Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Groovin' on Gustav

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With an undergraduate music major and a Master's degree in music history, I guess you could say I'm a music lover. But, for the same...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Racism?

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A sign in the window of a downtown bar & grill: Strict Dress Code 1. No hats or headgear of any kind. 2. No long T-shirts or tank tops. ...
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Saturday, May 26, 2007

Pity the Holy Spirit

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On the Eve of Pentecost (as I write), it may be worth observing what rough times these are for the Holy Spirit, and maybe show a little love...
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Friday, May 25, 2007

Youth Ministry

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At the Episcopal Church's General Convention last June, the deputation from the Diocese of San Joaquin was assigned seating next to the ...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

R.S.V.P.

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Anglicans the world over have taken to honing their skills in the fine art of Rowanology. The Primate of All England and primus inter pares ...
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Sunday, May 20, 2007

Strange But True

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Both the Daily Office lectionary--via Ezekiel--and the Eucharistic lectionary--via Revelation--have of late put me in mind of the phantasm o...
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Friday, May 18, 2007

Ascension

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Today, as I write, is the Feast of the Ascension. In the calendar of the (1979) Book of Common Prayer, it is one of only seven occasions sty...
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Thursday, May 17, 2007

A Change of Venue

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I realize it's been a somewhat newsy day in the Anglican universe, and I shall in due time have something to day about it, no doubt. But...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

On the Work of Spiritual Discernment

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My Plutotian wife , for reasons unfathomable to me, frequents the blogs of a group of students at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary . (H...
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Sunday, May 13, 2007

Seismographic Clouds

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My son and his wife are presently living in Salvador, the old colonial capital and third-largest city in Brazil (3 million+), though it'...
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Thursday, May 10, 2007

On False Dilemmas

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I delivered one hell of a sermon last Sunday. Literally. The subject was Hell. I think it's probably the first time in more than twenty ...
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

My Lips Are So Sealed

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Several comments and private notes have inquired as to whether I have anything addition to report with respect to some speculations I voiced...
Saturday, May 05, 2007

My Roman Fantasy

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In a recent post about the perduring Anglican drama, I closed with a throwaway comment about wishing I could will into existence some recon...
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Friday, May 04, 2007

An Irony & A Milestone

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The Irony: After more than eight weeks since taking delivery of my new Ford Escape Hybrid , the license plates finally arrived in today'...
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Wednesday, May 02, 2007

The Art of Pitching

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Lifted from Elizabeth Kaeton's Telling Secrets . Elizabeth and I have had our spats over theology and church politics--we view one anoth...
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Sunday, April 29, 2007

To amplify...

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...on my last post, which--naively, no doubt--I did not expect to cause as much of a tempest as it has: It appears that what I wrote has cau...
Friday, April 27, 2007

Something Wicked This Way Comes

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I enjoy movies and TV shows about espionage and high-level political brinksmanship. Recently this has ranged from TV fare such as The West W...
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Friday, April 20, 2007

Calling All "Windsor Bishops"

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Perhaps there is a tiny part of me that is autistic. Friends will attest that I'm not fond of surprises, and last minute changes in plan...
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Cultural Diversity

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A couple of my parishioners had occasion to spend Easter in South Korea. They attended Mass at the (Anglican) Cathedral Church of the Advent...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Well Said, Your Grace

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The Archbishop of Canterbury is in Toronto, where he gave an interview earlier today. Here's a clip that caught my attention. He was ask...
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