Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing

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When not immediately engaged in the "frank exchange of views" that characterizes the Anglican blogsphere these days, I do manage t...
Monday, October 22, 2007

Watching the Irish Not Smiling

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I have never been a particular fan of college football (or pro football, for that matter--baseball is my bag). During the five years I live...
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Sunday, October 21, 2007

A Sudden Burst of Fresh Air

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This just in...from Lambeth Palace. I suppose there is a possibility it is not authentic, but I've now seen it (in the last ten minutes)...
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New Hometown Pride

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During the thirteen years we lived in Stockton, California (population about 325,000), one of the amenities Dearest Dragonfly and I grew t...
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Thursday, October 04, 2007

Residual HOB Buckshot

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I've already weighed in collaboratively on the work of the House of Bishops last week in New Orleans, and I continue to stand by that an...
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Monday, September 24, 2007

A Prayer for Today

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One of the marvels of Holy Scripture--particularly, I have found, as I encounter it in the Daily Office--is the ability of an entirely famil...
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Sunday, September 23, 2007

In the Eye of the Storm

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Yes, it's a little risky using hurricane imagery to talk about a meeting that is taking place in New Orleans. I certainly don't want...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007

This Little Church of Mine

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Please look here for the actual essay, which is my response on Covenant to the four-part series by the Rev. Tom Woodward that appeared on t...
Saturday, September 08, 2007

A Belated Brazil Travelogue

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Some people enjoy reading travelogues. If you're not one of them, just skip this post and take a look at the new cooperative blog effort...
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Friday, September 07, 2007

An Attempt to Practice Hope

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Hope is one of the "big three" Christian virtues (along with Faith and Love). To some extent, virtues are infused by grace. At the...
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Friday, August 31, 2007

Cubs Win!

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I'm not ashamed to admit it--one the things that has excited me about moving back to the midwest is the proximity of Chicago in general ...
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Friday, August 24, 2007

...and the "bureacracy run amok" award goes to...

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... the Bureau of Motor Vehicles for the State of Indiana. OK, so I'm trying to be a good citizen of my new home state and apply for an ...
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Thursday, August 23, 2007

Anyone seen my voice lying around?

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About a month ago, "normal" life suddenly came to a halt. I knew it was going to happen. I was complicit in allowing it to happen....
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Sunday, August 19, 2007

My Sermon Blog

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Realizing that there are those who appreciate the opportunity to read sermon texts, but that more, perhaps, do not, rather than loading this...
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Saturday, August 18, 2007

...and we're back

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After a month's hiatus from the blogsphere, life is showing signs of tilting toward the recovery of routine, which--for me, at least--is...
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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Ate logo...

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...which is Portuguese for "hasta luego"--until then. "Then" in this case is the middle of next month. In a few hours we...
Sunday, July 22, 2007

Sauce for the Gander?

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When Father Mark Lawrence was elected (by an overwhelming majority on the first ballot) Bishop of South Carolina more than ten months ago, t...
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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

680 Sundays

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...or thereabouts; I didn't do a precise count, but that's pretty close to the number of Sundays in thirteen years. And I didn't...
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Monday, July 09, 2007

Why I Do What I Do

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Apropos of the post prior to this one, and in the category of bittersweetness: After the principal Mass this morning there was a festive bru...
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Saturday, July 07, 2007

Occupied (& Terrified)

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There is a great deal going on in my life, much of which deserves to be written about. Some of it is so weighed down with meaning, so rare a...
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