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The following essay was written for a priest who was drafting a book on confession. I’ve not heard from her in a long time, so I don’t know what the situation is. But Mardi Gras seems to me a perfect time to publish it. I’ve made some changes to the original essay, and edited it [...]

HIS ESSAY Was written at the request of a straight friend of mine (for his own use). But I thought it would make a good topic for a post as well…. My purpose: to sketch some ideas about pastoral care of LGTBQ folks in Orthodoxy.

s the current series winds down (I need only to add a conclusion) I’ve decided to add the previous series into it. The Invitation to communion (“With Faith and Love Draw Near!”) as well as the most recent post on Bible Reading as Tarot Reading, seems to me to be a full set with this [...]

I’ve reposted an essay from the older pages, My Two Jesuses: Any time one tries to tell the entire Gospel on film, there will be controversy or, at least, someone will not be happy. Events surrounding a recent film may underscore that. I’ve not yet seen that film (which doesn’t tell the whole story anyway) [...]

I’ve republished my original Eassy on Affirmation 3 of the 12 Phoenix Affirmations. LOVING God: Celebrating the God whose Spirit pervades and whose glory is reflected in all of God’s Creation, including the earth and its ecosystems, the sacred and secular, the Christian and non-Christian, the human and non-human.

I’ve reposted my original essay on the Affirmation 2 of the 12 Phoenix Affirmations LOVING God: Listening for God’s Word which comes through daily prayer and meditation, through studying the ancient testimonies which we call Scripture, and through attending to God’s present activity in the world.

I’ve reposted my original essay on Affirmation 1 of the 12 Phoenix Affirmations LOVING God: Walking fully in the path of Jesus, without denying the legitimacy of other paths God may provide humanity;

I updated the “Essay” section to include Going off the Deep End. I’ve been slowly re-editing my series of essays on the Phoenix Affirmations (I need to make a lot of coding changes between the old blog software and WordPress). As soon as I get the series re-formatted, I’ll be returning to the writing of [...]

I’ve added my essay, Being the Body of Christ, the Bread of Heaven, and added a link from the “Essays” page (in the top menu on each page).

I’ve posted the travelogue (with many pictures) from my recent journey. I’ve also adjusted the site structure to have an “essay” page which will link to longer posts (but I’ll always post an announcement here & in the feeds).