Living in the age of limited vocabularies

Fr Hawtin has been indisposed recently—as has his wife Charlotte. They would both appreciate your thoughts and prayers. Meanwhile, the Rector has chosen one of his favorite essays as this week’s offering.

The greatest enemy of literacy today is not the graphic sex, foul language, and gratuitous violence that feature increasingly in the television programs . . . → Read More: Living in the age of limited vocabularies

Ferrets and the Fate of My Large White Rabbit

This article was originally published in St. Stephen’s News in December of 2010.

“What happened to the White Rabbit?” asked Wiley Hawks, intrigued by the ultimate fate of the large and handsome rabbit I had rescued from a neighbor’s Christmas dinner table. His interest had been sparked by a finely crafted antique English ferret cage . . . → Read More: Ferrets and the Fate of My Large White Rabbit

There’s Nothing “Bah! Humbug!” about Santa

This article was originally published in St. Stephen’s News in December of 2010.

The Salvation Army’s Santas began ringing their bells three or four weeks ago, heralding not only the Saviors birth, but the start of the Christmas shopping season. And to be sure, recession or no recession, the malls have been as crowded as . . . → Read More: There’s Nothing “Bah! Humbug!” about Santa

All the News That’s Fit to Print … Again

Being firmly perched upon my brass pedestal at St Stephen’s, I’ve had many years of sermons and newsletter articles to ponder. This Advent season we’ll be reprising some articles, poems, and stories from years past, and reliving some of the timeless bits of wit and wisdom that have graced this space.

The two articles we’re . . . → Read More: All the News That’s Fit to Print … Again