There are so many distractions in our lives today—the radio, the telephone, text messaging, Tweeting and the like—that new words have entered virtually unnoticed into our common vocabulary, one of the latest of which is “multitasking.” It’s a newly–minted way to describe the practice of doing a whole bunch of things at the same time. . . . → Read More: On ‘flag worship’ and the politically correct
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 America has been enmeshed in a culture war for at least a century, although until quite recently most people seem to have been blissfully unaware of the fact. However, as the author and social critic Lee Harris put it: “Over the past 100 years or so many of our most cherished customs and traditions have . . . → Read More: Lessons to be learned from the culture wars  The so–called “Obesity Epidemic” leaves me cold. I have never worried about what the people in the pew look like. It’s not what’s in your old tum–tum that counts, but what’s in your heart. Frankly, I can’t understand what’s so attractive about the “emaciated look.” Why on earth would perfectly nice looking people envy vacuous . . . → Read More: Folks who whine about obesity are often culprits On November 6th we will go to the polls to elect a President. And this renews a debate that has engaged Christians for the best part of two and a half centuries: Is it theologically acceptable to pray publicly for political leaders—particularly those who policies we bitterly oppose? Crossing political opponents off our public prayer . . . → Read More: Don’t begrudge prayers for your political foes  Here is this week’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXIII 11 One of most despicable Soviet practices was the use of fraud and deceit to achieve their ends. Lenin instituted this policy at the outset when he dubbed his tiny group of supporters “Bolsheviks” (from bolshoi, meaning great) and his very much more numerous opponents “Mensheviks” (implying they were the tiny faction). The technique was continually . . . → Read More: Lies that get told in the battle for men’s minds The Venerable National Geographic Magazine has changed vastly in recent decades. Gone are the politically incorrect photo essays that populated my adolescence with natives who filed their teeth to points, stretched their lower lips to accommodate discs the size of tea plates, and exponentially extended their necks with multiple brass rings. Today, in place of . . . → Read More: Bring back the pointy teeth and neck rings  April 1st to April 8th Palm Sunday(April 1st) 8:00 AM Holy Eucharist 9:00 AM Sung Eucharist 11:15 AM Choral Eucharist Holy Monday 6:00 PM Holy Eucharist Holy Tuesday 6:00 PM Holy Eucharist Holy Wednesday 6:00 PM Holy Eucharist Maundy Thursday 7:00 PM Choral Eucharist & Stripping of the Altar Good Friday 12 Noon The Seven . . . → Read More: Holy Week Schedule 2012 Here is this weeks’s newsletter: St. Stephen’s News XXIII 10 I was probably the only person who witnessed last week’s wonder at first hand: It was John Woodall, the parish’s master electrician, swaying about, 60 feet up, on one of those cockamamie extending arm lifts replacing all the light bulbs in the sanctuary. It was an act of cool, calm courage and he deserves our . . . → Read More: Three Cheers For John |
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