Day: March 31, 2010

Update on General Seminary financial crisis

“The students are anxious that they will graduate. Obviously staff are anxious about jobs and faculty are anxious about their positions. I think they’re a little over-anxious,” Ewing said. “The chair tried to assure them that we will be here. We think we see the money. Given all the things I’ve dealt with here, this not does feel as big a problem as several of the ones we have dealt with. Part of what makes a bigger problem is that nobody knows what the leadership will be and that makes everybody nervous — and I am not sure, either.”

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New Nigerian Archbishop’s old prejudice

When I told a colleague the primate-elect had made strong remarks regarding homosexuality he shrugged his shoulders and replied, “Well, what do you expect? It’s a bit like saying the pope is Catholic.” ~~Riazat Butt

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Episcopal blogger makes good

Dan Porter, the Blogspotting Episcopalian plays a key role in the History Channel’s upcoming documentary on the Shroud of Turin. He’s enthused about the show.

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Sharing

How long will we beat and kill

those who come for a share

of abundance?

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The no longer hidden agenda of the Anglican Covenant

I was always told by my academic tutors, and when employed in the role I tell students that there is no virtue whatsoever in length of an essay beyond giving the argument. This advice seems to have been missed by the academics who promote the Anglican Covenant. We have seen it in the Anglican Communion Institute, and now we see it with the latest offering by Michael Poon of Singapore.

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Thorny crown of glory

Deign at my hands this crown of prayer and praise,

Weaved in my lone devout melancholy,

Thou which of good hast, yea, art treasury,

All changing unchanged Ancient of days.

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