Monday, November 19, 2012

Epic Fail

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The deed is done. The Diocese of South Carolina has formalized its separation from the Episcopal Church. The world at large will pay scant...
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Friday, November 16, 2012

A Bridge Not Far Enough

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The Presiding Bishop has released a pastoral letter to the people of the Diocese of South Carolina . If one wishes to see an olive branch ...
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Thursday, November 15, 2012

For the Love of God

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UPDATE: I have been contacted by the Presiding Bishop about this. She assures me, after checking with her staff, that no one in her office...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Eve of All Hallows

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There's a house a few blocks from where I live, on one of my regular walking routes, where Hallowe'en is the highlight of the owne...
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Friday, October 05, 2012

On the Efficacy of Prayer

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To be clear: I believe that it is the joyful privilege of Christians to pray for "the sick, the friendless, and the needy" and fo...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Looking Ahead by Looking Back

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Matt Marino is an Episcopal priest who does ministry with youth and young adults in the Diocese of Arizona. As it turns out, I met him jus...
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Sunday, August 19, 2012

What I Learned on My Summer Vacation ... or, Our Mother In Heaven

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This is the shrine in the north transept of the Cathedral Basilica of St Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The image of the Ble...
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Friday, July 13, 2012

The Eighth Legislative Day

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No committee meetings on this final day of convention, for obvious reasons. Just a pedal-to-the-medal press in both houses to get through th...
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

The Seventh Legislative Day

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Most of the committees had finished their work before today, but mine met for our full 90 minutes this morning, and then some. I had forgott...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

The Sixth Legislative Day

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Dismayed in the morning committee meeting when my resolution to authorize use of the 1979 lectionary came up for debate and was soundly def...
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Monday, July 09, 2012

The Fifth Legislative Day

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I have closely followed every General Convention since 1976, and I have attended every General Convention since 2003 (making this my fourth)...
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Sunday, July 08, 2012

The Fourth Legislative Day

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When we gather like this to make Eucharist, we offer all that we are and have for this work.  That little exchange that starts, “lift up yo...
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Saturday, July 07, 2012

The Third Legislative Day

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Less committee time, more legislative time. That's the point we've reached in this convention. Committee 13 heard testimony on B00...
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Friday, July 06, 2012

The Second Legislative Day

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We're settling into a routine now: Early morning committee meetings for two hours, break for Eucharist, 90 minute legislative session, b...
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Thursday, July 05, 2012

The First Legislative Day

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Toward the beginning of every General Convention, the initial focus of energy and time is in committee meetings. Every resolution has to be ...
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Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Piecemeal Prayer Book Revision

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Maybe I'm paranoid. Or perhaps not. In 2006, General Convention adopted the Revised Common Lectionary (slightly tweaked) as the offici...
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Sunday, July 01, 2012

Speaking Truth in Love

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I had hoped the news would not leak out as quickly as it did, mostly because I was away from home and not able to respond at any length...
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