Tag Archives: Theology

Absolute ordinations

Posted on Tuesday, 24 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Yesterday, I wrote about the question of a priest saying Mass on his own – whether it is because he considers the Mass as some kind of private magical prayer, or because he wants to participate in the communion of … Continue reading →

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Mass without a congregation

Posted on Monday, 23 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

In my ‘previous incarnation’ as a contributor on the Anglo-Catholic blog, I wrote an article about the debated question of whether a priest should refrain from celebrating Mass if there are no faithful attending. There is a doctoral thesis on … Continue reading →

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Old Catholic Ecclesiology

Posted on Wednesday, 18 April, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Here I am importing a few articles from the old English Catholic blog. * * * Looking for a new home? This article by Bishop Roald Flemestad of the Nordic Catholic Church was published in this [December 2011] month’s New Directions, … Continue reading →

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Archaeologism or Tradition?

Posted on Wednesday, 15 February, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is a question frequently asked about whether old and discontinued liturgical traditions can be restored. Actually, this question is one at the very base of the Paul VI liturgical reform in the Roman Catholic Church that claimed be be … Continue reading →

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Odo Casel and Liturgical Theology

Posted on Saturday, 21 January, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Here is another resend of an old Anglo-Catholic posting, which I think is of particular interest to a Platonic way of thinking. * * * What I am going to discuss is the theology of the European Liturgical Movement and … Continue reading →

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Jansenism

Posted on Saturday, 21 January, 2012 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

This is a reposting of an article I wrote quite a long time ago on the Anglo-Catholic. I have little sympathy with any kind of puritanism or “ultra-serious” religion, but I really do understand this  reaction from Counter-Reformation theology and … Continue reading →

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