Archbishop of Canterbury admits Anglican Church is not apostolic, so it would appear the English Reformation is over and everybody is clear that Henry just made a bunch of stuff up in order to grab English Church properties and marry his doxy. So… can we have our stuff back since you aren’t using it anymore, Rowan? Y’see, our communion *is* apostolic and some of us could use the facilities for things like Mass. Read more

Today, my horde of dazed and unthinking sycophants and toadies, it is my will that you take a bit of pleasure from a little something called the “Bumble Boogie”. Consider it a musical interlude between the thin, watery gruel and the pointless, thankless toil: That is all! Read more

Today, my horde of dazed and unthinking sycophants and toadies, it is my will that you take a bit of pleasure from a little something called the “Bumble Boogie”. Consider it a musical interlude between the thin, watery gruel and the pointless, thankless toil: That is all! Read more

Luke! Behold the Cuteness! Awesome is her Adorableness, with power to silence the Muted Cow! Reducing even talkative Grampas and chattering uncles to stillness with reverent awe of her concentrated splendiferousness! And she loves her Mommy, who loves her even more! Okay. Work to do. I’m outta here! Read more

Luke! Behold the Cuteness! Awesome is her Adorableness, with power to silence the Muted Cow! Reducing even talkative Grampas and chattering uncles to stillness with reverent awe of her concentrated splendiferousness! And she loves her Mommy, who loves her even more! Okay. Work to do. I’m outta here! Read more

Fundie author warns against reading Church Fathers because they all sound so Catholic. Since it’s not possible for the Fundie author to be, you know, wrong it can only be that Fathers of the Church who heard the apostles with their own ears and/or shared their language, culture, table and trials–trials that included being burnt to death, stoned, and ripped to bits by lions–were actually secret heretics. And what is more, they were basically all heretics in the same way... Read more

Fundie author warns against reading Church Fathers because they all sound so Catholic. Since it’s not possible for the Fundie author to be, you know, wrong it can only be that Fathers of the Church who heard the apostles with their own ears and/or shared their language, culture, table and trials–trials that included being burnt to death, stoned, and ripped to bits by lions–were actually secret heretics. And what is more, they were basically all heretics in the same way... Read more

Besides, *think* of the money we could make! Time, space, matter, energy, power, prestige, and funding: The Seven Basic Elements of the Modern Scientific Universe Read more

Besides, *think* of the money we could make! Time, space, matter, energy, power, prestige, and funding: The Seven Basic Elements of the Modern Scientific Universe Read more

…writes a rather beautiful piece on how celibacy frees the priest to make a gift of himself. It will be interesting to learn, on That Day, just how much the world owes to the creative power of virginity–and how much destruction has been wrought by perverts in the name of liberation. Read more