[author’s note: From our deployment to Iraq.] July 25, 2010 Last week one of our Chaplain Assistants, a young married Sergeant, had a brief crisis of conscience. Let me first say that he is Baptist. The more knowledgeable among you will say what kind of Baptist? To tell the truth, I’m not sure. The […]
Read more "Rambling on Hindu gods"[author’s note: From our deployment to Iraq.] July 11, 2010 Unusual things happen at Cathedral. I’m not saying this to insult or compliment anyone; it is a fact that every priest in the diocese knows—unusual things happen at Cathedral. A few examples? Sure. There was the time two years ago I came back to the […]
Read more "Rambling on the Unusual"[author’s note: From our time on deployment.] July 4, 2010 One of the things I miss most is being in the US for the 4th of July. It is a great celebration with the rejoicing over our country’s freedom and prosperity. It’s a good time to be with friends and family and to reflect […]
Read more "Rambling on Fourth of July in Iraq"[author’s note: From our time on deployment.] June 27, 2010 I’m not a big coffee drinker. The stuff is all right but I only use it in winter or when I need to stay awake for something. Last week I was feeling really low energy, so I asked my chaplain friend about the coffee […]
Read more "Rambling on Honesty and Generosity"[author’s note: from our time on deployment.] June 20, 2010 You know, sandstorms aren’t as clean and neat as they look on television. Picture Moses, aka Charlton Heston, in The Ten Commandments; sure, he didn’t look so good but the sand looked pure and drifted into beautiful dunes. Our first two days here at […]
Read more "Rambling on Kuwaiti Sandstorms"[author’s note: From our time of deployment to Iraq.] By the time you read this I’ll be enjoying training in the country of Kuwait. We’ll be there about two weeks before we continue on to our assignment at Joint Base Balad, which is about 50 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq. The temperature at this […]
Read more "Rambling on Heat (10th Sunday of Ordinary time, C)"[author’s note: from our time of preparation and deployment to Iraq.] May 30, 2010 During our Army training around Fort Hood, we found that central Texas has a lot of snakes. Don’t get me wrong, the area around Grand Island does as well, just not as many poisonous snakes. Here we find rattlesnakes, cotton […]
Read more "Rambling on the Holy Trinity and Snakes"[author’s note: from our time of preparation and deployment to Iraq.] May 23 , 2010 Pentecost This last week I got a haircut. Those who saw me before I left probably think that I didn’t need a haircut but believe me in the Army short hair is happiness. My hair was almost up to […]
Read more "Rambling on Pentecost"[author’s note: from my time of preparation and deployment to Iraq.] May 9, 2010 The living conditions at North Fort Hood Texas are what you would expect given that we are Soldiers living here temporarily until we go overseas. There are about one hundred Soldiers on my floor alone in an open bay barracks. Fortunately, […]
Read more "Rambling on the Council of Jerusalem"[author’s note: this was written during my preparation for deployment to Iraq.] May 2, 2010 You would think packing for the military would be easy. After all, what do you need–a shaving kit, some underwear, a uniform and your boots? But it’s not like the old days. There’s an A bag (a monster back […]
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