Lionel Deimel’s Web Log

Increasingly, the structure of the Anglican Communion has become a topic of concern, sometimes overshadowing the Communion’s theological con...

Modern Church , the former Modern Churchpeople’s Union, has posted a concise argument against adopting the proposed Anglican covenant titled...

There has been much confusion recently about the rules governing The Anglican Consultative Council (ACC). The ACC has been notable among Ang...

Apparently, a bane of civilization 120 or so years ago was woolen underwear. One alternative was provided by the Deimel Linen-Mesh Company. ...

Daniel Schorr (left) and NPR's Scott Simon. (Photo by Geneva Collins; Copyright © 2001 Current Publishing Committee) Journalist Daniel S...

I often enjoy (and agree with) the essays of the Rev. Canon Dr. Giles Fraser. His latest Church Times commentary is especially interesting...

Trinity Wall Street recently added a section to its Web site titled “ Anglican Communion Stories .” An introduction to these Trinity Wall ...

Both PUR and Brita market water filters for kitchen faucets. I have had occasion to install both brands within the past year. I don’t have...

The challenge of writing a candidate song to become a new national anthem—see “ National Symbols (Again) ”—was exhilarating, and I am quite ...

Judging from the number of comments elicited by her recent post about Executive Council’s encounter with Canon Kenneth Kearon, lots of peop...

This morning, I read a June 18, 2010, article in Church Times about the then upcoming General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church (SEC)...

There has been much discussion on the Internet about Episcopalians being removed from bodies involved in ecumenical discussions. It is diffi...

Submissions to the Studio 360 “ Redesign July 4th Challenge ” are due by midnight tomorrow. (See my earlier post on the subject here .) Aft...

I found myself writing about the ubiquitous remote controls for electronic devices that we all seem to have too many of these days. Not once...

Those of us in Progressive Episcopalians of Pittsburgh have been saying since 2003 that the Anglican church wars are all about power. As th...

The PRI program Studio 360 is running a “ Redesign July 4th Challenge .” The producers suggest that Uncle Sam and the National Anthem could...

Episcopalians have now been bounced from ecumenical discussions carried on by the Anglican Communion. (See “ Too Much Power Already .”) Sure...

According to Saturday’s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh has distributed earnings from investment funds held b...

On May 4, 2010, I noted that Portugal, whose population is predominently Roman Catholic, was on the verge of approving gay marriage. (See “ ...

In response to a comment I made on Preludium , Mark Harris made the following observation: My understanding is that appointment on these com...