Brother Causticus, who writes at TitusOneTen, my favorite of all the vergers of my virtual acquaintance, has broken silence to request prayers for the people of the Diocese of San Joaquin - for those who will go and for those who will stay. Brother Causticus is working with the vergers of the diocese in their "listening process" and is presently situated "en suite with the very-nearly-abstemious and Tablet-perusing Deacon Thorndike Andrewes, availing himself of the complimentary Internet connection in a commodious double queen room at the Comfort Inn overlooking historic downtown Hanford, California."
Hearing from the good brother again was immensely satisfying, but I was somewhat mystified by his words in the quote which follows:
Though the machinations of offense by proxy – "I, Little Stone Bridget, am thoroughly vexed that Dagenham Rector, noted apostate, has promulgated vulgar representations of and about Father Mass Progeny, which under no circumstances should be viewed by any faithful Anglican, but can be found at… & etc." – are endlessly instructive to be certain, BC avers presently the moment arrives where the thurible must be stoked, torches must be trimmed and lit, and – the Cross leading the way! – the procession move ever on.
Of whom does he speak? Who are these people?
Please go read his entire entry. You won't be sorry. We must encourage him not to leave us without his words of wisdom for long stretches of time.
Or were you being ironic or satirical or whatever? It is much to early and too cold here for my brain to be totally in gear --- yours from -4 (that's below zero)
ReplyDeleteIronic? Moi? Perish the thought.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it delicious? At 4-below, all is forgiven.
And it was delicious to read BC's words.
ReplyDeleteI so love satire.
Thanks so much for letting us know that BC has come out of seclusion. It was well worth the wait.
ReplyDeleteI'd say it was "babelicious" (following the pawprints of dear Clumber), at least in reference to Little Stone Bridget, but having googled the term, I wouldn't
want to even hint where all that word can be found (not wanting to distress your good readers, who after all have discerning tastes, notwithstanding Bridget's views on the matter).
Klady, delicious, babelicious, whatever. OCYCBR. The trail of prints may lead back to the old dog.
ReplyDeleteDagenham is near Barking, but far from Clumber, I'm afraid. Father Mass Progeny however is close to Clumber physically, but far from both Dagenham and Clumber, philosophically. On the other paw, Little Stone Bridget is far from Dagenham, but philosophically close to Father M. Progeny, and far from Clumber in locality as well as ideology.
ReplyDeleteI hope I've cleared all that up! And I will withhold any comment on LSB's babelicious quotient.
There, you can stop following my paw prints now.
Clumber, thanks for clearing things up for us all. A pat and a paw shake for you. We'll stop stalking you now.
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