The Pope needs to see this one...

and thanks to clifton_akil for this, which made me smile after a long week.

Today's meme...

How evil are you?


I always knew it, now this confirms it.

Today's Senator Tapper McWidestance Link

A gentleman confesses that he knew the good Senator quite well, at least for the amount of time that it took Sen. McWidestance to screw him and throw him out of the house...

Today's Literary URL

...is a continuation of the previous literary URL.

Writing Sunday's Sermon

I'm preaching at St. John's on Sunday. The Gospel is Luke 18: 9-14, the story of the Pharisee and the tax collector. The last line of it is: "He who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself shall be exalted." As you're probably aware if you've read earlier sermons, I like to start with a joke, but I was having trouble thinking of one. Thank God for Google. I found two, and I'll share the one I'm not going to use.

"Father Brown was such a humble and yet able vicar that his parishioners got together and one Sunday gave him a pin that said, 'The Church's Humblest Priest.' He was quite touched, so the next Sunday he wore it on the lapel of his clerical suit, so they took it away from him."

I have a different take on the story, thanks to the Episcopal News Service, so I shall be able to write it tomorrow, along with the discussion group I'll be leading at St. Anne's. Sunday, after St. John's, I shall be going to Giles Goddard's installation as an Honorary Canon of the Cathedral. So a busy weekend.

Today's Hallowe'en URL

...is here, and don't forget to "Stomp!" (left click)