tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post6002378519376725920..comments2024-02-08T10:33:22.915+13:00Comments on Available Light: Red at MorningKelvin Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682322819567886400noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-7559584402105114142009-11-24T04:14:11.371+13:002009-11-24T04:14:11.371+13:00Best wishes for a joyous inauguration of your epis...Best wishes for a joyous inauguration of your episcopate, Kelvin.<br /><br />For vestments of quality, reputation and imaginative design you might want to check out <b>The Holy Rood Guild,</b> run by the cistercian (trappist) monks of St. Joseph's Abbey, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA.<br /><br />Link below:<br /><br />http://www.holyroodguild.com/xcart2/home.php <br /><br />Even though there is time and distance to consider, I'm sure the guild is quite used to dealing with such issues.<br />*Robert Zacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13249208047645645825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-25882972193347655882009-11-22T15:10:21.731+13:002009-11-22T15:10:21.731+13:00I can reveal - exclusively, of course - that at le...I can reveal - exclusively, of course - that at least two bishops have iPhones, but my lips are sealed as to which have them ... and I have my suspicions that a third might have one, because that one's ministry educator also has one ... :)Peter Carrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-37099856896122293592009-11-20T22:43:11.845+13:002009-11-20T22:43:11.845+13:00Your bishop has an IPHONE? How cool is that? I can...Your bishop has an IPHONE? How cool is that? I can feel a revelation coming on.... supported, of course, by impeccable exegesis. I can now reveal that the scriptural and traditional evidence all points to the authentic episcopal badges of office being a ring, a crozier, a mitre and an iphone.Kelvin Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682322819567886400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-76916767894821803412009-11-20T18:53:27.054+13:002009-11-20T18:53:27.054+13:00Speaking of facing 'battles' ahead - I app...Speaking of facing 'battles' ahead - I appreciate your wisdom in your comment on that - at least one of your fellow bishops has the app "Light Sabre" loaded on his iPhone ... :)Peter Carrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-75637601430667879062009-11-20T09:09:40.925+13:002009-11-20T09:09:40.925+13:00I sort of like the idea of a bishop on a bike, to ...I sort of like the idea of a bishop on a bike, to be honest! Hey, why not upset the apple crate a little? But it probably isn't practical. Turning up to your engagements all soggy and mud-flecked from rainstorms and road dirt probably isn't the best way to develop gravitas.<br /><br />If you think of it as just another step on the path you are taking in becoming the person you were meant to be, you'll find the answers. Do what feels right, and make the choices that feel right. Remember the person within. That's always seemed like the best way to go, to me.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497683565965322222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-31554804223261179862009-11-19T18:48:02.297+13:002009-11-19T18:48:02.297+13:00...but also there is the small matter of fidelity.......but also there is the small matter of fidelity. Fidelity to my diocese where opinions vary widely on all kinds of things, but where we have always had certain expectations about how a bishop is vested; and perhaps more importantly, fidelity to a tradition that is some centuries old. There is another paradox here. On the one hand, I am expected to innovate and change, on the other, I only have the authority to innovate and change because I will stand as a representative of the ancient tradition.<br /><br />Also, this stuff is peripheral. There may be some huge and very important battles ahead, so I will carefully choose which ones are worth investing the energy of fighting. Changing the way a bishop is dressed is certainly not one of them.Kelvin Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682322819567886400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-3051314893297168522009-11-19T18:25:43.430+13:002009-11-19T18:25:43.430+13:00Why do you think mitres are the shape they are? Ae...Why do you think mitres are the shape they are? Aerodynamics, of course - what else? They are made to stop the apostolic hair blowing about when making t important episcopal dashes about the place in a convertible Aston Martin - perhaps to an emergency confirmation - and to retain a suitable drag coefficient for those of us not quite bald. I will have my episcopal transport fitted with a large audio system so I can call out messages of blessing, hope and goodwill as I chop down to 4th and slow to 140kph to negotiate the main streets of towns I pass throughKelvin Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682322819567886400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-80652264761086767182009-11-19T10:50:35.323+13:002009-11-19T10:50:35.323+13:00I understand the word 'need' appearing in ...I understand the word 'need' appearing in a sentence in which 'get past a milk tanker' also appears, but I do not understand the word 'need' in a sentence in which the words 'mitre' and 'cope' appear.<br /><br />However, if you insist on fulfilling both needs, will you not need a version of whichever grunty car you settle on which has no roof ... in order to accommodate the mitre? Don't worry about how cold you will be - wrap the cope around you more snugly:)Peter Carrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-50006903668015199992009-11-18T07:37:13.629+13:002009-11-18T07:37:13.629+13:00I'm sure Alden is only thinking of my comfort ...I'm sure Alden is only thinking of my comfort and peace of mind, so I make the following absolute promise: Tough as it is to make this great sacrifice, I willabsolutely refrain from listening to the Mama Mia soundtrack,or even any tiny part of it, ever again, for the rest of my life,or until Hell freezes over, unless I can do it on the stereo of my very own Porsche 911.Kelvin Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682322819567886400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-14344808744794243132009-11-18T00:04:48.513+13:002009-11-18T00:04:48.513+13:00Kelvin! Have just heard the exciting Bishoppy new...Kelvin! Have just heard the exciting Bishoppy news! Congratulations! <br /><br />Alden, You KNOW he didn't like Mamma Mia! *I* suggest the soundtrack to Chocolat. Or, The English Patient.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-86747061047651487292009-11-17T19:20:09.616+13:002009-11-17T19:20:09.616+13:00The fact that you would cast aside my suggestion i...The fact that you would cast aside my suggestion in such a flippant manner for an outrageous and impractical, shiney, salivating, stunning, 911 Boxter indicates that you are not in the least bit interested in any sort of practicality. Rather, it indicates a penchant for indulging your ego, your hedonistic whimsy and your late adolescent instincts - This is of course is an attitude that I thoroughly approve and endorse. Bishops should be seen as well as heard (modified mufflers perhaps?).Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-70178582117532403472009-11-17T18:22:26.164+13:002009-11-17T18:22:26.164+13:00Thanks for the Porsche Cayenne idea, though I was ...Thanks for the Porsche Cayenne idea, though I was thinking more in the 911 Boxter line myself. I have heard also that Jaguar XK8s are also pretty good on masrginal roads, especially the supercharged ones. Thanks for the speights idea. Our diocese grows a lot of pinot noir, and our clergy are more used to that, but speights makes a very good de icer for winbdscreens and it clears drains beautifully.Kelvin Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682322819567886400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-33553489327271375862009-11-17T17:59:21.219+13:002009-11-17T17:59:21.219+13:00A Porsche Cayenne obviously - and you forgot some ...A Porsche Cayenne obviously - and you forgot some of the other attributes required in a car - being able to show boy racers at the change of lights that the bishop identifies closely with todays youth and having a car that is big enough to transport Rochets, Chimeres and little red things - I have heard some of these are simply HUGE - - And I have heard through the grapevine that the vicars in your diocese expect at least a dozen bottles of Speights to be delivered to each of them by their Bishop at least once a month (medicinal purposes only of course) - no need to thank me for this idea, in fact I will post you a CD of the soundtrack of Mamma Mia to keep you company as you drive around.Alden Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601028197387499096noreply@blogger.com