Saint Stephen’s Anglican Church

Back in the days when the 1928 Prayer Book was in general use (and all was right with the world) neophyte lay readers would, in an attempt at efficiency, occasionally read the responsive psalm for the morning or evening office from the lectern Bible rather than the Prayer Book Psalter.

What followed was a pantomime . . . → Read More: Why’s and wherefore’s of Coverdale’s psalms

The greatest enemy of literacy today is not the graphic sex, foul language, and gratuitous violence that feature increasingly in the television programs and movies we watch and the books we read.

Certainly, prolonged heavy breathing, four–letter words, and the sound of pounded flesh do nothing to improve literacy—or advance the plot for that . . . → Read More: The art of the insult is not “expletive deleted”

From this week’s Newsletter.

Charlotte long ago resigned herself to the fact that I will never be a handyman like her father. Sure, I can change light bulbs, do simple electrical repairs, hew wood, and carry water. But the more complicated tasks involving carpentry or plumbing absolutely defeat me.

The best I can rise . . . → Read More: Literary vandals are sacking our literature

From this week’s Newsletter.

This is the world’s most important public holiday.

Independence Day is one of the most important public holidays in the world. July the Fourth should not be regarded as solely an American celebration. America’s independence should be celebrated by the entire free world. For without a free and independent United . . . → Read More: Reflections on July 4th