The Protestant/Catholic false dichotomy
It probably was not wise to spend much of my summer watching DVDs of the HBO series, “The Tudors,” just after my ordination in the Episcopal Church and just before…
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The Rev. Greta Getlein’s ordination sermon
A Sermon Preached on June 16, 2012 by The Rev’d Greta Getlein Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento California Ordination to the Transitional Deaconate Gospel Text John 21:15-19 “Again he asked him, Simon,…
Saved by spirituals and the God of small things….
It can be an incredible gift to know what one is meant to do in life, what one needs to do to get there, and where one can accomplish it.…
Odd ways in which seminary learning is useful….
I have just completed a grueling two weeks of writing three essays, with a combined page count of 48 pages, for two classes. One was on the Sacred and Secular…
What I learned this week….
For some reason, many people here in New Haven have been asking me how classes are going, and the answer is, “Great!” (or in German, “Sehr gut!”). I am thoroughly…
How seminary is different from grad. school
In some ways, seminary is graduate-level education in Biblical studies, theology, Church history, ethics, perhaps Biblical languages, and so on. But on today, September 11th, one of the most obvious…
A typical seminary day for me….
Every day at seminary is a little bit different for me due to various worship services and a different class schedule every day, but here is a typical day: 6…
Here’s the class lineup!
I have received several emails from California asking what I’m taking. I waited to respond because Yale has this incredible registration policy called “the shopping period.” Students can enroll tentatively…
A moving tale…
Well, the moving in process has been far more complicated and fraught with problems than I thought. Due to new mortgage and banking regulations, which apparently change by the week,…
We’re in New Haven, but still in a hotel….
Well, I completed my drive across the country with my daughter and my dog (she drove, but the dog didn’t). I had hoped for stunning scenic views in the Western…
The house is sold, so now we need a new home….
Due to a lot of hard work on my daughter’s part and mine, our house is now sold, and so is much of our furniture. We move out of our…
Getting ready to go…
I have spent much of May and June preparing to leave my life in California and go to seminary at Yale Divinity School to prepare for the Episcopal priesthood. I…
Gospel on the Ground 