Tag Archives: Romanticism

The Byronic Hero of the Seas

Posted on Monday, 30 September, 2024 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

It was back in June 2017 when I wrote a piece on that fictional and archetypal figure Captain Nemo. The Nemo Syndrome I bring this subject up simply because I decided to have a relaxing evening watching the 1954 Walt Disney … Continue reading →

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Le Dialogue des Sourds

Posted on Wednesday, 19 June, 2024 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

News has broken over the past few days about an alleged intention of the Vatican (the Pope) to ban the “extraordinary form” of the liturgy once and for all. I have been listening to various podcasts on Youtube from devout … Continue reading →

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Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive!

Posted on Saturday, 1 June, 2024 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

History does not repeat itself, but it seems to produce analogies of itself in more or less predictable cycles. This is the fourth time on this blog that I have introduced a posting by this famous and poignant quote from … Continue reading →

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Christian Atheism

Posted on Friday, 22 March, 2024 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have a friend who is cultured, courteous and has a good sense of humour. However, he has an almost unique position of upholding Christianity (to some extent) whilst denying God, the Spirit or the supernatural. He seemed sympathetic to … Continue reading →

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C.S. Lewis and Sehnsucht

Posted on Friday, 1 December, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

An Orthodox priest I know often writes on Facebook and quotes his favourite spiritual authors. One from Elder Saint Nectarios of Aegina: The heart of the unbeliever is no longer full of infinity and is always groaning, seeking and longing, … Continue reading →

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The Night of Advent

Posted on Tuesday, 28 November, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

We come around once again to this night of Advent as the gloom of winter encircles us who live in the northern hemisphere (it is now the turn of the Aussies to get their boats out and go sailing). For … Continue reading →

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Beauty will save the world

Posted on Tuesday, 21 November, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have always been impressed by the Romanticism and idealism of Pope Benedict XVI, especially regarding the apology of Christian faith offered by beauty. The best-known quote is “I have often affirmed my conviction that the true apology of Christian … Continue reading →

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Self Reliance Revisited

Posted on Friday, 17 November, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I first came across American Transcendentalism (a subject on which I have already written) through the poetry of Walt Whitman (1819-1892) in Leaves of Grass. Parts of these moving verses were adopted by Ralph Vaughan Williams in the Sea Symphony. … Continue reading →

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Intellectual Masturbation

Posted on Monday, 13 November, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I came across an amazing article today – The illusions of abstract philosophy: Thought is never deep. I cast my mind back to university days and my times spent with a friend of Polish origins, English education and living in … Continue reading →

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My Interview with Dr Michael Martin

Posted on Thursday, 9 November, 2023 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I recently had the honour of being invited to dialogue with two Americans, Michael Sauter and Dr Michael Martin who runs a site The Center for Sophiological Studies which contains his old blog and The Druid Stares Back on Substack. Dr … Continue reading →

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