Lionel Deimel’s Web Log

Some words or phrases are completely dispensable. My top nominee for this category is “forward slash,” meaning, of course, slash, that is, t...

I visited my son and daughter-in-law in Ithaca, N.Y., this past weekend. On the way home, I saw an amazing site at a rest stop on I-79. The ...

Bishop Charles Bennison returns to his episcopal duties in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania today after the overturning of his convict...

What is the name of the evangelical Anglican seminary in Ambridge, Pennsylvania? No, this is not the first line of a joke. The seminary in q...

The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania has sent e-mail to members of the diocese inviting them to Philadelphia Cat...

Because I was busily preparing for a meeting of the diocese’s Committee on Canons yesterday afternoon, I had little time to explore or revel...

I have been surprised that Anglican liberals have generally expressed few problems with the Sections 1–3 of the proposed Anglican covenant ,...

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...