Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục

Posted on Wednesday, 10 June, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There is a new Facebook page on Archbishop Pierre Martin Ngô Đình Thục who died in 1984. He was a Vietnamese Roman Catholic archbishop who was incredibly naive and fell between the cracks of Ostpolitik diplomacy after his family was … Continue reading →

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Interesting Reflection on Quo Primum

Posted on Wednesday, 6 May, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr Hunwicke’s new entry S Pius V: the BIG MISTAKE, THE UNIVERSAL MYTH is worth a look-in. This piece of liturgical legislation is of no relevance to Anglicans, even though many of us are using the Anglican Missal or the … Continue reading →

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Rumours of Vatican III

Posted on Thursday, 22 January, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Rumours flying around Rome of Vatican III I don’t know if this is true, but Charlie Hebdo‘s pencils will be poised for a feast of satires! They don’t only draw smelly old men in turbans with flies buzzing round their … Continue reading →

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Pessimism

Posted on Wednesday, 17 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

John Beeler wrote another well-reflected posting a few days ago – Pessimism about Catholic traditionalism is unfounded in my opinion – in response to my A Sobering Article. Whilst John tries to find a way to distinguish ideologically-motivated traditionalists from … Continue reading →

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Old Embers

Posted on Saturday, 6 December, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Early this morning, I took a look at some sites I hardly ever look at. I remember those frenzied days of 2010 to 2012 when I was in the TAC and thought “Anglicanorum coitusinterruptus” (sorry, I couldn’t resist it) was … Continue reading →

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