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 The ugly tone of current political discourse is more than a little depressing. Indeed, to characterize today’s political exchanges as “debate” would be a travesty. Rarely does either side attempt to argue contrary points of view in a civilized manner. Rather, listeners are simply treated to a torrent of abuse, increasingly much of it scatological. . . . → Read More: Falling literacy and the sad state of political discourse  
Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephen’s News XXIX No 25  
The refurbished church tower now has an angled roof (instead of the former flat roof), surmounted by an old-fashioned weathercock. Behind it, you can see the new Celtic cross at the west end of the nave. Our English forebears were practical people and their church buildings traditionally served secular ends as well as . . . → Read More: The history behind our sundial
Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephen’s News XXIX No 24 Not so long ago a parishioner asked me: “What exactly do you do as Vicar General of the diocese?” The answer: Officially, I administer the diocese’s affairs in the absence of the bishop. And, indeed I had the opportunity to flex my quasi-episcopal muscle quite recently when Bishop Vaughan was on vacation in Ireland. However, . . . → Read More: I am the very model of a modern Vicar General
Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephen’s News XXIX No 23  
My father—aka the Sage of Dedham Vale—maintained that the only way to be genuinely progressive was to be implacably opposed to progress. And the proof of this philosophical pudding is evident to all in the epidemic of functional illiteracy that afflicts our nation. In 1900, some 90 percent of the American population were able to . . . → Read More: Down home truths about learning to read and write
Here is this week’s newsletter: St Stephen’s News XXIX No 22 Folks who have gotten out of the habit of saying their prayers frequently feel self-conscious and embarrassed about taking it up again. But it’s vitally important to make the effort—and by no means solely for the sake of your spiritual health. Recent scientific studies show that prayer is good for your physical health as well. . . . → Read More: Pray for your life—it works 
The Hollywood stereotype of hero rarely holds true in real life. Whatever you might see in the movies, heroes are by no means invariably young, confident, and athletic. Sometimes they are old and wrinkly: Moses, for example, was nearly 80 years of age when God called him to lead the children of Israel out of . . . → Read More: There’s no such animal as a stereotypical hero |
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