A final thought about my time in New Haven that connects with life at St Timothy’s.  To be a member of the Society I have joined, one must be sponsored by an existing member and one must be interviewed.  On the surface it might seem a bit exclusionary.  It might also seem to go against the grain of what we imagine the Christian call is – all are welcome.
The Rector General of the Society talked about this.  It’s not that we want to keep anyone out, he said (and of …

I’m pooped.  That’s all there is to it.  I want all my parishioners to know that if you think the 10:30 service is long – y’all ain’t seen nothin’!  8am was Morning Prayer.  11:00am was a Solemn High Eucharist.  5:30pm was Evening Prayer.  If your knees hurt while kneeling at St Tim’s, I’ve spent quite a long time on much less comfortable kneelers.  Truth be told, they don’t have kneelers, they have vinyl pads that hang on a hook on the back of the cathedral chairs.  But it’s wonderful.  It’s …

Early this morning, and I mean early, 4:30am early I rose before the alarm clock and assembled as quickly and quietly as I could, ran to the church looking for my hotel confirmation number (didn’t find it), and then drove to Greensboro for the 7:14am flight. The first let was to Philly and I was surprised that the flight was full. No drama to speak of during trip. Just the usual angst as to whether or not my bags would make it to my final destination. …

First of all, I thought it was “i before e except after c.”  Why is society exempt from that?  Anyway…
Tomorrow I fly out early (7:14am) to New Haven, CT for the Inaugural Provincial Assembly of the Society of Catholic Priests.  This is the very first assembly of all members and we will be officially inducted on Tuesday.  The SCP comes to America from across the Pond and Mother Church and is a devotional/formation/fraternity/society for priests who identify themselves as Anglo-Catholic.
Anglo-Catholics are usually viewed as those who would like to go …