“The people of this diocese are your cathedral.” *goosebumps*

“This is not a ministry of celebrity, but of cruciform love.”

Midwit—and mid here is charitable—evangelical talking point: I don’t have an obligation to America. I have an obligation to the kingdom of God. That my friends, is a statement that is both theocratic, and actually seditious, if its means civil law isn’t binding on a Christian.

My Anglican preferences: Vestments: whatever the bishop told the clergy to vest in BCP: 1662ie, baby Theologians: Cranmer, I guess? Hymn: And Can It Be? Bible: KJV Type of tea: whiskey

We love the Bible, and you can tell.

my 18yo in the background looking bored the whole time lol

Grant to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the Spirit to think and do always such things as be rightful; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

I was born with a rare disorder. In the year of my birth only two other children were born with it anywhere on earth. Because of this, the first 15 years of my life were spent in doctors offices and operating rooms. People like Ms. Siddiqui would look at my medical history and

People's very open disdain for the disabled, always under the guise of false mercy, is the result of a false self-image. What we lose is our humanity, Claire. We are dependent, vulnerable, and each one of us potentially, at any moment, subject to disablement/disease.

I love my job.

One of the main lessons of human history is that people really, really want to kill certain little humans, and they will twist themselves into spectacular moral and rhetorical pretzels to make that sound legitimate.

Slight correction: they go around advocating that we not murder babies who have it.

When P and I were dating and talking about marriage and kids, the wife in an older married couple told me, "Having had four kids, I recommend you have six." Well, having had six kids, I recommend at least eight. I suspect if you just keep having babies for a long time, the

Our photographer has put up a spectacular gallery of photos from Friday's consecration of Bishop Marc Steele: kcaarinpineauphotography.pixieset.com/consecration/

I have to say one of the reasons I love my job is that at diocesan events where clergy families show up I get to hold and squeeze little dumpling clergy babies.

Thomas Laux had trisomy 13. His parents chose to let him live, even though they knew his life would be short. Keep tissues handy: youtu.be/ToNWquoXqJI?fe…

Gotta be a story behind this.

Even if I’m in the middle of a hard ugly cry, he can make me laugh.

TIL that Shazam does not work on college marching band renditions of popular songs.

Poor Peter L. Edman. I am merely leaving my baby at college. He is leaving my baby at college and then driving back home with me.