(Note for the acronym-challenged: ARCIC is the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission, dedicated to ecumenical discussion between the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion.)

The Roman Catholic co-chair of ARCIC III answered some questions about the upcoming discussions. Herewith are some excerpts:

What is ARCIC III and why ( Read more... )

Link courtesy of Adam Villani, over on Facebook.

What's this? Why, it's every issue of the California Tech.

Potential sources of amusement:

• Reading old "Inside World" columns and trying to remember the scuttlebutt they were making fun of
• Reading old letters to the editor and remembering the things we got all worked up about
• Reading old ads and ( Read more... )

It appears that the Presbyterian Church USA may be on the verge of allowing same-sex partnered people to serve as clergy. As one would expect, the usual arrays of arguments are being made on both sides. Speaking as someone whose church has been going through this for some time, it's clear that both sides are, for the most part, talking past each ( Read more... )

I caught a bit of Casino Royale on TV tonight -- the 2006 one with Daniel Craig -- and happened to catch the scene on the train where Bond and Vesper Lynd are playing the "Let's show off our analytical skills be deducing things about each other" game. Vesper says:

"All right... by the cut of your suit, you went to Oxford or wherever, and actually ( Read more... )

I preached at the 8:00 AM service today. Sermon is here.

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus ( Read more... )

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre ( Read more... )

And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross ( Read more... )

A friend of mine saw the Atlas Shrugged movie over the weekend. It's currently scoring an impressive 8% at Rotten Tomatoes, but my friend thought it was a decent movie of a bad book... which he hasn't read, by the way ( Read more... )

As is traditional, St. Andrew's Episcopal met with Bethany Lutheran down by the shores of Green Lake for an ecumenical blessing of the palms -- and this year we were also joined by Green Lake United Methodist, because their new pastor is a friend of mine from Seattle U and I put her in touch with my rector, so the ecumenical seminary thing is ( Read more... )