Shocking Events in San Joaquin; or, The Empress and the Queen

John-David Schofield, singing “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina”
updated with links
Today is the feast of St. Thomas of Canterbury, the famous Becket of “Murder in the Cathedral.” He was assassinated by henchmen of King Henry II in 1170, and today is the anniversary of that vile act, which shocked all of Christendom.
Maybe you read Chaucer’s “Canterbury [...]

Gene: Tell Your Story about Jesus

Bishop Gene Robinson (Michael Houghton/The New York Times)
Last year during the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, Larry King had Gene Robinson and others (Andrew Sullivan, the Rev. Jo Hudson, the Rev. David Anderson, the Rev. Albert Mohler) on his CNN talk show to discuss LGBTs in the Church. It was about as enlightening as [...]

Passing a 21st Milestone

Twenty-one years ago today I met a man at a party. His name was Jack. He was tall, masculine, intelligent, sensitive, athletic and funny. Best of all, we agreed about almost everything, except religion.
Seventeen years ago today I married him. An Episcopal priest officiated; we held the service in our apartment. About 40 people came, [...]

Candidate Report Cards

At one time in my life I loved politics so much that I couldn’t wait for this time of year: a month before the Iowa caucuses.
But by 1996 I couldn’t bring myself to vote for Bill Clinton. I wanted him to win, but I knew he’d do it without me against an underfunded, lame campaign [...]