Liturgical Anthropology

Some more pictures of St. Cuthbert’s Philbeach thanks to...

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:19:58 -0400

Some more pictures of St. Cuthbert’s Philbeach thanks to Google.

WHEN SOMEONE SHOWS ME AN INTERESTING ARTICLE OUTSIDE MY FIELD

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:21:29 -0400

whatshouldwecallgradschool:

I’M LIKE:

THEN I REALIZE:

credit: Dave

Physical Anthropology

"There are times, many times, when I can’t pray, I am too tired to pray or I am experiencing a..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:36:50 -0400

“There are times, many times, when I can’t pray, I am too tired to pray or I am experiencing a darkness of the soul. All I can do is be in the presence of God and say, “All I can give you is me on my knees,” and I throw myself into the stream of worship. And there I am immersed in the adoration and the love of God.”

- Desmond Tutu, God Has a Dream (103) (via myadventuresinoddity)

pleatedjeans: via

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:43:06 -0400

pleatedjeans:

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anglo-catholic: St. Cuthbert’s, Philbeach Gardens, or is it St....

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:49:46 -0400

anglo-catholic:

St. Cuthbert’s, Philbeach Gardens, or is it St. Philbert’s, Cuthbeach Gardens?

Every once in a while you come a across a building which has an atmosphere that takes your breath away, one such building is St. Cuthbert’s Church, Philbeach Gardens (The title is an old Anglo-Catholic joke mocking the unusual name).

What is so special about St. Cuthbert’s is that it has been untouched since the early 20th century, with the removable nave altar being the only noticeable addition. It still has the soot from a hundred years of incense, and it has that pleasant feeling that only Anglo-Catholic churches have from numerous artworks and quirky features that litter the place. The pride of these objects is the lectern which incorperates two great horns into the design and was described by John Betjeman as ‘Neo-Viking’.

I like this very much. I think, among other things I would incorporate the Organ into my fantasy church.

Particularly the one who I am lucky to have.

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:29:00 -0400

Particularly the one who I am lucky to have.

I <3 Fr. James Martin, SJ!

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:28:00 -0400

I <3 Fr. James Martin, SJ!

I'm doing a poll, Reblog if you choose the Water starter

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:57:48 -0400

messed-up-logic:

(Grass)

(Fire)

Saint Dogbert, Pray for us.

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:03:50 -0400

Saint Dogbert, Pray for us.

O God of truth and peace, who raised up your servant Richard Hooker in a day of bitter controversy...

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:44:56 -0400

O God of truth and peace, who raised up your servant Richard Hooker in a day of bitter controversy to defend with sound reasoning and great charity the catholic and reformed religion: Grant that we may maintain that middle way, not as a compromise for the sake of peace, but as a comprehension for the sake of truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

kiataputouingoa: The Lord’s Prayer - Syriac Syriac, a form of...

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:48:34 -0400

kiataputouingoa:

The Lord’s Prayer - Syriac

Syriac, a form of Aramaic. The ancient Syriac form of the Bible is called the Peshitta. The Assyrian Church of the East considers the Peshitta version of the New Testament, as the original form.

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Wed, 22 May 2013 07:49:07 -0400

God’s gift of the church is the institutionalization of...

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:03 -0400

God’s gift of the church is the institutionalization of Christian humanity, and humanity is, among other things, always and everywhere a mess. Christians can claim that we have all the answers. We can claim that every truth about God is plainly and directly revealed in the text of scripture and that there are no theological problems, only a failure to read. Or we can claim that all Christian truth resides in the authority of one individual see or patriarchate and the historical structures which surround it, and that there are no theological problems, only a failure to hear. Or we can, instead, be honest about the mess which we human beings are so good at making, and be honest about our need to be led by the Spirit into truth. The church is the creation of Jesus Christ because human beings are in such need of it. We need God’s help to pray and to worship, we need God’s help to love and to serve. That’s what the church is, the conglomeration of our need and the infinite gift of God’s grace in meeting it in Christ.

-Fr. Peter Groves

"Fieldwork is like sex: It is often messy. It can be awkward, especially at first. It requires some..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:21:10 -0400

“Fieldwork is like sex: It is often messy. It can be awkward, especially at first. It requires some flexibility. It is at best spontaneous and, no matter what one’s proposal may say, simply cannot be planned. Like sex, even bad sex, fieldwork is always productive: it produces sensations, emotions, intimate knowledge of oneself and others.”

- Patty Kelly, “Awkward Intimacies: Prostitution, Politics and Fieldwork in Urban Mexico”

(Looking forward to that dissertation…)

Spock and Kirk's relationship in a nutshell

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:16:43 -0400

Spock: don't do the thing
Kirk: I'M GOING TO DO THE THING
#mccoy: WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO THE THING
#Uhura: I THOUGHT WE TOLD YOU NOT TO DO THE THING
#Sulu: I VOLUNTEER TO HELP DO THE THING
#Chekov: THE THING WAS INWENTED IN RUSSIA
#Bemused writer: That's pretty much the plot of MY ENEMY, MY ALLY right there. (adding)
#Seductively intelligent alien: Go on, you know you want to do the thing. Let's do it.
#Everybody else: NOOOO NOT THE THING! ...Oh fuck.
#Writer: :)

"Christianity is not an afterlife insurance policy where you sign on the dotted line once and pay an..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:06:02 -0400

“Christianity is not an afterlife insurance policy where you sign on the dotted line once and pay an occasional premium.”

- Me to an evangelical friend (via agayepiscopalian)

Holzkapelle Stahnsdorf

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:33:55 -0400

Holzkapelle Stahnsdorf

nudiemuse: woodelvish: I’m sorry I had to This made me almost...

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:10:54 -0400

nudiemuse:

woodelvish:

I’m sorry I had to

This made me almost spit water everywhere.

thedappledthings: St. Andrew’s Episcopal, New Castle Maine

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:03:09 -0400

thedappledthings:

St. Andrew’s Episcopal, New Castle Maine

highfiveshiningstrike: ACTING

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:59:11 -0400

highfiveshiningstrike:

ACTING