In a Godward direction

The serious and sometimes satirical reflections of a priest, poet, and pilgrim —
who knowing he has not obtained the goal, presses on in a Godward direction.

December 29, 2006

Dar Trek II: The Wrath of C.O.N.

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Bishop Katharine receives a warm welcome at the Primates' Meeting in Dar es Salaam. ;-) Happy feast of Thomas Becket, and a blessed New ...
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December 23, 2006

Unity By Division

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A leaked letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury more or less confirms the suspicions I outlined below concerning the Primates' Meetin...
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December 22, 2006

Duty

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to KMY Somewhere a child is crying. Lord, help me find him that I may do my duty to my King. Led by what dark star to the outskirts of the...
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December 20, 2006

The Wounded Soldier's Song

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This Monday I attended an ordination liturgy at which Bishop George Packard was the preacher. He mentioned, among other things, the fact tha...
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December 18, 2006

Plowman's Farewell

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Who was that man? I’m busy with my plow; I’ve rived these furrows twenty years, and now he tells me, “Follow me” — but can’t say how or wher...
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December 16, 2006

Ugandan Spin Cycle

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Archbishop Orombi of Uganda issued a stern statement the other day, and his Provincial Secretary has issued a "clarification" whic...
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December 15, 2006

Please Sir, I Want Some More

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As a follow up to an earlier post, I am happy to report that in spite of the Anglican Church of Tanzania House of Bishops' statement th...
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Comment concerning the preceding

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Someone has asked me in another forum if this statement by Canterbury is an effort to do an "end run" around requests that Minns ...
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On CANA from Cantuar

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ACNS 4229 | ACO | 15 DECEMBER 2006 >From the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion 'In response to a number of ...
December 13, 2006

The Problem with Covenants

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The English Evangelical Group Reform and some collegaues have proposed a Covenant for consideration. I commend it to a careful reading, but...
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December 12, 2006

Trouble in Tanzania

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Word has come from the Church of Tanzania that communion is “severely impaired” with the Episcopal Church, and there will be no further deal...
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December 11, 2006

When Theology Cloaks Bigotry

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Rowan Williams is in the midst of a political correctness debate concerning student unions and the right of folks to express traditional vi...
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All Dressed Up

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a sermon preached at Saint James Fordham on Advent 2c — Tobias Haller BSG Take off the garment of your sorrow and affliction, O Jerusalem, a...
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December 6, 2006

No

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Bishop-Elect Mark Lawrence has issued a wholesale response to the many questions raised concerning his confirmation as Bishop of South Caro...
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December 2, 2006

Yes, Virginia, There is a Bishop Here

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Bishop Peter Lee of Virginia has issued a clarifying letter to congregations that had been engaged in a period of 40 days of "Discernm...
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November 30, 2006

World AIDS Day Dec 1 2006

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Apostate Disease

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The apostate gland is a small organ lying somewhere near the heart. Although both men and women possess the organ, it appears to create more...
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November 29, 2006

Eating one's words

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From real life as satire department Mad Priest has pointed out a bit of documentary revisionism at the Vatican. Seems that back on Septebme...
November 27, 2006

The Diocese and the Church

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I come from seeing a few folks floating the idea that the Episcopal Church is "decentralized." I would say that on the contrary it...
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November 23, 2006

Bethany

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Lazarus chose the best of all, not merely the better part: utter love of the belovèd Lord, utter death to self; when Jesus wept, recall from...
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