Tag Archives: Roman Catholicism

Fr Hunwicke and Orders

Posted on Monday, 27 January, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Clarification: In writing this article, I wish to make it clear that I assume readers to have consulted the following articles by Fr Hunwicke and read them fully. Reordination: (1) Reordination (2) Reordination (3): Consummatio Reordination (4); Consummatio; Anglicans I … Continue reading →

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I knew this would happen!

Posted on Wednesday, 4 December, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I could take a smug attitude about all this, but I don’t. A new “tendency” is making its appearance within some traditionalist Roman Catholic circles – an attempt to theorise on the abdication of Benedict XVI and his replacement by … Continue reading →

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Roman Uniformity

Posted on Saturday, 30 November, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr John Hunwicke is active again in his blog Fr Hunwicke’s Mutual Enrichment. He is one of the highest profile Anglo-Catholic priests from the Church of England to have become a pillar of the English Ordinariate. I esteem and respect … Continue reading →

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Church Bureaucracy

Posted on Saturday, 23 November, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We have all come up against bureaucracy in our lives, from the moment we need to see a doctor, claim sickness benefit, get planning permission to build a new garage or extension to our home, deal with our tax declarations … Continue reading →

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Ordinariate Liturgy Links

Posted on Tuesday, 12 November, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Dr William Tighe has sent out a circular e-mail, and I think it would be of interest to readers here. Most of us know that the Ordinariate rite of Mass is now rolled out and no longer secret. I quote: … Continue reading →

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Jansenism Revisited

Posted on Monday, 11 November, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Interest is being expressed in the background, so here’s my old article Jansenism about a fascinating variation of St Augustine of Hippo’s teaching on free will, grace and related subjects. The unique character of Jansenism resides in its not being … Continue reading →

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Liturgical Christianity

Posted on Monday, 4 November, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I went through my morning routine of drinking coffee and looking at my e-mail and blog comments. One by Christopher William McAvoy stood out on the Orthodox Blow-Out Department. Without reproducing it here, it contains a theme that is close … Continue reading →

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Mysticism and Asceticism

Posted on Friday, 11 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There is an extremely interesting article from the Latin Mass Society Chairman Joseph Shaw in his blog – Mystical not ascetic: a response to Pope Francis, Part 5. This is the last part of a series of articles on Pope … Continue reading →

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Bugnini’s Ghost, the Persisting Rumours

Posted on Thursday, 3 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I won’t waste time on this one other than tipping my virtual hat to Deborah Gyapong, Fr Finigan and Fr Zuhlsdorf. I already mentioned this rumour a few months ago, which is again in the news with William Oddie’s article … Continue reading →

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The Fatherly Aspect of the Holy Father

Posted on Friday, 20 September, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I don’t write much about the Roman Catholic Church since the polemical days when the Ordinariates were founded and the muddy waters of the TAC became clear to the satisfaction of some and the disappointment of others. I followed the … Continue reading →

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