On Bishop Finn

I was sitting at church listening to a priest talk Bible tonight when I thought, I really don’t believe in clergy. Awkward. Especially as it is my secret retirement plan to become clergy. Our priest is kind and thoughtful and smart, I should say, nothing against her, or any of the other clergy I love, […]

Somewhat

“They called you madame, did you care?” “No,” I said, ” But I am mademoiselle.” I forget that when I am with a man, people may think I am his. One year and seven months and two weeks in New York, of three years. There is no 3 train, there is 4 train, but then […]

Heavy/Light

The carpet and the kneelers are red. The Christ holds a big blank ball. Presumably, the world. One of the graves in the Trinity churchyard is for a fictional character. “Charlotte Temple” was a character in Charlotte, a Tale of Truth, published 1791. The sign says, “Legend has it that the name…was carved by a […]

Stone/Flesh

What I remember this year from Holy Week is heart of stone into heart of flesh. That was Ezekiel. I did not get to read it. The other server and I fought, and I lost. So I got to listen to it. If there was a church of Shakespeare, I would go there, too. I […]