Word: ecclesiasticism
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They supposedly share an interest in the principle of compassion, but that doesn't explain why President Bush is meeting the Dalai Lama on Wednesday. After all, Bush administration critics would be quick to point out that we haven't yet seen much of the "compassionate" in the President's...
TV: The Olympics. 'Nuff said. Well, except for one thing--the Super Bowl may still be The #1 U.S. Athletic Event, but the Olympics is giving it a serious run for its money in at least one department. Sure, the athletic performances are good, but the advertising! It's refreshing...
The unlikely cause of all the consternation was the new edition of the venerable Crockford's Clerical Directory, a biennial reference book of statistics and short clergy biographies. But the reason the volume is avidly awaited is its authoritative essay on the state of the church. By tradition, the writer...
The new archbishop is a stalwart, outgoing man ("not an introverted ecclesiastic," according to friends). He had great popularity as Bishop of St. Albans near London, and is known for his teaching, administrative and diplomatic skills. He is also a High Churchman who has taken a definite stand on the...
The Pardoner of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is that ecclesiastic scamp who sells indulgences and moonlights pig bones and rags as holy relics. Giles Hermitage, 50, the self-revealing hero of John Wain's new novel, also traffics in illusions. He is a writer whose books, like those...