It's Banned Books Week! Now more than ever, it's vital to take a stand for your right to access information, speak your mind, and hear the voices of the vulnerable.

I had the opportunity to give a reflection in today's chapel service. For those who are interested: open.substack.com/pub/libraryb...

For those who are interested - the sermon I preached yesterday (and my first at my internship site)! open.substack.com/pub/libraryb...

I had the opportunity to preach again this morning. If you're interested, you can read my sermon here -> open.substack.com/pub/libraryb...

Look what I got today! Thank you, @biggcaz.bsky.social - I think it looks amazing!

Rose quartz Catholic rosary made for a commission.

Prayer beads inspired by Coventry Cathedral. One set of Anglican prayer beads, and one Catholic rosary.

Not even Canterbury Cathedral can keep me from Lent Madness! My vote goes to Gregory, who didn't introduce Christianity to England (Roman Britain had Christianity before the Pope sent missionaries), but did send Augustine to become Archbishop of Canterbury. www.lentmadness.org/2025/03/greg...

For today's Lent Madness match up (the only Saturday match up), my vote goes to Elizabeth of Hungary! www.lentmadness.org/2025/03/eliz...

Lent Madness is starting off with a tough choice! I voted for Benson; if prayer doesn't lead to loving others, you're talking with someone other than God. Probably yourself. Athanasius is amazing, too! I'm happy to see either saint move closer to the Golden Halo. www.lentmadness.org/2025/03/atha...

"...[O]ur annual Lenten tournament of saints can remind us that God has transformed all kinds of people, and that maybe God can transform us, too. The saints who went before us didn't give up in the face of evil, and neither should we." www.lentmadness.org/2025/03/acce...

Ash Wednesday meditation from Episcopal Relief and Development. Find it at: www.episcopalrelief.org/church-in-ac...

The reason Ukraine is dependent on the US for protection is because we made a deal: in exchange for surrendering all their nuclear weapons (when they had the third largest nuclear arsenal in the world), the US promised to secure Ukraine's sovereignty and territory. www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

Today's sermon might be the hardest one I've ever written, emotionally. And it's taken me forever. I just changed part of it again ten minutes ago. It still feels unfinished; it might be one of those lifetime things.

Celebrating our 20th anniversary with sushi and sashimi. Also, fried Oreos. Seems appropriate.

"Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy." - Captain G. M. Gilbert, the Army psychologist assigned to watching the defendants at the Nuremberg trials

Proposed censorship measures in several states could deny your right to read some books in our Nation's libraries and lead to librarians facing criminal charges for the books on the shelves. action.everylibrary.org/nationalaccess via @everylibrary.bsky.social

"Sin of empathy"? I can't help but remember that the Incarnated God is named "God With Us" - that the Christian message is about God's extraordinary love for humanity, to the extent that They became human to live with us and die for us. If that is not radical empathy, I don't know what is.

Well, that's not great... www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-wh...

This is Bishop Marianne Budde at post inauguration services. Her bravery is nothing short of inspiring. Bishop Budde is 🔥 💙

Chairman Meow haaaaaates the cold, so now she has demanded covers while she sits on my lap. (She's also been tunneling under my blankets at night and while I'm at work. She really dislikes winter. All her fur is decorative.)

Door is chalked and house is blessed, "gold" (Werther's) has been gathered from the Wise Men, and the galette de rois is prepared for dessert! Happy Epiphany, all!

Happy Twelfth (and last) Day of Christmas! youtu.be/eEtUGgBwzEM?...

Merry Eleventh Day of Christmas! youtu.be/Hl_4W5sBSRk?...

📚💙 Parable of the Talents, by Octavia Butler

Merry Tenth Day of Christmas! youtu.be/Q0zxCz_0omU?...

Merry Ninth Day of Christmas! (A bit late, but better than never!) youtu.be/VGMYpa-Yk2w?...

I have a new office pet! Isn't she gorgeous? Her name is Pavook, because she is my Christmas Spider (www.treehugger.com/legend-chris...) and "pavook" is Ukrainian for "spider."

Merry Eighth Day of Christmas! youtu.be/wIQQDYaoWpc?...

Happy New Year! I figured I should bring in the New Year with Absolution, so that's what I'm doing. It's really great. If you haven't checked out the Southern Reach series, you should! youtu.be/1-9-o0rntTs?...

Merry Seventh Day of Christmas! youtu.be/SBFI-Dmk4S8?...

Merry Sixth Day of Christmas! youtu.be/G2gXTWBhZuM?...

I don't bake often, but when I do, I bake a lot. This is, no doubt, all the baking I'm doing for the rest of the year. #bananabread #pecanpie #pumpkinpie

Merry Fifth Day of Christmas! youtu.be/ltTciLbsT0Y?...

Merry Fourth Day of Christmas! youtu.be/xo3fdTkxpJo?...

Merry Third Day of Christmas! youtu.be/jx3FcSaNOQI?...

Since the last saga was released, I listened to Epic all the way through from beginning to end. I cried my eyeballs out. Now I have no eyeballs. Tragic! But worth it. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Merry Second Day of Christmas! youtu.be/khPw4TEjbag?...

Merry Christmas! youtu.be/0bqiBpRvEwc?...

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