Christopher Walsh

Sorry, weebs

the APA bishop deposed because of the Calvin Robinson saga (now in charge of a "non-geographic traditional Anglican diocese") is now posting about the guns he owns and being a "pro-gun bishop." A far cry from the days of Archbishop George Abbot.

a trait I am very proud of having developed is an ability to start writing a comment on Reddit and then deleting it before I post.

alone among my kin, Polish/German Catholics from the Midwest, I adore fruitcake, and now I need to have one this year.

See the King desired for ages Reflections on Christ the King

A few thoughts from me about Christ's Kingdom.

天朝物產豐盈，無所不有，原不藉外夷貨物以通有無

No disagreement from me! It's always about central admin policy...

the RUL system has had huge funding issues for a long time and they have to do the best with what they get. Also means prioritizing the digital resources that most students are likely to need and use. Unfortunate to be sure!

🎶 One breaaaad, one bodddddyyy, one Lord of Allllll 🎶

is 2-in-1 shampoo conditioner an orthodox dyophysite shower product with two and inseparable natures (shampoo and conditioner), a heretical monophysite unguent possessing only one nature, or is it a miaphysite union of two natures into a single composite

ok but try telling the Eastern Orthodox that the Body Wash proceeds from the Shampoo AND from the Conditioner and see where that gets you

"They are saying there is a specter, folks. Do you know that word? It's a very old fashioned word. It's a ghost. Anyway, this specter is haunting America. And it turns out the specter is called communism. Can you believe that? It's communism."

Also unsurprising that young people burned by the collapse of personalistic evangelical megachurches would turn to the structure and safety of an episcopal polity - all of the traditionalism and conservatism with very little of the instability!

This is a salient point, yes! And it's pretty clear that the driver of a big chunk of these converts is finding a church that aligns with their political preconceptions!

the short version of this is "conservative young men & women coming of age in a major period of social and political upheaval in the US are flocking to small, mostly ethnic, traditionalist denomination with exotic and aesthetically pleasing liturgies because of the sense of structure and community"

In addition! It is pretty obvious that these new adherents are selecting a denomination that suits their political preconceptions! Going from a conservative evangelical megachurch to Orthodoxy is not as big a jump as it seems because they were already social conservatives

I might even go so far as to compare Orthodoxy's growth here as comparable to the popularity of eastern religions in the 60s and 70s - Zen, Hindu movements like the Hare Krishnas, etc. - because it is at once exotic and provides a needed spiritual structure at a time when society is in flux

there are lots of alarming notes in this article but something it leaves unexplored is the element of countercultural affinity here. Most of the people interviewed have selected Orthodoxy because it cuts AGAINST mainstream trends - it's a minuscule and niche religion in the US.

I'm an Anglo-Catholic Episcopalian and not Orthodox but my anecdotal addition is there is interest in organized religion in general - my own priest has said he's talked to Gen Z folks who have said "I want a religion that asks something of me." There is a hunger for structure and meaning!

I know a parish that would love to have you on Sunday! Rosary at 9:30 before Mass!

time well spent

I love this! I have been praying for a truly pocket-sized prayer book resource and this looks like it fits the bill!

“Pope Leo Is a Tool of Our Enemies”: Homan Leads MAGA Attacks as Hayworth, Others Pile On It’s the latest MAGA attack on Pope Leo’s pro-immigrant stance. Disgraced border chief Tom Homan — caught taking a $50,000 bribe in a Cava takeout bag — led the charge against Leo and the bishops.

every line in this article is hilariously crazy! the last NINE popes were "globalist traitors?" Pius XI and XII??? It is so funny to watch lay Catholics become functional protestants when the Pope does something they don't like

these people always wax poetic about the requirement to obey Natural Law and the dogma of Church... except when the Supreme Pontiff and Vicar of Christ, says something they don't like

chances are if you have ever seen a classic Japanese film, Tatsuya Nakadai was in it - Ran, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo! A legendary actor on the level of Toshiruo Mifune for decades.

"Every Inch the Christian Gentleman" George Hendric Houghton, the Massachusetts Anglo-Catholic of Old New York

I've come back to a bit of substack writing with two recent pieces - I've written here about George Hendric Houghton, founder of New York's Church of the Transfiguration, and a leading Anglo-Catholic of the 19th century with a deep devotion to service. ⚓

because Montgomery Shepherd III is a deeply closeted Anglo-Catholic with uncomfortable views on women's ordination

the first two lines of the prologue to Shakespeare's Henry V, in the style of the Zohran For New York City campaign sign.

I genuinely think that the right-wing's media ecosystem and their relationship to knowledge has resulted in a delusion about their actual power over narrative. They think they can just blame the Democrats and everyone will just... not be angry about not being able to buy food!

Andrew Davison is a treasure. While he was in Princeton we were lucky to have him up to Manhattan to preach a few times and it tickles me to know he's consulted on something as mundane and yet weighty as stamps.