Tag Archives: Vocation

Limits and Change

Posted on Wednesday, 6 January, 2021 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I begin this year in earnest with some reflections on my own experience of life. For quite some time, I have sought a philosophical way of discussing the autism spectrum or what used to be called Asperger’s syndrome. Most of … Continue reading →

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Twentieth Anniversary of my Priestly Ordination

Posted on Friday, 15 June, 2018 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Time goes by so quickly. St John the Baptist’s Day is approaching, and I will be afloat somewhere on the River Aulne. Some recent discussions brought my ordination to mind, which is found on my blog at: Nativity of Saint … Continue reading →

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Priests on the Spectrum?

Posted on Saturday, 25 February, 2017 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr Ray Blake has written an article about the question of compatibility between high-functioning autism (or Aspergers) and the religious and priestly vocations. Wounded Healers I find the article sensitively written, though I doubt there are that many priests on … Continue reading →

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Long haired priests

Posted on Monday, 5 October, 2015 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I hesitated writing about this, as it concerns something so trifling as not to merit much attention. Some people do ask the question, as attested by my stats page – Are priests allowed to have long hair? I suppose I … Continue reading →

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A Couple of Interesting Articles

Posted on Wednesday, 24 September, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

One of my readers, who has just sent a fine comment on another post, has recently published these two interesting articles: The tides of time This one seems to complement my own posts about liturgists and terrorists. I suppose that … Continue reading →

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A reflection on Lent

Posted on Wednesday, 23 April, 2014 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Thinking about Lent now that it is over, I return to a favourite quote by Oscar Wilde as he suffered his incarceration in the 1890’s: Reformations in morals are as meaningless and vulgar as Reformations in theology. But while to … Continue reading →

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