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Christians of all persuasions should be deeply concerned about the increasing intolerance being displayed by federal, state, and local governments to some of their most cherished beliefs. Even courts sworn to uphold the U.S. Constitution often seem set against the faith. Intolerance is not merely confined to requiring Roman Catholic nuns to provide contraception services, . . . → Read More: Christians need to learn to draw a line at apostasy 
Liturgical fashions change over the years—just like any other fashion. Seventy years ago, for example, it was fashionable for celebrants to say the liturgy as fast as they reasonably could—on the grounds that one makes fewer mistakes when words are read quickly. It’s a reasonable enough hypothesis, but, like any other fashion, there were . . . → Read More: Ecclesiastical advice from irregular (secular) sources  Summer time and the living is uneasy for the poor Treasurer. That’s because folks go on vacation and forget that the church needs to keep its doors open when they are away. Please, please remember the poor soul who is wrestling with the diminished summer cash flow. He would really appreciate it if you . . . → Read More: Summer time and the Treasurer is uneasy 
Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephens News XXVI No 33
Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephens News XXVI No 32
Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephens News XXVI No 31 
It is more than a little irritating to be patronised by people less well–read, well–travelled and, arguably, less intelligent than oneself. But I confess the mainstream media manages to do so on a daily basis—particularly in the realm of religion, for which read ‘Christianity’. When, for example, Christianity is discussed in print, television, and movies, . . . → Read More: Mainstream media just doesn’t get it Just as reports of Mark Twain’s death were decidedly premature, so are rumours of my imminent retirement as rector of the parish. Indeed they are a timely reminder that the prophetic track record of analysts in the field of parsonology is no better than that of those working in the spheres of economics, politics, foreign . . . → Read More: Rumours of my retirement are decidedly premature
Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephens News XXVI No 30  
St Osmund was a Norman nobleman who accompanied William the Conqueror to England, where he was eventually consecrated second bishop of Salisbury (actually, Old Sarum). Osmund made a number of contributions to the early English church. First, he oversaw the construction of the Old Sarum cathedral, which was consecrated in 1092, fourteen years after . . . → Read More: St Osmund |
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