Monthly Archives: October 2006

A well-known writer got collared by a university student who asked, “Do you think I could be a writer? “Well,” the writer said, “I don’t know … Do you like sentences?” — Annie Dillard in The Writing Life. Two boys … Continue reading →

As the Huneycutts shall be moving over the next two weeks, blogging will be sporadic (at best). So, hold the fort down and … of course … if you haven’t already … hit the PayPal button in the side margin … Continue reading →

One of these days, it is said, at least eight of the diverse American churches with ties to the ancient patriarchs of Constantinople, Antioch, Alexandria and Jerusalem – but do not accept the authority of the Pope – will form … Continue reading →

Just last week, following our Greater Houston Clergy Association meeting, I offered Fr John Whiteford, a ROCOR priest, one of my white clergy tabs saying, “Hey, Fr John … Here, welcome to SCOBA.” He, and other clergy, laughed. We’d just … Continue reading →

The Pope may be about to abolish the notion of limbo, the halfway house between heaven and hell, inhabited by unbaptised infants. According to the BBC’s Religion and Ethics site, the church held that before the 13th Century, all unbaptised … Continue reading →