Monthly Archives: October 2013

Reflections on the Decline of Christian Europe

Posted on Thursday, 31 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been on this subject before, and I may have some insight not being a sociologist or a “new atheist”. It is very difficult to get any kind of objective understanding of a situation that seems to elude anything … Continue reading →

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Just a Little Reminder

Posted on Monday, 28 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

There has been something of a flurry in the Orthodox Blow-Out Department comments section. I should be very clear in that I wish all the best to our Orthodox brethren whether of eastern of western rites. The Orthodox world is entirely … Continue reading →

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ACC Provincial Synod

Posted on Sunday, 27 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Please see the report and photos on our diocesan site on the twentieth Provincial Synod of the Anglican Catholic Church – Original Province. Of course, I was not there and could only follow brief accounts from our Bishop on Facebook … Continue reading →

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Interesting Thread

Posted on Friday, 25 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Following from an earlier post English Use, there has been some interest taken in the painting of the solemn Mass in Amiens Cathedral sometime in the early nineteenth century. See Need help identifying… Indeed the “wizard hats” and tridents of the … Continue reading →

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Matthew Fox

Posted on Wednesday, 23 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have been familiar with the name of Fr Matthew Fox for a number of years, but have never taken the trouble to investigate him in any depth. My attention has only been drawn by a recent exchange of comments … Continue reading →

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Church Hopping

Posted on Tuesday, 22 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I was certainly a little uncharitable about jibing someone for church-hopping when I have done it myself. I was originally Church of England, was Roman Catholic for about fifteen years, was in the traditionalist fringes for a little under ten … Continue reading →

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More Commentary

Posted on Tuesday, 22 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I shake my head compassionately when I read Fr. Munn, Fr. Chadwick and The Embryo Parson on the 2013 Provincial Synod of the Anglican Catholic Church (Etc.). It’s an interesting piece from someone about to church hop again – see By … Continue reading →

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Dreary Mass

Posted on Tuesday, 22 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Interesting article by Damian Thompson – ‘Draw your favourite part of the Mass’, said the RE teacher. Big mistake. We priests seem to take it for granted that the laity are as much “into” liturgy as we priests are. Apart … Continue reading →

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Fr Jonathan Munn on Defining Anglicanism

Posted on Friday, 18 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

Fr Jonathan Munn of our Diocese has written Provincial Synod and Provincial Anglicanism in his blog. He is just about to accompany our Bishop to America for the Provincial Synod of the Anglican Catholic Church. Perhaps I might go another … Continue reading →

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Sail and Oar

Posted on Friday, 18 October, 2013 by Fr Anthony Chadwick

I have just published an article on my French-language blog – Voile-Aviron, about a particular navigational mindset that distinguishes itself from aggressive competition or showing off one’s wealth and social status as in the case of some of the upmarket … Continue reading →

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