From Ann:
Prayers for the Rev. Kay Rohde, member of our Diocesan staff. She will have surgery on Dec. 1 for a tumor on her spinal cord. and for her son Alex who is graduating Dec. 5
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Roseann - A Word From Gary
From Gary to a friend at Facebook:
Thanks to Fran for letting me know.
Roseann was admitted to the Arkansas Hospice inpatient facility. She sleeps pretty much all of the time now and only wakes up for a few seconds at a time -- sometimes lucid, other times not. The Hospice staff is awesome and are doing a wonderful job of keeping her comfortable and making sure she gets anything she needs. Her room has an extra bed and I will be spending most of my time in the room with her until the end comes. Thanx so much to all of you for your love and support -- your calls visits & online messages meant a great deal to her (and me). Please know that she loves you all as do I.
Thanks to Fran for letting me know.
On Unwelcome Implications
From Ruth Gledhill at the The Times.
Oh good. As primus inter pares of the Anglican Communion, the Archbishop of Canterbury will not demand an end to the ordination of women priests or that the existing women priests be defrocked to please the pope. I'm pleased to know that there are limits to what the ABC will do to please the pope.
When the ABC references the baptized, he enters deep waters. The attitude toward and treatment of baptized GLTB persons by certain Anglican churches come immediately to mind. What about a possible unwelcome implication about the difference between baptized straight persons and baptized GLTB persons?
Bishop Barbara Harris gets it right in her sermon at the Integrity Eucharist at GC09:
Really, it's quite simple.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has mounted a direct challenge to the Roman Catholic Church's stance against the ordination of women priests.
In a speech in Rome today, he made clear there could be no turning back of the clock on women priests to appease the Pope, the Catholic Church or malcontents in the Church of England.
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And in a significant departure from Anglican polity, he did not apologise for the ordination of women priests, the development in 1992 that derailed progress towards full unity between the two churches. Instead, he issued a direct challenge to the Catholic prohibition on women's ordination and said that refusing to ordain women could not enhance a Church communion.
Oh good. As primus inter pares of the Anglican Communion, the Archbishop of Canterbury will not demand an end to the ordination of women priests or that the existing women priests be defrocked to please the pope. I'm pleased to know that there are limits to what the ABC will do to please the pope.
"For many Anglicans, not ordaining women has a possible unwelcome implication about the difference between baptised men and baptised women," he said.
When the ABC references the baptized, he enters deep waters. The attitude toward and treatment of baptized GLTB persons by certain Anglican churches come immediately to mind. What about a possible unwelcome implication about the difference between baptized straight persons and baptized GLTB persons?
Bishop Barbara Harris gets it right in her sermon at the Integrity Eucharist at GC09:
More importantly, if indeed the church honestly believes gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender folk should not be bishops, then the church should not ordain them to the sacred order of deacons. For certainly, if one is deemed fit to be ordained a transitional deacon, then one should be deemed eligible to move into the sacred order of priests and to be elected and consecrated to the episcopate. If you don’t want GLBT folks as bishops, don’t ordain them as deacons. Better yet, be honest and say, “We don’t want you, you don’t belong here,” and don’t bestow upon them the sacrament of Baptism to begin with.
How can you initiate someone and then treat them like they’re half-assed baptized?
Really, it's quite simple.
Four Friends...
Four friends, who hadn't seen each other in thirty years, reunited at a party. After several drinks, one of the men had to use the rest room. Those who remained talked about their kids.
The first guy said, "My son is my pride and joy. He started working at a successful company at the bottom of the barrel. He studied Economics and Business Administration and soon began to climb the corporate ladder, and now he's the president of the company. He became so rich that he gave his best friend a top-of-the-line Mercedes for his birthday."
The second guy said, "Darn, that's great! My son is also my pride and joy. He started working for a big airline, then went to flight school to become a pilot. Eventually he became a partner in the company, where he owns the majority of its assets. He's so rich that he gave his best friend a brand-new jet for his birthday."
The third man said, "Well, that's terrific! My son studied in the best universities and became an engineer. Then he started his own construction company and is now a multimillionaire. He also gave away something very nice and expensive to his best friend for his birthday: A 30,000-square-foot mansion."
The three friends congratulated each other, just as the fourth returned from the restroom and asked, "What are all the congratulations for?" One of the three said, "We were talking about the pride we feel for the successes of our sons. What about your son?"
The fourth man replied, "My son is gay and makes a living dancing as a stripper at a nightclub."
The three friends said, "What a shame!" "What a disappointment!"
The fourth man replied, "No; I'm not ashamed. He's my son and I love him.
"And he hasn't done too bad either. His birthday was two weeks ago, and he received a beautiful 30,000-square-foot mansion, a brand-new jet, and a top-of-the-line Mercedes from his three boyfriends!"
From Paul (A.), who says it's an oldie but goodie, however I haven't heard it before - and I laughed.
The first guy said, "My son is my pride and joy. He started working at a successful company at the bottom of the barrel. He studied Economics and Business Administration and soon began to climb the corporate ladder, and now he's the president of the company. He became so rich that he gave his best friend a top-of-the-line Mercedes for his birthday."
The second guy said, "Darn, that's great! My son is also my pride and joy. He started working for a big airline, then went to flight school to become a pilot. Eventually he became a partner in the company, where he owns the majority of its assets. He's so rich that he gave his best friend a brand-new jet for his birthday."
The third man said, "Well, that's terrific! My son studied in the best universities and became an engineer. Then he started his own construction company and is now a multimillionaire. He also gave away something very nice and expensive to his best friend for his birthday: A 30,000-square-foot mansion."
The three friends congratulated each other, just as the fourth returned from the restroom and asked, "What are all the congratulations for?" One of the three said, "We were talking about the pride we feel for the successes of our sons. What about your son?"
The fourth man replied, "My son is gay and makes a living dancing as a stripper at a nightclub."
The three friends said, "What a shame!" "What a disappointment!"
The fourth man replied, "No; I'm not ashamed. He's my son and I love him.
"And he hasn't done too bad either. His birthday was two weeks ago, and he received a beautiful 30,000-square-foot mansion, a brand-new jet, and a top-of-the-line Mercedes from his three boyfriends!"
From Paul (A.), who says it's an oldie but goodie, however I haven't heard it before - and I laughed.
Feast of St. Elizabeth Of Hungary
St. Elizabeth of Hungary - 1317 - Fresco - Cappella di San Martino, Lower Church, San Francesco, Assisi
The numerous "St. Elizabeth's Hospitals" throughout the world are for the most part named, not for the Biblical Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, but for this princess of Hungary. She was concerned for the relief of the poor and the sick, and with her husband's consent she used her dowry money for their relief. During a famine and epidemic in 1226, while her husband was away in Italy, she sold her jewels and established a hospital where she nursed the sick, and opened the royal granaries to feed the hungry. After her husband's death in 1227, her inlaws, who opposed her "extravagances," expelled her from Wartburg. Finally an arrangement was negotiated with them that gave her a stipend. She became a Franciscan tertiary (lay associate) and devoted the remainder of her life to nursing and charity. She sewed garments to clothe the poor, and went fishing to feed them.
by James Kiefer.
Readings:
Psalm 109:20-25
Tobit 12:6b-9
2 Corinthians 8:7-15
Luke 6:35-38
PRAYER
Almighty God, by your grace your servant Elizabeth of Hungary recognized and honored Jesus in the poor of this world: Grant that we, following her example, may with love and gladness serve those in any need or trouble, in the name and for the sake of Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Elizabeth is an all-around lovely saint, a woman who exemplified Jesus' teachings about helping the poor by the manner in which she lived her life.
But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
‘Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get back.’ (Luke 6:35-38)
Please Pray For Izzie
From MotherAmelia:
Please pray for Izzie. I'm taking her to a specialist today. Her back leg seems to be going. More details on my blog at My Mother Is a Father.
From MotherAmelia comes very sad news about Izzie:
UPDATE: 2 pm (Thursday, 19 November) I just returned from the vet and the news is not good. Even though the disk is quite repairable and Izzie would likely come through that just fine, they discovered a tumor behind her tongue. The vet said it looked like squamous cell carcinoma, although a biopsy is needed to be sure. The vet said she would hate to do surgery on a dog that might live just 6 months or so and I agree. I will pick her up in the morning and she will get medication for pain for her spine and other meds and I will just wait and watch. I'm devastated and need to rest a bit.
Please pray for Izzie. I'm taking her to a specialist today. Her back leg seems to be going. More details on my blog at My Mother Is a Father.
From MotherAmelia comes very sad news about Izzie:
UPDATE: 2 pm (Thursday, 19 November) I just returned from the vet and the news is not good. Even though the disk is quite repairable and Izzie would likely come through that just fine, they discovered a tumor behind her tongue. The vet said it looked like squamous cell carcinoma, although a biopsy is needed to be sure. The vet said she would hate to do surgery on a dog that might live just 6 months or so and I agree. I will pick her up in the morning and she will get medication for pain for her spine and other meds and I will just wait and watch. I'm devastated and need to rest a bit.
A Reminder - Fr James Jensen's Funeral Is Tonight
From Kathy Jensen:
My husband, the Very Rev. James M. Jensen, rector of Grace Church Utica, NY died unexpectedly late this afternoon. We were at an ordination and he had chest pains and we went to the hospital and he did not make it. His aorta ruptured and it was all over. Nothing more I can say now. We are in shock.
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Requiem eucharist will be Thursday at 7 p.m. - preceded by in church visitation from 3 - 6 p.m. Grace Church, Utica, NY.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Grace Church Music Fund or the Society of St. Margaret – Haiti.
Those of us who cannot be physically present at Grace Church tonight will be present in spirit with Kathy, the family, and all who love Jim.
Jim left a beautiful and astonishing gift behind - his sermon which was to have been preached on Sunday, November 15, 2009. I urge you to read the sermon, which is posted at Kathy's blog, Lady of Silences.
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end" (Rev. 21:6).
My husband, the Very Rev. James M. Jensen, rector of Grace Church Utica, NY died unexpectedly late this afternoon. We were at an ordination and he had chest pains and we went to the hospital and he did not make it. His aorta ruptured and it was all over. Nothing more I can say now. We are in shock.
....
Requiem eucharist will be Thursday at 7 p.m. - preceded by in church visitation from 3 - 6 p.m. Grace Church, Utica, NY.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Grace Church Music Fund or the Society of St. Margaret – Haiti.
Those of us who cannot be physically present at Grace Church tonight will be present in spirit with Kathy, the family, and all who love Jim.
Jim left a beautiful and astonishing gift behind - his sermon which was to have been preached on Sunday, November 15, 2009. I urge you to read the sermon, which is posted at Kathy's blog, Lady of Silences.
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end" (Rev. 21:6).
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
I Heart My Louisiana Pols
From TPMMuckraker:
Gov. Bobby Jindal will give $10,000 in contributions that he received from accused fraud attorney Scott Rothstein (and from his law firm) to a victims' compensation fund once one is created, says Kyle Plotkin, the governor's press secretary.
The move comes just four hours after TPMmuckraker first reported the news of the donations from Rothstein. The money was given at a pre-game reception held in Jindal's honor before the UF-LSU game in Florida in October 2008. Rothstein was one of nine co-chairs for the event.
Read the rest of the story about our governor who so frequently travels the country to raise funds for his re-election (heh heh) campaign. And it seems that Rothstein held another fundraiser for the guv last year. Rothstein lives in Florida. Why this burning desire to re-elect Jindal as governor of Louisiana?
And then there's something about Mary (Landrieu, that is).
Also from TPMMuckraker:
The campaign of Sen. Mary Landrieu violated campaign-finance rules by making an unexplained donation of over $25,000 to the US Treasury, a good-government group is alleging. The campaign calls the payment routine, but one expert says that's "bullshit."
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington plans to file a complaint with the FEC, charging that the $25,300 donation, made in August 2008, ran afoul of the agency's regulations governing the handling of contributions of questionable legality, the group's executive director, Melanie Sloan, told TPMmuckraker.
Now I don't fully understand this story, but even a know-nothing like me thinks it's strange for a senator to make a large donation to the US Treasury Department. There IS something about Mary.
We Knew This But...
...A preliminary report commissioned by the nation's Roman Catholic bishops to investigate the clergy sex abuse scandal has found no evidence that gay priests are more likely than heterosexual clergy to molest children, the lead authors of the study said Tuesday.
The full report by researchers at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice won't be completed until the end of next year. But the authors said their evidence to date found no data indicating that homosexuality was a predictor of abuse.
"What we are suggesting is that the idea of sexual identity be separated from the problem of sexual abuse," said Margaret Smith of John Jay College, in a speech to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. "At this point, we do not find a connection between homosexual identity and the increased likelihood of subsequent abuse from the data that we have right now." (My emphasis)
From USA Today.
As Jim Naughton says at The Lead, "Let the search for alternative scapegoats begin."
The article includes other interesting tidbits from the U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops, which is presently meeting in Baltimore.
The full report by researchers at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice won't be completed until the end of next year. But the authors said their evidence to date found no data indicating that homosexuality was a predictor of abuse.
"What we are suggesting is that the idea of sexual identity be separated from the problem of sexual abuse," said Margaret Smith of John Jay College, in a speech to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. "At this point, we do not find a connection between homosexual identity and the increased likelihood of subsequent abuse from the data that we have right now." (My emphasis)
From USA Today.
As Jim Naughton says at The Lead, "Let the search for alternative scapegoats begin."
The article includes other interesting tidbits from the U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops, which is presently meeting in Baltimore.
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