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 Two months ago I was having great difficulty reading the 18 point type in our altar missal, and Adric and Peter Threadgill were debating the merits of stepping up the type size to 20 point or maybe even 24 point. Today, thanks to a course of injections directly into my left eye at the Johns . . . → Read More: Medical progress is not echoed in civil society Three months on one’s back gives one plenty of time for thought. Sadly most of it seems to take the shape of shamefully sinful grousing—whining about the pains, whining about being confined to the couch, whining about the utter unfairness of it all. The answer to the eternal question “Why me, O Lord?” is, of . . . → Read More: A couch potato learns things rarely change  I have never felt completely comfortable with the honorific “Venerable.” I am simply not holy enough to be venerated. And, besides, I am much too young to be an object of veneration. Mercifully, Bishop John Vaughan has taken this weight off my shoulders. From henceforth, it is Father Mike Kerouac who is to be venerated . . . → Read More: New diocesan jobs for Frs Mike & Guy The prize for the most embarrassing character I have ever met goes to my Great Uncle Tom. It didn’t matter where we were—a cocktail party, a restaurant, the theater, or a sports stadium—Great Uncle Tom could be relied upon to do something that would make us cringe, wishing that the ground would open and swallow . . . → Read More: Great Uncle Tom: the most embarrassing of them all As I was saying to the clergy before I was so rudely interrupted by a trip to the hospital, genuflection for many of the folks serving St Stephen’s altar has ceased to be an elegant act of piety and has become a near farcical physical impossibility. Mercifully, the Church in its wisdom has provided for . . . → Read More: Sarum Rite: an Anglican cure for creaking knees  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 The verdict of “not guilty” in the George Zimmermam case has given rise to a wide-ranging—and frequently acrimonious—debate over the issue of crime. Was it reasonable, for instance, for Mr. Zimmerman to suspect the young man he shot to death of having criminal intentions simply because he was black and walking in a neighborhood . . . → Read More: The answer to crime no one wants to hear The ugly pandemic of scandals afflicting Washington provides a timely reminder that our political masters and mistresses are not entirely to be trusted. Indeed, lies seem to trip as smoothly off their tongues as the truth—perhaps even more so. But, then, politicians have never been held in particular high esteem here in the United States. . . . → Read More: Bring back hypocrisy—the tribute vice pays to virtue!  St Stephen’s is one of the relatively few “mainline” churches in the area that still maintains an active ministry in the wider Baltimore community. We provide pastoral care at retirement communities, assisted living facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, and hospices. We also serve as chaplains for local clubs and organizations, including the Navy League and the . . . → Read More: Neo-pagans hijacking hospital chaplaincies The average Christian is doubtless aware that the faith is by no means as well respected in America as it was, say, three or four decades ago. How could it be otherwise when NFL Quarterback Tim Tebow garners more obloquy in the media for his brief on-field prayers than if he had given the Hitler . . . → Read More: The fight for Christianity is a fight for the Constitution |
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