stolen from The Other Place: C.S. Lewis, a Protestant to the end, wrote months before he died: “I believe in Purgatory.” He pictured a soul reaching heaven filthy, and God offering to let it in as it is. The soul asks to be cleaned first. “It may hurt, you know,” God warns. “Even so, sir.”

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real ones always use this gloria patri and not the newer one ⚓️

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🕯️ While Thanksgiving hasn’t come here in the US just yet, this reflection has certainly gotten me deeper into the mood for it, and for autumn in general. 🍂🎃🍎 laudablepractice.blogspot.com/2026/10/crow...

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May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.⚓️

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All of you Episcopalians: just wanted you to know I’m not living high on the hog on your nickel. My travel expenses are reimbursed for this trip from the churchwide budget, and my NYC dinner today was $6 worth of pizza (the guy gave me the soda gratis). Good stewardship *and* delicious ⚓️🍕

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