The Friends of Jake

Well, enough of politics for a while, right? Let's turn our attention back to something positive and happy.   Many of you have been ...

An Episcopal priest writing in the HuffPo catches on that there are people in the pews who are not believers. He is struck by the astonis...

Yesterday was Social MEdia Sunday, in which Episcopal communities across the country were encouraged to engage Social Media using the hashta...

Well, it's Ash Wednesday so right on schedule the blogosphere has broken out discussing Ashes to Go.  Opinions are strong on both sides...

Hot off the presses!   Welcome to the Rev Penelope Bridges  (currently rector of St Francis Episcopal Church in Great Falls VA), who was nam...

People of late seem to find me interesting, how I can be an avowed non-believer and yet be a willing participant in the life of the church. ...

Some of you have known me, internet-wise, for close to 10 years.  We first started meeting on the Via Media site and at Father Jake's, d...

Last Sunday, I was sitting in the side section on the right side of the church (as the congregation sees it).  I normally don't sit on t...

The Lead picked up my essay on secular or cultural Christians , which generated some comments. The poignant ones were from people who ...

There's a new book called " Faitheist " that argues for non-believers and people of faith to work together.  The Professional...

Those of you who have been around for a while have followed the journey of my wife BP to the Episcopal church from her Roman Catholic root...

As I've told you, my wife BP is one of the thurifers at the Cathedral in San Diego, leading me to make comments like "are you thuri...

From the New York Times:   (my emphases) The conventional — and erroneous — perception of the gay-marriage issue is that it pits secular fo...

A year ago at this time, my wife was preparing to be received into The Episcopal Church, having spent her whole life up till then as a Roman...

We got to the church a little early in order to arrange some decorations in the hall where we were having the simple reception afterwards. ...

Today, our marriage will be formally blessed in St Paul's Cathedral, by the Community that has welcomed us so warmly. I know that many ...

My wife and I both grew up Roman Catholic. When we were children, girls were not allowed to be altar servers. This disappointed BP, who al...

This past weekend was San Diego's Gay Pride parade. The Episcopal Cathedral of St Paul's won this year's Stonewall Service Awa...

I promised to tell you about the lectures that Bishop Gene Robinson presented at his recent visit to St Paul's Cathedral, San Diego. H...

When they lit the brazier at the back of the darkened Cathedral on Saturday night to begin the Vigil, Shakespeare's opening line to Henr...