Hang on, I'm trying to write something clever, entertaining but something that won't bite either...do you know how hard that is? So hang ten [minutes, hours, days, weeks, years...] and it will be posted.
C+
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
And Now, A Word From Our Sponsor....
Hang on, I'm trying to write something clever, entertaining but something that won't bite either...do you know how hard that is? So hang ten [minutes, hours, days, weeks, years...] and it will be posted.
C+
Thursday, January 25, 2007
What American Accent Do You Have?
Eileen the Epicopali-Fem got this bright idea [that girl!] and here are my results:
"You have a good voice for TV or radio"....hmmm...that explains the comments I get when I read in church that I have a "pulpit" voice. Cool...
| What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio. | |
| The West | |
| The Inland North | |
| Philadelphia | |
| The South | |
| Boston | |
| North Central | |
| The Northeast | |
| What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz | |
"You have a good voice for TV or radio"....hmmm...that explains the comments I get when I read in church that I have a "pulpit" voice. Cool...
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Stanford Interviews ++Katharine for Alumni Magazine
This is an amazing and insightful interview with some great pics of ++Katharine. You can read it here. Hat tip to The Rev. Susan Russell as she was the first to post it on her site An Inch At a Time . It's a great tribute to our Presiding Bishop's humanity and hope not only for TEC and the Anglican Communion--whose problems pale in comparison to the needs of the world--but for the greater good of all.
I think you will find it appealing and a way to get to know her so much better.
Catherine+
Recently Discovered Blogs to Edify and Bemuse
I have come across some mighty fine blogs recently and wish to share them with you.
One of my personal favorites is Seething Mom from Arizona. And she is quite the mom!
Another new and insightful yet tangibly spiritual site is Magdalene's Musings, one of my "must read" blogs.
For the more gentle yet funny take on life and faith, I head over to
Contemplative Activist to get the Quaker point of view.
And if you haven't already found Episcopali-Fem , well, you're missing out on the adventures of a new Episcopalian in New Jersey who is so full of gusto and zinging sharp wit that you will think she's the female version of MadPriest ! Tally ho, Eileen!
So here are some great, "people like you and me" thinker/bloggers of the faithful variety to bemuse and edify you. I will try to post like entries when I find these little sparkling nuggets in the blogosphere.
Cheers!
Catherine+
One of my personal favorites is Seething Mom from Arizona. And she is quite the mom!
Another new and insightful yet tangibly spiritual site is Magdalene's Musings, one of my "must read" blogs.
For the more gentle yet funny take on life and faith, I head over to
Contemplative Activist to get the Quaker point of view.
And if you haven't already found Episcopali-Fem , well, you're missing out on the adventures of a new Episcopalian in New Jersey who is so full of gusto and zinging sharp wit that you will think she's the female version of MadPriest ! Tally ho, Eileen!
So here are some great, "people like you and me" thinker/bloggers of the faithful variety to bemuse and edify you. I will try to post like entries when I find these little sparkling nuggets in the blogosphere.
Cheers!
Catherine+
Saturday, January 20, 2007
The "Seven Things" Meme
Well, I've been tagged by Lisa at The Episcopal Majority thanks to Saint Pat at No Claim to Sainthood .
Here's the meme:
1. Name a book that you want to share so much that you keep giving away copies:
It's sort of a toss up between three books actually. Nevada Barr's "Hard Truth", Nene Adam's "Black By Gaslight" and Sue Monk Kidd's "The Secret Life of Bees".
2. Name a piece of music that changed the way you listen to music:
Beth Nielson Chapman's "Sand and Water".
3. Name a film you can watch again and again without fatigue:
Oh, so easy. "Out of Africa".
4. Name a performer for whom you suspend all disbelief:
At any given moment, Helen Mirren, Andreas Bottcelli, or Melissa Etheridge.
5. Name a work of art you'd like to live with:
Michelangelo's "The Captive" because he is always struggling for freedom, something we can all relate to.
6. Name a work of fiction which has penetrated your life:
Anything by Bill O'Reilly, James Dobson, Ann Coulter, Bernard Goldberg and that ilk.
I have received some questions about listing ++Rowan Williams, so instead of fiction, I'll put him under mystery [for obvious reasons...]. The jury is still out on Rick Warren as of this post.
7. Name a punch line that always makes you laugh:
Mmmm...tough one....hmmmm...there are so many on TitusOneNine it's hard to choose.
Here's the meme:
1. Name a book that you want to share so much that you keep giving away copies:
It's sort of a toss up between three books actually. Nevada Barr's "Hard Truth", Nene Adam's "Black By Gaslight" and Sue Monk Kidd's "The Secret Life of Bees".
2. Name a piece of music that changed the way you listen to music:
Beth Nielson Chapman's "Sand and Water".
3. Name a film you can watch again and again without fatigue:
Oh, so easy. "Out of Africa".
4. Name a performer for whom you suspend all disbelief:
At any given moment, Helen Mirren, Andreas Bottcelli, or Melissa Etheridge.
5. Name a work of art you'd like to live with:
Michelangelo's "The Captive" because he is always struggling for freedom, something we can all relate to.
6. Name a work of fiction which has penetrated your life:
Anything by Bill O'Reilly, James Dobson, Ann Coulter, Bernard Goldberg and that ilk.
I have received some questions about listing ++Rowan Williams, so instead of fiction, I'll put him under mystery [for obvious reasons...]. The jury is still out on Rick Warren as of this post.
7. Name a punch line that always makes you laugh:
Mmmm...tough one....hmmmm...there are so many on TitusOneNine it's hard to choose.
Thursday, January 18, 2007
H of D Prez Bonnie Puts Panel of Reference on Notice
Hat tip to: Episcopal News Service
January 18, 2007
House of Deputies president writes Panel of Reference to clarify misconceptions
Anderson asks Panel to refine process of investigating submissions
[ENS] House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson has written to the Anglican Communion's Panel of Reference and Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams "to clarify apparent misconceptions regarding the polity of The Episcopal Church reflected in the content and recommendations" of its recent report about the Diocese of Fort Worth.
For more background on the report see this ENS story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_81044_ENG_HTM.htm
The full text of Anderson's January 12 letter follows:
With great concern, I write to you to clarify apparent misconceptions regarding the polity of The Episcopal Church reflected in the content and recommendations in the panel's December,2006 report. Inherent to our shared call to follow Christ in mission and ministry together as members of the Anglican Communion is the need for mutual understanding of each other's polity and culture.
The General Convention of the Episcopal Church meets every three years in a bicameral legislative system. It consists of the House of Bishops composed of all our bishops, and the House of Deputies, composed of up to four clergy and four lay elected from each of our 111 dioceses. There are more than 800 members in the House of Deputies.
It appears that the panel has misunderstood our polity regarding the primacy of General Convention and our overall structure that requires nearly every major decision in The Episcopal Church to have the agreement of bishops, priests and lay persons. The House of Bishops cannot alone make decisions for The Episcopal Church.
The panel interprets our 1976 Canons on the ordination of women to have been "permissive," meaning that they did not have to be followed by everyone. The panel then interprets the 1997 adoption of the additional Canons on women and ordination as mandatory. The interpretation of The Episcopal Church's Canons is the responsibility of our ecclesiastical trial courts when a clergy person is charged with a violation of them and of the General Convention in all other matters. The same is true for the question of whether or not the "Dallas Plan" complies with the Canons. Only our ecclesiastical courts or the General Convention are authorized to make those interpretations. In the polity of The Episcopal Church, only the General Convention or the ecclesiastical trial court interprets our Canons.
Thirty years ago, through our representative legislative process, we voted affirmatively to allow the ordination of women. Generally at that time The Episcopal Church did not think the 1976 Canons were permissive or ambiguous. Nonetheless, to address any possible misunderstanding, in 1997 General Convention, with the concurrence of both the House of Bishops and the House of Deputies adopted additional Canons intended to put to rest the question of whether a woman's gender could be used to disqualify her from ordination. The Episcopal Church is abundantly clear about its position regarding the ordination of women and The Episcopal Church has been abundantly charitable towards those who do not fully embrace that position.
The panel appears to misunderstand the importance of the fact that our Church's ordination process is carried out at the diocesan level. The discernment process happens with the Commission on Ministry, bishop and Standing Committee within a diocese. The panel's recommendations propose that a diocese or diocesan bishop may ignore the provisions of the Canons specifically stating that gender cannot be a factor in access to the ordination process, licensing to function, acceptance into a diocese, or approval of rectors as long as women are allowed to be ordained and serve in other dioceses.
If the percentage of people supporting or opposing the ordination of women is important to the panel's analysis, then the panel's incorrect inferences that a substantial number of people in the Church oppose the ordination of women should be corrected. If any of the panel's recommendations were influenced or based upon this misinformation then the panel should revisit those conclusions with the evidence that support for the ordination of women in The Episcopal Church is extremely widespread and strong and joyfully embraced.
A final point regarding a "period of reception." In order to take the actions recommended by the panel based on its interpretation of what is or isn't permitted during a Communion wide "period of reception" regarding the ordination of women, the decision making body of The Episcopal Church, General Convention, would need to consider the recommendations and come to a mutual decision in which the laity, clergy and bishops all concur. We have made our decisions regarding the ordination of women and 108 of our dioceses have been celebrating and living into that decision with great joy during these past 30 years. In all these years no one, including Bishop Iker, has been brought up on disciplinary charges for the alleged violation of the Canons for refusing to ordain, license, accept into the diocese or approve women as rectors. We are clear that women are not to be denied access to ordination. We have been tolerant of Bishop Iker.
I respectfully request that the panel acknowledge that lack of full understanding of the polity of The Episcopal Church may have resulted in recommendations by the panel that would be antithetical to our polity and therefore not appropriate.
I further request that future bodies charged to make recommendations to the Archbishop of Canterbury on any topics that have to do directly with a particular province of the Anglican Communion, have adequate representation from the province directly affected by the recommendations of the panel. I would also ask for clarification of the process by which submissions to the panel of reference are investigated and researched.
While understanding the difficult work and honorable intent of the panel, I pray that the Archbishop of Canterbury will understand that the recommendations made by the panel are incongruent with Episcopal Church polity and therefore inappropriate for implementation.
In Christ Jesus may we move together in the important work of reconciliation and peace.
Bonnie Anderson
President
House of Deputies
________________________
"Go, Bonnie, Go!, Go! Go, Fight, Win!"
January 18, 2007
House of Deputies president writes Panel of Reference to clarify misconceptions
Anderson asks Panel to refine process of investigating submissions
[ENS] House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson has written to the Anglican Communion's Panel of Reference and Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams "to clarify apparent misconceptions regarding the polity of The Episcopal Church reflected in the content and recommendations" of its recent report about the Diocese of Fort Worth.
For more background on the report see this ENS story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_81044_ENG_HTM.htm
The full text of Anderson's January 12 letter follows:
With great concern, I write to you to clarify apparent misconceptions regarding the polity of The Episcopal Church reflected in the content and recommendations in the panel's December,2006 report. Inherent to our shared call to follow Christ in mission and ministry together as members of the Anglican Communion is the need for mutual understanding of each other's polity and culture.
The General Convention of the Episcopal Church meets every three years in a bicameral legislative system. It consists of the House of Bishops composed of all our bishops, and the House of Deputies, composed of up to four clergy and four lay elected from each of our 111 dioceses. There are more than 800 members in the House of Deputies.
It appears that the panel has misunderstood our polity regarding the primacy of General Convention and our overall structure that requires nearly every major decision in The Episcopal Church to have the agreement of bishops, priests and lay persons. The House of Bishops cannot alone make decisions for The Episcopal Church.
The panel interprets our 1976 Canons on the ordination of women to have been "permissive," meaning that they did not have to be followed by everyone. The panel then interprets the 1997 adoption of the additional Canons on women and ordination as mandatory. The interpretation of The Episcopal Church's Canons is the responsibility of our ecclesiastical trial courts when a clergy person is charged with a violation of them and of the General Convention in all other matters. The same is true for the question of whether or not the "Dallas Plan" complies with the Canons. Only our ecclesiastical courts or the General Convention are authorized to make those interpretations. In the polity of The Episcopal Church, only the General Convention or the ecclesiastical trial court interprets our Canons.
Thirty years ago, through our representative legislative process, we voted affirmatively to allow the ordination of women. Generally at that time The Episcopal Church did not think the 1976 Canons were permissive or ambiguous. Nonetheless, to address any possible misunderstanding, in 1997 General Convention, with the concurrence of both the House of Bishops and the House of Deputies adopted additional Canons intended to put to rest the question of whether a woman's gender could be used to disqualify her from ordination. The Episcopal Church is abundantly clear about its position regarding the ordination of women and The Episcopal Church has been abundantly charitable towards those who do not fully embrace that position.
The panel appears to misunderstand the importance of the fact that our Church's ordination process is carried out at the diocesan level. The discernment process happens with the Commission on Ministry, bishop and Standing Committee within a diocese. The panel's recommendations propose that a diocese or diocesan bishop may ignore the provisions of the Canons specifically stating that gender cannot be a factor in access to the ordination process, licensing to function, acceptance into a diocese, or approval of rectors as long as women are allowed to be ordained and serve in other dioceses.
If the percentage of people supporting or opposing the ordination of women is important to the panel's analysis, then the panel's incorrect inferences that a substantial number of people in the Church oppose the ordination of women should be corrected. If any of the panel's recommendations were influenced or based upon this misinformation then the panel should revisit those conclusions with the evidence that support for the ordination of women in The Episcopal Church is extremely widespread and strong and joyfully embraced.
A final point regarding a "period of reception." In order to take the actions recommended by the panel based on its interpretation of what is or isn't permitted during a Communion wide "period of reception" regarding the ordination of women, the decision making body of The Episcopal Church, General Convention, would need to consider the recommendations and come to a mutual decision in which the laity, clergy and bishops all concur. We have made our decisions regarding the ordination of women and 108 of our dioceses have been celebrating and living into that decision with great joy during these past 30 years. In all these years no one, including Bishop Iker, has been brought up on disciplinary charges for the alleged violation of the Canons for refusing to ordain, license, accept into the diocese or approve women as rectors. We are clear that women are not to be denied access to ordination. We have been tolerant of Bishop Iker.
I respectfully request that the panel acknowledge that lack of full understanding of the polity of The Episcopal Church may have resulted in recommendations by the panel that would be antithetical to our polity and therefore not appropriate.
I further request that future bodies charged to make recommendations to the Archbishop of Canterbury on any topics that have to do directly with a particular province of the Anglican Communion, have adequate representation from the province directly affected by the recommendations of the panel. I would also ask for clarification of the process by which submissions to the panel of reference are investigated and researched.
While understanding the difficult work and honorable intent of the panel, I pray that the Archbishop of Canterbury will understand that the recommendations made by the panel are incongruent with Episcopal Church polity and therefore inappropriate for implementation.
In Christ Jesus may we move together in the important work of reconciliation and peace.
Bonnie Anderson
President
House of Deputies
________________________
"Go, Bonnie, Go!, Go! Go, Fight, Win!"
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
We Interrupt This Blog....
...due to the "wow" weather out here in southern Oregon. We have been zapped today by amazing snowfall and treacherous road travel. Today in Medford the snow began about 10;30am. I had a front row seat in a dental chair, so I should know. It has only stopped snowing a few minutes ago at 3:30pm PST. I would estimate that there is about 4 or 5 inches at my home in the southern urban end of the city. It is very pretty though and the quiet is so soothing...snow does that.
I know it doesn't look like much but we are used to our snow staying about 2000 ft. When it does rest on the Valley floor, it's a bit of a treat until it becomes difficult to drive in. Then we break out the snow shoes, cross country skis, and boogieboards to enhance our transportation.
Time to make the cocoa, brownies, buttermilk biscuits, exquisite meatloaf and the veggies. Now if there was a way to keep the balls of snow out of long doggie fur...
Stay well and be safe.
Catherine+
I know it doesn't look like much but we are used to our snow staying about 2000 ft. When it does rest on the Valley floor, it's a bit of a treat until it becomes difficult to drive in. Then we break out the snow shoes, cross country skis, and boogieboards to enhance our transportation.
Time to make the cocoa, brownies, buttermilk biscuits, exquisite meatloaf and the veggies. Now if there was a way to keep the balls of snow out of long doggie fur...
Stay well and be safe.
Catherine+
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