Episcopal Blogger

A couple of weeks ago, I saw a label for Episcopal Blogs on another blog - I can't remember which one - and I thought I'd go to their site and maybe sign up. As I was filling out the form, I came to a section which required me to give a description of my blog. I stopped cold. I had no idea how to describe my blog. None.

I started the blog, because I had to create a faux blog to comment on certain sites, which left a blank screen before me that was much too tempting.

Once the writing began, I had a space to talk about my delight in the election of Bishop Katharine, since there was the great silence about it in my church. To this day, her name has not been publicly mentioned in my hearing, except in the "Prayers of the Faithful". Later, I wanted to talk about my pleasure in watching her installation ceremony as Presiding Bishop on the webcast. Apparently, no one else in my church had watched it. A few did, after I recommended it to them.

Since it seems to me a matter of simple justice that all baptized members of the Episcopal Church, including LGTB members, be entitled to full rights of membership, including equal consideration for Holy Orders, I wanted to talk about that, too, without stirring up a ruckus in my church.

We had a bit of a dust-up during our period without a rector, when a gay priest served as a supply priest a few times. A small number of people in the congregation stated that they would not attend when he presided at the Sunday services.

My blogfathers and blogmother are Rmj at Adventus, MadPriest at Of Course, I Could Be Wrong, and old friends Robin and Roger at Dharma Bums. All of these folks are younger than I, but age is not a consideration with blogparents and blogchildren.

I learned from all of them. Robin and Roger, with their beautiful writing, taught me their gentle ways and their practice of responding to comments. Robert taught me so much about how to do a blog, about getting over my obsession with George W. Bush, about living the Christian life, about theology, and philosophy. I was mostly out of my depth with the last two, but I find I learn a lot in the company of folks who are smarter and more learned than I. MadPriest made me laugh, when I really needed to laugh, and commenting there set me free to unleash the irony that was about to break the chain. You know, I believe that my irony frightens folks sometimes in face to face encounters, but who would I frighten at OCICBW?

But I digress. I believe I was talking about Episcopal Blogs and having no clue as to how to describe my blog. I did ask Rmj to help me with a description - I had to ask twice before he answered - and he finally called it "a place of repose". Isn't that lovely? He could not have said anything that would please me more. Of course, he might have said that just to get me off his back. However, I'm a bit embarrassed to give my own blog that label, therefore, I remain at a loss for a description. I write about whatever pops into my head or whatever I read that strikes me as something I can quote and elaborate on.

To join Episcopal Blogs, I would have to do another password, more signing in, and put up something on my front page. In the end, it seemed like too much trouble, and I still could not describe my blog, therefore, I gave up the idea. For now, I remain an informal Episcopal blogger.