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March 30, 2013

South Carolina Update

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As happened in Pittsburgh, the schism of an Episcopal Church diocese and the claims of the resulting parties have made it difficult to know...
March 29, 2013

A PEP Address and Readings on Homosexuality

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Homosexuality is a topic of great interest in the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh just now. Like people elsewhere in the country, we have be...
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March 23, 2013

A Day of Dialogue

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Today, I attended the first structured conversation on sexuality issues that Pittsburgh’s Bishop Dorsey McConnell wrote about to the Dioces...
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March 17, 2013

Not Ready for Prime Time?

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The new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, did a radio interview last week. It is generally conceded that he softened his stand against...
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March 14, 2013

Thoughts on the New Pope

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So, the Roman Catholics have a new Pope. News reports suggest that Pope Francis may have a go at cleaning up the mess in the Vatican. He may...
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March 13, 2013

A Disappointing Mesasage

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The bishops of The Episcopal Church met for their spring retreat March 8–12, 2013. Daily reports of their activities have been posted on the...
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March 5, 2013

The Episcopal Diocese Strikes Back

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I thought it unfortunate that, after the schism in the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, the breakaway group led by former Episcopal bish...
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February 28, 2013

Haiku for Today

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I have written a number of poems in haiku form. (See “ Haiku Meditations on the Church Year ,” “ More Haiku ,” “ Columbia Homecoming ,” and ...
February 27, 2013

Another Shrinking Container

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I was running out of ketchup the other day, so I picked up a bottle while I was at the super market. When I got home, I discovered that the ...
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February 25, 2013

“Episcopal” vs. “Episcopalian”

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I recently put a note on my Facebook page referring readers to a Grammarist blog post on the words “preventive” and “preventative.” I had t...
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February 24, 2013

A Challenge to Organist/Composers

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As many of my friends know, I am a big fan of the Great Vigil of Easter. (See “ An Easter Vigil Memoir ” on my Web site.) The Easter Vigil...
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February 20, 2013

Understanding the Links

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No doubt, most people reading this blog pay little attention to the text and graphics to the right of actual posts. I thought it might be he...
February 17, 2013

Persons of the Trinity

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I suggested in my recent post “ God and Gender/Sex ,” that conservatives do not like referring to the persons of the Trinity as “Creator, ...
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February 15, 2013

The Peaceable Kingdom

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Episcopal Relief & Development has again published a booklet of Lenten meditations this year. The meditation for Ash Wednesday is fr...
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February 12, 2013

Good for Benedict!

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I have never been a fan of Pope Benedict XVI. Before he was elected, I considered the election of Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger as the next Pope...
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February 10, 2013

If Not “Pro-choice,” Then What?

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I learned today from the radio program On the Media that Planned Parenthood has decided to drop the term “pro-choice,” but the organization...
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Does Barnes & Noble Have Its Nook Support Together?

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 I used to own a Nook Color tablet. It was not my favorite piece of technology, but the price was right and I really liked reading books and...
February 8, 2013

Resolution 1 Again

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In two recent posts, “ God and Gender/Sex ” and “ Seeing the Future Clearly ,” I mentioned Resolution 1 that was passed by the Episcopal Di...
February 7, 2013

Calvary Wonderland

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I just added a new poem to Lionel Deimel’s Farrago . The words were sung to the tune of “Winter Wonderland,” and they were inspired by a col...
February 6, 2013

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I’ve been sorting through old papers and occasionally uncovering hidden treasures and curiosities. Today, I ran into a page that came off m...
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I am a computer scientist, writer, and Episcopal Church activist with concerns for truth, beauty, and justice.
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