Comments for Church of the Incarnation

Comment on Cardinals Flying the Coop? by Christopher Stromee

Christopher Stromee — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:29:56 +0000

Very nice to read such a positive personal report! That’s my take away from your blog!

Comment on Cardinals Flying the Coop? by laurie mygatt

laurie mygatt — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:56:01 +0000

Wait until they discover the strum and drang of an up-state parish!!. Those are really poor and small. Very conservative. The Church of the Cross in Ti is going to need a new rector soon as our wonderful Margery Floor is getting very lame and her husband is ailing too. Want to join up there. Housing is dirt cheap and you don’t need a weather report, because you can smell the paper mill right before a rain storm.

Comment on ABC to Go by Kathleen Kehoe

Kathleen Kehoe — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:08:11 +0000

Doug,

I think that Rowan Williams is a wonderful human being-
smart and open-minded and caring. That’s as good as it ever
gets. A real loss. Lucky for him he will be the “Master
of Maudlin” — and really lucky for Maudlin’s students.
Kathy

Comment on Mainline Sidelined by Dana Cole

Dana Cole — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:02:08 +0000

I too noticed this, but would expect that when the bishop is installed (he was consecrated Saturday, not installed)that will get media attention. At this point, we have two bishops for the diocese; when we have one new one, that will be news. Time will tell.

Comment on Mainline Sidelined by oracle

oracle — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:22:02 +0000

Why is it important that we get press coverage for such things?

We ordain a Bishop for God, not for the media.

As for the lack of coverage, it has to do with the ratio of Roman Catholics to Episcopalians. There’s a lot more of them than there are of us. The Bishop’s installation just doesn’t matter to enough people. I’m not sure why your Rector was covered in the Times all those years ago, but newspapers functioned very differently in society back then than they do nowadays.

Comment on Hate Speech? by John

John — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:23:20 +0000

This is very typical of angry, frustrated people with other issues in their lives and simply waiting for anything in order to vent out their negative inner feelings. They remain anonymous because in reality they don’t want to confront or debate, they simply want to vent. Working in customer service for many years now, I have seen this unfortunate and ultimately immature behavior increase. The only thing to do, let it pass by and if there are any threats involved, always notify police authorities in case something does happen in the future.

Comment on Not Too Occupied by John

John — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:17:07 +0000

The trouble with the Occupy movement is that it has become a public collection of angry complaints but no cohesive action or platform that can manifest into a meaningful movement, regardless of whether one agrees with it or not. Many of us are angered and frustrated with our political environment in general and is true that some may be benefiting by cashing in on the situation without thinking of future generations, but it is precisely since the problems we face are so important, that we need a determined and cohesive leadership to face them. Occupying streets or buildings is not going to generate any change in the long run, it will just add to the frustration.

Comment on Costs of Discipleship by Jane

Jane — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:38:34 +0000

$10,000. Wow. That’s not much at all. I mean, you couldn’t, say, feed a family for a year on that amount, or anything. They should treat the new Bishop to fancier duds.

Comment on Defense of the Faith by Ron Krumpos

Ron Krumpos — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:00:40 +0000

Jane, there is a two page chapter – called “A divine formula?” – in my ebook. Many of the founders of quantum mechanics – Heisenberg, Schroedinger, de Broglie, Jeans, Planck, Pauli, and Eddington – were supporters of mysticism.

We all recognize the presence of matter and consciousness, although each might define them differently. Many people also acknowledge the presence of spirit, but S isn’t in Einstein’s equation. So I substituted E for the Essence of the divine.

Those who believe that science has all the answers should recognize that only 5% of the Universe is visible and can be examined. Dark matter is 25% and dark energy about 75% of the critical density of the Universe. See http://science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-is-dark-energy/ for NASA’s description.

Comment on Defense of the Faith by Jane

Jane — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:50:20 +0000

Ron, I’m fascinated by this equation of yours. It’s just an analogy, I realize, but it’s so fascinating how it mirrors one of the great fundamental laws of the universe. Can you tell us more here about how you came up with it?