The only films permitted in New York’s cinémas will be Wes Anderson features and 500 Days of Summer

Let's bring back the following in 2026: Duelling Banishment Ruffs Zeppelins Tricorn hats Good music Good manners Old long forgotten words Fighting facism Defending democracy 3 piece suits Hot jazz Peace What else?

Not a bad word of the year

Then I'm a ten year old boy with unlimited curiosity and a penchant for solving mysteries. If it's the book I'm currently reading, then I'm a racehorse who meandered out of my stall and now wanders freely through the streets of Paris.

I do not want it in a box, I do not want it with a fox, I do not want it till I die, I DO NOT WANT FUCKING GEN AI.

Crowd sourcing recommendations: do you have a note taking app that doesn't have ai or allows AI to be completely disabled? I'm fed up with my current app.

On the one hand, I wish I didn't wake up at 4am. On the other hand, it is really nice to have some quiet time to work on a children's liturgy. Or just some quiet time period. ⚓

Trump bombs Venezuelans to “kill drug dealers”….but he pardons drug dealers. Trump bombs Nigerians to “protect Christians” but Latino Christians won’t go to church out of fear of being kidnapped by ICE. Trump is against people illegally being in a country - but backs Russia and Israel.

Maybe I'm crazy, but as pretty as snowy Christmases are, this is my favorite kind of Christmas scene.

Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve tradition

Praying all the ghosts of Christmas past are really ready to put in the work this year

My son crashed hard after the pageant, which is just as well since he wants to go to the midnight service this year.

Ready for the Christmas pageant and Festal Eucharist 🕯️

It's the sort of day where watching Mixed Nuts tonight feels like the most appropriate thing to do.

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If you have a favorite non-traditional Advent song, what is it? I'll go first. I love the Trumpet Child by Over the Rhine. 🕯️ youtu.be/riLLdVLJauA?...

I'm feeling pretty down this evening, and then I started thinking about it. Two of my friends died last week (they were both older, and yet), we had terroristic threats at work (made by a coworker's bf), and I'm missing a concert I was really looking forward to (Handel's Judas Maccabeus)

Hell world aside, she offers solid advice at the end that extends to online info consumption more generally, like: • slow down • don’t passively consume content • take a closer look at the source • look for context • look for credible reporting

Today I learned that my church's first organist died while playing the organ. He was playing hymn 625 "Ye Holy Angels Bright". 🕯️

Dick Van Dyke is 100! All I can say is “Thank you” for all the joy. 🥰 Happy birthday Dick Van Dyke!!! #dvd100

V. From our enemies defend us, O Christ;

Maybe the only good thing AI has done for me is make me realize how deeply I need to get back into reading, tactile hobbies, and whatever other practices help me get offline.

We had a service of Advent Lessons and Carols at church this evening, and it was amazing. I want the Advent version every year from now on. 🕯️

by his death hath destroyed death

Question for Episcopal/Anglican bluesky folks, especially if you have experience with children's ministry. What (if anything) are you doing to incorporate the liturgical calendar/practices into a kids chapel? What is working for you? 🕯️

Scenes from a Louisville snow day

Not to boast (ok maybe just a little bit), but I find a leather bound NRSV with Apocrypha for $25 on eBay today. ⚓

I know some of you like candle themes for Advent. Here are the traditional themes for the season. Hope you enjoyed your Death Candle this morning! 💀 🕯️

the Exsultet. It is desirable

All set for Advent

Going to try to start a rumour that the original themes of the Advent candles were Death, Judgement, Heaven, and Hell.

Welp, it's feeling like it's time for a rewatch of the Vicar of Dibley. 🕯️

And the finished pie. Did it take a lot of work? Yes. Was it worth it? Absolutely

I don't know about other families, but pie is a *big* deal for my family (had its own chapter in the family cookbook & each person is expected to bring a pie to Thanksgiving deal). This is the first Thanksgiving since my grandma died, and as I'm baking a pie tonight, I'm remembering and missing her.

from dying suddenly and unprepared,

In the list of longest relationships, my book club is high on the list. I've been part of the same book club for 18 years, longer than I've been a member of any church & longer than most of my friendships. I love that one of my grounding relationships is centered on a mutual love of books.

The sequence hymn from yesterday is a whole word. 🕯️ O God of every nation, of every race and land, redeem the whole creation with your almighty hand; where hate and fear divide us and bitter threats are hurled, in love and mercy guide us and heal our strife-torn world.

The inscription inside the cover is especially fitting for today, and I love it.

Morning light at St Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church in Louisville, Kentucky.

This arrived today, and my nerdy self is so excited. 🕯️

For no reason in particular (every reason actually), this year can we just not talk about how young Mary was when she had Jesus? One, we don't know how young she was, two, and it's just not a helpful comment in our cultural context, especially now. ⚓

Revelation 18 was a word this morning. ⚓

"Stay angry, little Meg," Mrs. Whatsit whispered. "You will need all your anger now."

Wordle 1,602 2/6 ⬜🟩🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Do you know how amazing it feels to look forward to going to work and then feel energized when you get home because, instead of being a soul-sucking venture, you feel like you're doing what you were meant to do?!? I haven't felt that way in... Forever.

Stop saying 40 is the new 30. Let’s make it the new 50. The new 60. The new 75. Let’s all eat dinner at 4pm and turn off our hearing aids when we are tired of dealing with people and spend all day looking at birds.

Scenes from a Requiem for All Souls last night. 🕯️

Forrest Smith, the only National Park Service engineer cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells, lost his contract, leaving 93 orphaned wells on park lands unmanaged. These leaking wells release methane and toxins, threatening human health and the environment.

Today is definitely up there for favorite church days. We had the baptism of babies this morning, and this evening we'll have a Requiem for All Souls. We're experiencing the span of the Christian life in one day. And I love it with all my being. 🕯️