Tag Archives: Romanticism

Was it ever any different?

Posted on Sunday, 28 August, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Here’s an interesting article – Fair Warning – Religious Re-engineering in Progress. Quite frankly, is anyone surprised? We had Erastianism in the Church of England, and the French Church under Louis XIV had to say and do the right thing. … Continue reading →

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An Opportunity

Posted on Friday, 19 August, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Whilst on holiday by the sea (yes, enjoying the sailing) on the Contentin peninsular, on a nice quiet campsite with a wi-fi connection, I have been reading a number of articles on the theme of liturgical situation in the Roman … Continue reading →

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La Fête Nationale

Posted on Wednesday, 13 July, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I live in France, and tomorrow, the 14th of July, it is a national holiday that celebrates the storming of the Bastille in 1789. It was a symbolic event, since there were few prisoners in the place. One was the … Continue reading →

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Romanticism takes off!

Posted on Thursday, 30 June, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I was doing my daily rounds today and found Brexit: Hell No? This little article reflects a comment from yesterday in my previous posting in the theme of inevitability. A light bulb moment happened. I remembered my old philosophy classes … Continue reading →

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The Year without a Summer

Posted on Saturday, 4 June, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In these early days of June, my wife has been complaining about the cold and wet weather. We have been lucky to avoid the floods that have driven many people from their homes, not only here in France but even … Continue reading →

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Spinners, Lures and Fly Line

Posted on Monday, 30 May, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I would seem an odd title, but easily explained. In the same way as I take time preparing my boat for something beyond a brief day-sail, I used to sort out my fishing tackle as a boy. I had several … Continue reading →

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If you want a Vision of the Future…

Posted on Tuesday, 10 May, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I was brought to consider the dreadful epitaph of humanity written by George Orwell towards the end of Nineteen Eighty-Four by the article Is Modern Man Irremediably Cut Off from Tradition? If you want a picture of the future, imagine … Continue reading →

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Beware of the Anglo-Catholics…

Posted on Monday, 9 May, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been away from the blog for nearly a week, dismantling a pipe organ, moving it and installing it in another church. It was hard work and that re-installation was followed by a visit to another church in the … Continue reading →

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Let there be light!

Posted on Tuesday, 26 April, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

My Bishop’s loyal companion Roy Hipkiss took quite a few photos with his smart phone, and this is quite a mysterious one. I appear to be holding a luminous orb! I seem to be quite intent on something. The direction … Continue reading →

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Classical Catholicism

Posted on Sunday, 3 April, 2016 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In the wake of recent reflections about the Roman Catholic traditionalist world, I am brought to offer a few reflections from my point of view as it developed over the years since I left the Institute of Christ the King … Continue reading →

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