Friends of Jake blogger IT and her wife BP are on the road again, this time visiting our sister Cathedral St Mark’s in Minneapolis, which they found very welcoming. In the comments to that post, lots of folks from around the country suggest friendly parishes to visit. It would be great if you mentioned in … READ MORE…
Cross posted with permission from Friends of Jake, where blogger IT blogs about her travels with her wife BP. This weekend BP and I visited family in Portland Oregon. We had a great time, staying downtown in the very funky Ace Hotel, and riding the MAX train everywhere. What a cool city. We could definitely … READ MORE…
In 1820, King Kamehameha II announced to his Hawai’ian people the end of the system of taboos, or kapu, the end of the traditional gods, and thus the end of the highly structured, ritualized society of old Hawai’i. Not long thereafter, the first American missionaries, of a strict Calvinist tradition, arrived, presumably finding fertile ground … READ MORE…
BP and I were on the road again in October, and thanks to the wonders of Google, were able to find a parish for the Sunday. The church we found is called (I kid you not) St Alban’s-by-St-Andrew’s, as it resides right next door to the small Cathedral of St Andrew. It’s a smallish building, … READ MORE…