December 27, 2008

5 minutes of fame (?)

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In the middle of the day on Christmas Eve I had my 5 minutes of fame as I was interviewed by the BBC about how the economic crisis is affect...
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December 23, 2008

Some thoughts on Benedict’s Natural Lawsuit

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The Pope is closing out Advent and bringing us into Christmastide with yet one more rendition of his favorite theme: natural law and its pla...
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December 22, 2008

from a serious scribbler

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A.S. Haley of the Anglican Curmudgeon has honored me with the "Superior Scribbler" award. Here are the rules of this particular ...
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December 20, 2008

Augusta muses on Rick Warren

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I think she was hoping for Tuna.
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Thought for 12.20.08

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The voice of the people is not lightly to be ignored; but neither is it to be heeded when it urges the abrogation of fundamental rights. The...
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December 15, 2008

Why the Courts?

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Over at the House of Bishops / Deputies list there's some discussion going on about why we can't have more mediation or reconciliati...
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Getting Political

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I am usually very careful not to get into overtly political issues in my preaching — I think the Gospel is usually clear enough on its own n...
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December 13, 2008

Advent Fanfare

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a little something for "Stir Up" Sunday. Based on the Advent Responsory: I look from afar, and behold I see the power of God comin...
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December 12, 2008

Avery Dulles SJ RIP

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I just saw an announcement that Cardinal Avery Dulles , a hard-minded but generous-hearted Jesuit, has died, at the age of 90, in the infirm...
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The Archbishop as Cognitive Therapist

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One of the issues that arose in the discussion on the previous post regards the extent to which Archbishop Rowan Williams is responsible fo...
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December 10, 2008

How they got here

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I see from a news report that the Anglican Communion Network (h/t Thinking Anglicans ) is prepared to pass a sputtering torch to the new, em...
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December 5, 2008

A new verse

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Build up your mount above the hills; to nations joined with Godly wills send forth your truth from Zion. Recast our swords to plow the field...
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December 3, 2008

More on tolerance

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Harking back to a conversation I had with Richard Helmer last summer, I am moved by the announcement that the Roman Catholic Church has com...
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December 1, 2008

as u have done 4 the least of these

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Surely he has borne our griefs and known our sorrows. World AIDS Day 2008, Tobias Haller BSG
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Thought for 12.01.08

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When one is heading in the wrong direction, more and more difficulties arise, which are harder and harder to explain. When one is heading in...
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Inventory

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From Ann : Things done are bold, things left undone, or not yet done (and some of them likely never to be done!), are plain. 1. Started my o...
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November 30, 2008

Advent Calendar from Washington

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The Diocese of Washington has created an online Advent Calendar for your edification. It is available in the Spirituality section of the di...
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November 28, 2008

How Provincial (?)

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The Church Times reports on the scheduled Wednesday unveiling of the Anglican Church of North America as a new province. The question, of c...
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November 26, 2008

Act of Toleration

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One of the most common charges leveled at “progressives” or “liberals” when they make any criticism of, or raise any objection against, a “c...
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November 25, 2008

A Push or a Caution

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Episcopal Café reports that Ruth Gledhill of the Times has scooped a story on the continuing saga of the dis-integrating Anglican Communio...
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