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Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824335409543192003-08-10T23:02:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:32:15.413-07:00

Today was the feast of St. Laurence, Deacon and Martyr. His martyrdom was brought about when the Roman authorities demanded the treasures of the Church. When he showed up with the sick and the poor he cared for, the Romans were none to impressed. A noble man indeed. Today I sat on a panel discussion for a play intitled Abraham's Calling, which explores the common thread of Abe and Sarah between

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824363358768442003-08-09T13:18:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:32:43.356-07:00

Six Melanesian Brothers were discoved to have been murdered near the Solomon Islands. Brother Robin Lindsay Brother Francis Tofi Brother Alfred Hilly Brother Ini Ini Partabatu Brother Patteson Gatu Brother Tony Pray for the repose of their souls. May the souls of all the faithful, through the mercies of Christ rest in peace.

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824393252007062003-08-08T19:53:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:33:13.253-07:00

I have always been intrigued by the Dominicans. Their missionary zeal...the place of preaching in their ministry. And barring a few bad years entangled in the Inquisition, an order that has done much for the spread of the Gospel and the Church. While in seminary I discovered that the Anglican Church has an order of Black Friars as well, and I have taken their rule and am trying to begin the

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824485910683392003-08-07T12:06:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:34:45.913-07:00

Ninth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississppi "Some of us bear a peculiar burden as we have wrestled with the emotionally charged issues of this convention. We live in a part of the country where there have been times when we have been absolutely certain about particular social, moral, or cultural issues, and history has proven that we were terribly wrong. It is that burden of our

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ItТs been a while since my last post. I donТt exactly know whatТs gotten into me lately. This summer has been spent away from my computer and its hard to bring myself to sit down a typeЕI have things I want to write about during the day but when the evening rolls around I just donТt make it into my study. Some thoughts rattling around: I was speaking with a good friend of mine the other evening

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145822107788076052003-06-25T07:57:00.000-07:002006-04-23T12:55:07.790-07:00

УТAnd indeed,Т he continued, Сthe poem is a good example. For the most splendid line becomes fully only by means of all the lines after it; if you went back to it you would find it less splendid than you thought. You would kill it.Ф (lxxvii) The poetry is life perhaps? Can one particular event in ones past be brought back and found with the same amount of import? I think I like what C.S. is

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145822152732648392003-06-22T21:06:00.000-07:002006-04-23T12:55:52.733-07:00

Today Cat and I attended the feast of Corpus Christi at a local parish. It was quite moving. There is something about processing around the neighborhood singing Humbly I Adore Thee. Although we did get a few odd looks as we followed the priest around carrying the monstrance and walking under the Canopy. I've been thinking more and more about Out of the Silent Planet. I learned that Dr. Ransom

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145822201587847072003-06-19T07:55:00.000-07:002006-04-23T12:56:41.586-07:00

I spent most of yesterday trimming hedges with a German. It was an interesting experience for our styles were very different. The German got out his plum lines and implimented a very complex method for insuring an even hedge. I took a more artistic approach to the task at hand. I looked at the hedge and took a little off the top and sides...it became my canvas and the hedge trimmers my brush. In

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145822327653801502003-06-18T12:56:00.000-07:002006-04-23T12:58:47.653-07:00

I was discussing this book with a dear friend who said he found the plot forced...he wanted Lewis' plot to prove itself, not force the plot to prove a point. For him the book was a bit ridgid as well, compared to Lewis' other works. ANd while I am by no means a scholar of Lewis I'll take his word. But I have found something differnt in the forced plot and rigidity. I have found comfort. It seems

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145822370460058222003-06-17T21:55:00.000-07:002006-04-23T12:59:30.463-07:00

This morning Canon Father James Griffiss passed from this mortal life into the realms of Heaven and the full Glory of God. He will be sorely missed by many...and especially me. Over the past bit of time we had become very close and he taught me a great deal...he helped me to remain grounded during a rough time in my academic and ecclesial life. He was a great teacher, pushing me to my limit and

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824598537612792003-06-13T07:36:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:36:38.536-07:00

Spent the night at a palliative care unit last night with a friend who is coming to the end of this mortal life. He slept through the night and seems to be comfortable (morphine induced comfort anyway). It was there I saw a strange sight. A lady in the room across the hall wanted as her last wish to listen to Frank Sinatra as she died. So here was this woman, almost skeletal from a long bought

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824622495456382003-06-11T13:36:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:37:02.496-07:00

Well I got through the first six chapters last night. I thought it very interesting and thought provoking. I've never heard much about this work, so I had a blank slate from which to start. After taking so many theology and Ethics classes...learning all about Premodrn, Modern and Postmodern civilizations I couldn't help but think that Lewis was lamenting the Premodern era. He character Ransom, a

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824651827674792003-06-10T21:45:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:37:31.826-07:00

Busy day today. This morning I assited at the votive mass of Ephrim of Edessa, The Rt. Rev. Henry Nutt Parsley, Bishop of Alabama celebrating. The theological committee for the House of Bishops is here, doing what I know not. But I will say this Bishop Parsley is a nice man. Fr. Mark McIntosh delivered the sermon, and a decent one at that. It was then immediately to moving furniture up from

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824678893502272003-06-09T23:36:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:37:58.893-07:00

Firstly, I would like to apologize to all the C.S. Lewis group. I have been so run down and busy that I didn't notice the impending date drawing ever nearer. I order the book from Barnes and Noble a few weeks back and they assured me it would be shipped with days...this is what I get for not keeping check on orders. After a fruitless search for the book tonight I came back home and tracked the

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824708302720062003-06-08T22:52:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:38:28.303-07:00

This morning I ventured here with the other Seabury Sacristan to hear a friend preach his last sermon before leaving to begin his priestly ministry. He delivered what I received as a fine sermon. He spoke of the Holy Ghost as Advocate and guide, not prosecutor. Very tough words in this turbulent time. I will whole heartedly admit that I often look to that Spirit in the Church to be the defender

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824737837340332003-06-07T22:07:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:38:57.843-07:00

I survived the Easter Quarter. The Commencement Mass yesterday went rather well, if I do say so myself. That was a tremendous amount of work and I am overjoyed that I will have nothing to do with it next year...except God willing walk the line and graduate. It was by far the largest and most complicated service I have ever put together. There were so many people doing so many different things...

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824779931594772003-06-04T11:47:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:39:39.933-07:00

I find it rather odd that in keeping a blog page when you are not asking for or particularly interested in replies you get more than your fair share and then you you are really looking for comments you get none. Case in point, yesterday I posted on evangelism and wrote what in mind could be called questionable and I was really looking forward to hearing what others thought. Am I crazy? Am I

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824814382915502003-06-03T08:34:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:40:14.386-07:00

Earlier this morning as I was out for my morning walk with Sydney, four Mallards cupped up and skied to a landing on the flat roof next door at the Catholic Church. Were they the four horsemen of the Apocalypse, landing on the roof to pronounce judgment on the world? Or were they simply lost and confused? Either It was an odd sight to see ducks landing on a roof as if it were a pond and for some

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824840290694142003-06-02T17:17:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:40:40.290-07:00

The Church is the mission of Christ...if not, it is not Church. Christianity is performance...if not, it is not Christianity.

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824873824831802003-06-01T18:13:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:41:13.826-07:00

Well Trevor's probably upset with me. I should have posted this last week...but I was sick and run down and really didn't feel like thinking about anything. But here goes... I for the most part liked Dark's book. He talks allot of the Simpson's, Radiohead and Flannery O'Conner as apocalyptic horsemen...but not as towncryers of the eminent endtime, rather their ability to flip reality on its ear

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824937979584212003-06-01T14:44:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:42:17.980-07:00

I would like to warn those with weak hearts not to take this ride. If you are still here I ask the question, Is Christ worth dying for? Actually I didn't ask it first, I was asked this question this morning. It was during my Confirmation class. We had just finished the Presiding Bishops video, Taste and See, a video to help educate or evangelize the unchurched and those new to the Episcopal

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824000768647392003-05-30T22:41:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:26:40.770-07:00

Not much to say but compelled to say it What a long strange couple of days it has been. What an overwhelming couple of days/weeks it has been. Trying to complete the quarter and fine tune Commencement has taken a great deal out of me…physically and spiritually. But there has been much Grace in these past days and weeks. I finished Fr. Griffiss’ class for him on Thursday. He hasn’t been feeling

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824032351750002003-05-23T08:39:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:27:12.353-07:00

The Countenance Divine and the end of career My jaunt into the world of teaching is drawing to a close…a very early retirement from a noble and virtuous calling. I have a newfound appreciation for those who give themselves entirely to the demanding task. I might have one or two more lectures, depending on the health of the professor…which makes me very nervous. I have to be prepared to lecture

Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26802823.post-1145824073383685042003-05-20T22:21:00.000-07:002006-04-23T13:27:53.386-07:00

The Church Militant Upon the Earth I survived my first lecture. It went better than I had hoped, which was very nice during this chaotic time. I did unknowingly prepare about six hours of lecture for a two hour class…which is O.K. there won’t be much planning for Thursday. I’m also trying to sure up a sermon I have to preach tomorrow on the Visitation- it proven more difficult than I had thought,

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