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KRISTUS SYNTYY! ISTORIANS Discussing the origins of Christmas on the Church’s calendar will sometimes focus on the date itself (not quite the solstice, not quite not the solstice, etc) but I’m rather partial to the work of Fr Thomas Talley, a liturgical scholar and, in retirement, a resident of Asheville, NC, and member of St [...]

My friend David and I cowrote thos back in 1996. It was my first published poem. A little on the risque side but largely work-safe, if the verses seem out of order it’s because we were working with Amy Grant’s first Christmas album. Just hear those key chains jing-a-ling, ring-ting ting-a-ling, too Come on it’s [...]

Reposted… It begins when, prompted by the Wurtsboro Village council and “borrowing” a truck from his employer, the electric company, my grandfather puts up the village lights. Driving slowly through town in a cherry picker, Grandpa puts up the aged white candles, the green wreaths, the red lighted garlands. Snow has fallen. Trees have been [...]

Malachi 3:1-4 Baruch 5:1-9 The Song of Zacharia Philippians 1:3-11 Luke 3:1-6 Year C – Advent, Revised Common Lectionary To give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins. By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who [...]

ER HOST IS Not alone in not-understanding the Calendar Schism. I agree with Fr Victor (memory eternal!) who said to me “such a division should never have happened”. But I don’t know what end or solution he intended by that statement: I think he only lamented thereby the sorrowful division in Christ’s body. For most [...]

IN the bleak midwinter, frost wind made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, in the bleak midwinter, long ago. love that image: earth hard as iron, water like a stone; snow on snow on snow on snow… Of course it has less [...]

Xmas200821.jpg Originally uploaded by w.wabbit. RODIE got me this cool set ups vintage, 70s era plastic containers, some Tupperware (the spice jars) and some Canada-made “Thermoware” (the stackable bowls). All the Christmas setsare here.

HIS YEAR’S Yorkshire Pudding was produced using a recipe posted by Elise over at Simply Recipes. While Yorkshire Pudding is, really, just another way to get starch and fat into your system this holiday season, it is a very delicious way, indeed.

ELL, No, not really. But the point is, I could provide minute-by-minute notices of Aaron’s gift list, or Brodie’s function as Santa this morning. I could, quite happily, note my every little reaction to my constant cycle of sugar buzz and crash, nap (start over), using such services as text messages (SMS), Twitter, Brightkite or [...]

Reprinted from a while ago… ACK In my Politically Correct Days, I used to say “Happy Holidays” when I worked in retail – even in an Episcopal Bookstore in NYC. Then one evening a non-religious Jewish friend, Wayne, took me to task, and not even kindly: he asked what “Season’s Greetings” implied, and I noted [...]