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.

October 21, 2015

Intimation of Mortality: Conversation with a Tumor

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I asked my Cancer, “Why,” and like a mountaineer it answered me, “Because.” “But don’t you know,” said I, “that when you kill me, you wil...
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September 22, 2015

Spectrum of Norms and Customs - And Laws

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Early morning thoughts led me to thinking about the range of how norms and customs -- and even laws -- might be expressed in adjectives. Thi...
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September 20, 2015

What is an Anglican?

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It strikes me that there are two meanings of Anglican , as it is commonly used. It can be understood as a tradition with certain character...
September 16, 2015

Schroedinger's Communion

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Archbishop Justin is poking his crozier into the body ecclesial by calling for another Primate’s Meeting. He doesn’t seem to appreciate tha...
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August 23, 2015

Fit for Purpose

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God is working out a purpose for which we have been equipped appropriately... (and how this blog gets its name... Proper 16b 2015 • SJF • T...
July 20, 2015

Why the Church?

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The "deep magic" of the Church, the great mystery outlined in Ephesians as existing from before the foundation of the world, is th...
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July 10, 2015

The Nature of the Feast

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In the old legend, the Grail provided its knight-guardians a eucharistic feast that all of them found to be the food that each liked best, a...
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July 1, 2015

Comprehension not Compromise

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The resolutions concerning liturgies and canonical amendments that will provide for marriage equality have been adopted by the House of Bish...
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June 28, 2015

Progress on Marriage

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I served on the Task Force on the Study of Marriage that made two proposals to the General Convention; and I'm now serving on the Speci...
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June 16, 2015

Love and Marriage: Thoughts before Utah

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This has been a very busy few weeks in various Internet forums concerning marriage equality. Much of the conversation has been at a high lev...
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June 10, 2015

One Last Question on the Canon Change

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Continued from here Bishops Benhase and McConnell have posted an essay concerning the proposals coming to the General Convention. They are...
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May 30, 2015

Being and Doing: A Response to an Essay on Marriage

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A few weeks ago, John Bauerschmidt, Zachary Guiliano, Wesley Hill, and Jordan Hylden published a response to the report of the Task Force o...
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May 28, 2015

Marriage Canon Q and A Part 2

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...continued from Part 1. Doesn't the canon change stand in conflict with the BCP? Since the BCP supersedes the Canons doesn't this...
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May 27, 2015

Chaste Convention

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This ember season, Brother Ed, the Minister Provincial of the BSG Province 2, set us the task of meditating on the Brotherhood's vow of ...
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May 18, 2015

Marriage Canon Change Q&A (Part 1)

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The A050 Task Force on the Study of Marriage has proposed (in resolution A036) that General Convention amend Canon I.18. The proposal has sp...
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May 1, 2015

Web of Tragedy

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I have been in Baltimore since Monday, to be met with the unrest following the tragic death of Freddy Gray. This strikes close to home, lite...
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April 29, 2015

Dear SCOTUS

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Listening to the presentations yesterday, I was struck by the shallowness of the repeated arguments about procreation as the essential core ...
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April 24, 2015

Duty and Death...

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for 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...
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