Tag Archives: Roman Catholicism

Romanticism and Modernism

Posted on Friday, 10 October, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Someone sent me a link to this most illuminating article. Owen Barfield’s Critical Semantics: Diagnosing Modernity in History in English Words I make my living by translating texts, substituting concepts in French by equivalent English ones, using the most appropriate … Continue reading →

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Theologically Modernist, Liturgically Traditionalist

Posted on Saturday, 4 October, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The blog by this name, until now a newly-opened blog with no articles, is now in business. The sub-title I know nothing. There is nothing that I know. But the heart senses certain things might seem an anti-intellectual point of … Continue reading →

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Illusions…

Posted on Monday, 29 September, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I draw your attention to these very thoughtful postings: Neo-Calvinism in the Catholic Church UPDATED End of Illusions & New Beginnings The Top-Down Solution I notice our friend at Rad Trad is also suffering from some degree of burn-out. There … Continue reading →

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The Liturgical Wilderness

Posted on Saturday, 27 September, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There have been some interesting comments on Gathering a Sense of the Lay of the Liturgical Land : Traditional Catholicism. One comment in particular struck me, sent in by someone who comments here too. From a practical point of view, … Continue reading →

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The Minority of the Minority

Posted on Friday, 26 September, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The Real Live One blog, to my delight, has truly come alive with thought-provoking reflections. The two I most have in mind are the most recent. Gathering a Sense of the Lay of the Liturgical Land : Traditional Catholicism From … Continue reading →

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Of Terrorists and Liturgists

Posted on Tuesday, 23 September, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There is the old quip about being able to negotiate with terrorists more easily than with liturgists. The steer looks wistfully at the slaughterhouse door as discussions are held about who will be responsible for the liturgy in the Vatican. … Continue reading →

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Clerical Celibacy Debate

Posted on Friday, 19 September, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

The thread on De spiritali amicitia that veered onto the subject of clerical celibacy in the Roman Catholic Church is now removed from that posting. The comments in themselves are germane and deserve to be kept, so I have transferred … Continue reading →

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Gricigliano

Posted on Sunday, 27 July, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just discovered this video: More videos of this amazing seminary can be found here. It certainly brings back memories of a very particular vision of Roman Catholicism with the old liturgy. The buildings are in better condition than … Continue reading →

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Avignon in Rome?

Posted on Thursday, 5 June, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In history, there have been many times when there was such a mess in the Church that there were two or more Popes on the go at any one time. There are lists of universally recognised Popes and those called … Continue reading →

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Validity of Orders

Posted on Sunday, 11 May, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is often one of those “obsession” subjects, but I might as well draw your attention to some reflections by Fr John Hunwicke in his blog. Are they really bishops? (1) Are they really bishops? (2) Are they really bishops? … Continue reading →

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