Lone Star Parson

St. Francis Xavier Just back from our diocesan clergy retreat at a Jesuit house on Lake Dallas. There was no liturgical dance, frightenin...

Diocese of London A UK member of the LSP research team managed to take some time off from Kandahar to send in this curious tale, from Lo...

Posh as you like Walmart boots Finally, after about a month of rib-agony, I felt up for a ride. The weather was terrible, sleetish rain,...

PCUSA Assembly   Once upon a time the Presbyterian Church was a grim, Calvinist, 'ban Christmas, support Cromwell' sort of aff...

 Shaw up to some skulduggery at St. Andrewes The TEC Bishop of Massachusetts is a 'monk', a member of the Society of St. John the E...

Ventured into the frozen wilds of the North to visit with family in Calgary over the New Year; neat views over downtown in a 'skyscrape...

Beautiful Vigil Masses at the Missions then a scarifyin' drive to Dallas, where had turned in for the night. So I took advantage of the ...

S&W .38 Spl Wasn't able to ride this morning owing to a nasty case of bruised ribs but took the .38 out for a spin. Shot at 10 and 2...

My rubbish picture of the eclipse For the first time in 372 years a total eclipse of the moon coincided with the Winter Solstice. Not only t...

Dawkins From time time to time this blog degenerates into a samey mix of horses, guns, space creatures and cheap jibes against the fast disa...

Iron Horse, Real Horse Found myself scouting about the used car shops the other day, checking out 4x4 pick-ups, when I saw a chopper nonchal...

Bishop Sean Manchester "They should all be locked up and put in a cage..." Fr. Bowling on certain b...