Why I Voted for a Sinner
“I’m not voting for him because he was a jerk,” several of my seminary comrades posted in reply to my Facebook post in which I urged them to vote for…
Month: February 2013
Peddling Saints: Lent Madness
Getting hooked on Lent Madness was like getting hooked on “Downton Abbey”: All the other seminarians/priests were doing it, but I thought the first season was kind of dry. And…
We Have Fouled Our Nest: Sermon on Last Epiphany
(Preached at Christ Church Bronxville on 2/10/2013) My friends in Christ, Peter is my favorite disciple. On the one hand, he is utterly devoted to Jesus. But on the other…
The Old Monasticism is the New Monasticism
“The New Monasticism” has been a popular topic in religious journalism the past few years, especially in its relationship to the emergent Church–that is, the Church that is seeking fresh…
Gospel on the Ground 