Charles Hawkins
@fr-chas.bsky.social
Episcopal priest canonically resident in the Diocese of Mississippi and serving St. John, Ocean Springs as Rector.
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The election of the Rev. Winnie Varghese, a queer woman of Indian descent, as dean of America’s largest Episcopal church represents a number of historic firsts.
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'She is the future of our church.' Winnie Varghese named first woman dean of St. John the Divine.
(RNS) — The election of Varghese, a queer woman of Indian descent, as dean of America’s largest Episcopal church represents a number of historic firsts.
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July 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The election of the Rev. Winnie Varghese, a queer woman of Indian descent, as dean of America’s largest Episcopal church represents a number of historic firsts.
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Daughter of an Episcopal priest arrested and detained following her routine visa hearing.
August 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Daughter of an Episcopal priest arrested and detained following her routine visa hearing.
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Plato's original adaptation of Watership Down.
August 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Plato's original adaptation of Watership Down.
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I really think at its heart philosophy is one giant battle, taking place over many eras and nations, between people who are basically pleasant bureaucrats and people who are sexy murder poets, and it’s both super important and super boring that the pleasant bureaucrats must win.
November 10, 2024 at 9:57 PM
I really think at its heart philosophy is one giant battle, taking place over many eras and nations, between people who are basically pleasant bureaucrats and people who are sexy murder poets, and it’s both super important and super boring that the pleasant bureaucrats must win.
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Fact of the day: Lithuanian bishops in 1602 recorded that people in the region gathered at churches on certain days and threw chickens at the altar.
Church authorities could not explain why.
Francis Young, Silence of the Gods (Cambridge University Press 2025), 264.
Church authorities could not explain why.
Francis Young, Silence of the Gods (Cambridge University Press 2025), 264.
July 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Fact of the day: Lithuanian bishops in 1602 recorded that people in the region gathered at churches on certain days and threw chickens at the altar.
Church authorities could not explain why.
Francis Young, Silence of the Gods (Cambridge University Press 2025), 264.
Church authorities could not explain why.
Francis Young, Silence of the Gods (Cambridge University Press 2025), 264.
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Its always fun to find ephemeral, and sometimes scarce items by well known authors. This essay about the 1930 Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops might seem niche but actually provides insight into The Waste Land and Eliot's political/religious framework.
July 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Its always fun to find ephemeral, and sometimes scarce items by well known authors. This essay about the 1930 Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops might seem niche but actually provides insight into The Waste Land and Eliot's political/religious framework.
Just in time for Trinity Sunday.
June 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Just in time for Trinity Sunday.
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OPINION: Walter Brueggemann showed that prophets break the silence not to shout down the empire, but to sing out another world.
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Grief and hope: The theological legacy of Walter Brueggemann
(RNS) — The theologian, who died June 5 at age 92, read the Bible not as a scientific account or a rigid moral code but as sacred myth that could still speak with truth and urgency.
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June 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
OPINION: Walter Brueggemann showed that prophets break the silence not to shout down the empire, but to sing out another world.
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It would be hard to overstate how influential Brueggemann was on my theology and spiritual formation. He’s the person I’ve quoted the most in my writing. His books occupy more space on my shelf than any other writer. A HUGE loss, but a life spectacularly lived.
June 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
It would be hard to overstate how influential Brueggemann was on my theology and spiritual formation. He’s the person I’ve quoted the most in my writing. His books occupy more space on my shelf than any other writer. A HUGE loss, but a life spectacularly lived.
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The Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes is a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. This photo and message from the Rector were posted on Facebook earlier today. ⚓️
May 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes is a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. This photo and message from the Rector were posted on Facebook earlier today. ⚓️
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A lovely obituary written for Alasdair MacIntyre written by one of his former grad students
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Remembering Alasdair MacIntyre (1929-2025) - Word on Fire
What I do know is this. I have never met, nor do I ever expect to meet, a philosopher as fascinating as Alasdair MacIntyre.
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May 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM
A lovely obituary written for Alasdair MacIntyre written by one of his former grad students
www.wordonfire.org/articles/rem...
www.wordonfire.org/articles/rem...
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RIP to a real one
May 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
RIP to a real one
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In college, I once went to Prof. MacIntyre's office hours... The phone rang. He took the call, listened, then said curtly to phone, 'I'm sorry, I can't help you now, I'm busy." He put down the receiver, snorted.
"That was Time Magazine. They want to know what's wrong with morality in America today."
"That was Time Magazine. They want to know what's wrong with morality in America today."
Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre has died.
Alasdair MacIntyre (1929-2025) - Daily Nous
Alasdair MacIntyre, professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame and Duke University, well-known for his work on moral and political philosophy, has died. Professor MacIntyre wrote...
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May 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
In college, I once went to Prof. MacIntyre's office hours... The phone rang. He took the call, listened, then said curtly to phone, 'I'm sorry, I can't help you now, I'm busy." He put down the receiver, snorted.
"That was Time Magazine. They want to know what's wrong with morality in America today."
"That was Time Magazine. They want to know what's wrong with morality in America today."
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Happy Birthday to David Byrne, lead singer and guitarist of the Talking Heads, born on this day in 1952, Dumbarton, Scotland
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Earliest Live Video, Live at CBGB's,1975)
#punkrock #postpunk #newwave #davidbyrne #talkingheads #history #otd
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Earliest Live Video, Live at CBGB's,1975)
#punkrock #postpunk #newwave #davidbyrne #talkingheads #history #otd
May 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Happy Birthday to David Byrne, lead singer and guitarist of the Talking Heads, born on this day in 1952, Dumbarton, Scotland
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Earliest Live Video, Live at CBGB's,1975)
#punkrock #postpunk #newwave #davidbyrne #talkingheads #history #otd
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Earliest Live Video, Live at CBGB's,1975)
#punkrock #postpunk #newwave #davidbyrne #talkingheads #history #otd
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Fight the good fight with all thy might
May 14, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Fight the good fight with all thy might
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The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
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May 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
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open.substack.com/pub/revsusan... May remembering its history inspire us to re-commit ourselves to Julia Ward Howe’s prescient Mother’s Day call to love, justice & compassion in the name of the God who is Mother and Father to us all.
Remembering Julia Ward Howe and the Roots of Mother's Day
A Mother's Day Moment from All Saints Church
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May 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
open.substack.com/pub/revsusan... May remembering its history inspire us to re-commit ourselves to Julia Ward Howe’s prescient Mother’s Day call to love, justice & compassion in the name of the God who is Mother and Father to us all.
Homily for Easter 3 Year C 2025
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#StealingItBack #RevelationReclaimed #Eastertide #AllThingsNew #TheLambReigns #StJohnsOceanSprings
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#StealingItBack #RevelationReclaimed #Eastertide #AllThingsNew #TheLambReigns #StJohnsOceanSprings
"Choosing the Choir: Singing and Empire"
Homily for Easter 3 Year C
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May 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The fundamentalists stole Revelation. We’re stealing it back.
This Eastertide at St. John, we’re reclaiming Revelation as a vision of hope, healing, and resistance—not fear. No secret codes. No escape plans. Just the Lamb who reigns through mercy.
#StealingItBack #Eastertide #RevelationReclaimed
This Eastertide at St. John, we’re reclaiming Revelation as a vision of hope, healing, and resistance—not fear. No secret codes. No escape plans. Just the Lamb who reigns through mercy.
#StealingItBack #Eastertide #RevelationReclaimed
April 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The fundamentalists stole Revelation. We’re stealing it back.
This Eastertide at St. John, we’re reclaiming Revelation as a vision of hope, healing, and resistance—not fear. No secret codes. No escape plans. Just the Lamb who reigns through mercy.
#StealingItBack #Eastertide #RevelationReclaimed
This Eastertide at St. John, we’re reclaiming Revelation as a vision of hope, healing, and resistance—not fear. No secret codes. No escape plans. Just the Lamb who reigns through mercy.
#StealingItBack #Eastertide #RevelationReclaimed