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Letters
from 8 to 14 November 2010
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Dear
Abbé
Oh,
dear Lord. Who are these people sending you these hateful
messages? You are doing God's work and bring grace to untold
tens of thousands, myself included. Pour yourself a large
glass of something celebratory and hum Psalm 129 to yourself.
Mary
Finlay
St James Cathedral
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
8 November 2010
Thank
you, as always, for your front page editorial. As usual
it is thoughtful, informative, topical, sane and humorous!
I hope I will not make any grammatical faux pas :-) I find
it fascinating and amusing, as residents of Christchurch
and regulars at our Cathedral, that I hear about the new
Bishop's Crook from the other side of the world. Both my
wife and I do weekly 'priests on duty' ministry there and
know Chris and Craig well. The wonders of the Internet
.. Thank you for all that you do.
Christopher
Heath
Heathcote Mt Pleasant, along with others
Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND
8 November 2010
I
don't know if I was more saddened or amused by your front
page article this week. Thank you for wading through all
the nonsense and bringing us an informed and interesting
update each week. Please don't get discouraged, you are
appreciated.
Robert
W. M. Greaves
All Saints Anglican Church, Jakarta
Jakarta, INDONESIA
8 November 2010
Bless
your kind and generous hearts. Your response to such drivel
is to be admired and emulated. I make a point of reading
your missive every Monday, and have always enjoyed them.
Your responses [what we thought] were hilarious, not least
because I recognize them as residents of my mind as well!
God bless your continued efforts and 'non carborundum illegitimae'.
[hope that doesn't offend anyone's Latinist tendencies
too much.]
Bob
Webster
Church of St. Martin in the Fields
Winnipeg, CANADA
roblwebster@hotmail.com
9 November 2010
First,
I thought this week's opening essay was delightful. Also,
I appreciate it when you pull back the curtain
occasionally and let us know how it all works —
the good, the bad, and the ugly.
However,
it did cause me to want to write to thank you for all
of your work in managing your site. I do contribute
financially and I cannot imagine not being able to
log on every week. Some expressions get overused, but
Anglicans Online helps me "think globally, act locally," which
I've been thinking lately is how the Anglican Communion
should work — individuals worshipping in and
working around their local church but connected to
and praying for (but not governing) the rest of the
Communion.
Scott
Christian
St. James' Church, Warrenton, Virginia
Marshall, Virginia, USA
fscott5195@gmail.com
I
do not write you often enough expressing
thanks for your weekly epistle. But — since
misplaced apostrophes are my absolutely detested
pet peeve — I must tell you that I was almost
literally rolling on the rug reading this week's
column on communication, with your "What We Thought" response
to the gentleman who felt the need of an apostrophe
before every "s." He may have been fictional but
your humor was right on. Keep up the good work.
Helen-Louise
Boling
St Matthew's Episcopal Church
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
hlboling@sbcglobal.net
13 November 2010
Style
guide suggestions
I
am very pleased that you are considering adding "guidelines
for clergy address and church titles" to your website.
Please consider the following:
1. When referring to Jesus in the possessive I don't think
it should be Jesus(es) as in Jesuses word, rather I believe
it should be just Jesus'.
2. I'm 79 years old and have trouble calling anyone father,
especially those a lot younger than me. Perhaps someone like
Thomas Keating would be the exception. I have only two fathers.
One is dead and the other is the Triune God that I believe
in.
3. I think that "reverend" is the most misused word in the
church.
Keep up the good work. I am a constant reader.
David
T. Brown
St. John the Divine, Courtenay, British Columbia
Fanny Bay, British Columbia, CANADA
diggerb@telus.net
10 November 2010
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