The Rev. Andy McQuery
@frandym.bsky.social
Episcopal priest with opinions. Anglo-Catholic. Yalie. Actual orthodoxy is diverse, inclusive, and compassionate; otherwise it’s just bigotry in vestments. Opera fan. 🏳️🌈 🐈🐈⬛
Good church today! We do okay for a town of 8,000 souls. Next week back to “smells & bells” for our feast of title, Christ the King.
November 17, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Good church today! We do okay for a town of 8,000 souls. Next week back to “smells & bells” for our feast of title, Christ the King.
Clergy Mondays, amiright?
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Clergy Mondays, amiright?
So I have a couple of free-range cats who seem to prefer my backyard. Sunshine is ready for Halloween, trying reeeaaallly hard to be scary, while Pepper is not trying, like, at all.
October 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
So I have a couple of free-range cats who seem to prefer my backyard. Sunshine is ready for Halloween, trying reeeaaallly hard to be scary, while Pepper is not trying, like, at all.
I kind of wish I could pay someone to dress up and hand out candy at my house so I could just go upstairs and read but okay we’re doing this. Grateful my town has defined hours for trick-or-treating, boundaries = good.
October 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I kind of wish I could pay someone to dress up and hand out candy at my house so I could just go upstairs and read but okay we’re doing this. Grateful my town has defined hours for trick-or-treating, boundaries = good.
Scenes from a day off
October 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Scenes from a day off
He’s such an asshole, I love him so much
October 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
He’s such an asshole, I love him so much
Sunshine being goofy
September 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Sunshine being goofy
A 13 year resident of Manhattan, I was there on *that day,* and, it broke me. It was a sky just like this one (but with skyscrapers), until it wasn’t. Clouds and darkness and thick smoke. Where was God? Right there. Not in the terrible, but in the good, the compassionate, the true.
September 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A 13 year resident of Manhattan, I was there on *that day,* and, it broke me. It was a sky just like this one (but with skyscrapers), until it wasn’t. Clouds and darkness and thick smoke. Where was God? Right there. Not in the terrible, but in the good, the compassionate, the true.
LESS UGLY, MORE BEAUTY: On a day of such sorrow, angst, rage, fear, and judgment: our altar, set for the Feast of the Holy Cross (Sep. 14). Christ died for all, and was lifted up, that he might draw the whole world to himself. He will not fail in what he was sent to do.
September 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
LESS UGLY, MORE BEAUTY: On a day of such sorrow, angst, rage, fear, and judgment: our altar, set for the Feast of the Holy Cross (Sep. 14). Christ died for all, and was lifted up, that he might draw the whole world to himself. He will not fail in what he was sent to do.
So much ugliness, here’s some beauty: the new communion wine flagon that debuted at my parish this Sunday.
September 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
So much ugliness, here’s some beauty: the new communion wine flagon that debuted at my parish this Sunday.
When your cat is giving Queen Charlotte
September 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
When your cat is giving Queen Charlotte
Behold now, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,
you that stand by night in the house of the Lord.
Lift up your hands in the holy place and bless the Lord;
the Lord who made heaven and earth bless you out of Zion.
Psalm 134
you that stand by night in the house of the Lord.
Lift up your hands in the holy place and bless the Lord;
the Lord who made heaven and earth bless you out of Zion.
Psalm 134
August 31, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Behold now, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord,
you that stand by night in the house of the Lord.
Lift up your hands in the holy place and bless the Lord;
the Lord who made heaven and earth bless you out of Zion.
Psalm 134
you that stand by night in the house of the Lord.
Lift up your hands in the holy place and bless the Lord;
the Lord who made heaven and earth bless you out of Zion.
Psalm 134
Really feeling this
August 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Really feeling this
When your cat has existential questions
August 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
When your cat has existential questions
Polemics aside, they’re on to you
August 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Polemics aside, they’re on to you
There should be something deeply Christian about this image: “Come, let us argue it out, says the LORD” (Isaiah 1:18) And yet I fear this is not about what is holy, righteous, good, and true, but only what is profitable for the few, to the detriment of many. Kyrie eleison.
August 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
There should be something deeply Christian about this image: “Come, let us argue it out, says the LORD” (Isaiah 1:18) And yet I fear this is not about what is holy, righteous, good, and true, but only what is profitable for the few, to the detriment of many. Kyrie eleison.
Curry reminding me that even though I’m on vacation, I really should be praying the novena to Our Lady in anticipation of her feast day. One takes a break from email, phone calls, meetings, and the pulpit, but not devotion.
August 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Curry reminding me that even though I’m on vacation, I really should be praying the novena to Our Lady in anticipation of her feast day. One takes a break from email, phone calls, meetings, and the pulpit, but not devotion.
Sage wondered if there was room for her, too, in my lap, but Curry said “no” (by biting her).
August 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Sage wondered if there was room for her, too, in my lap, but Curry said “no” (by biting her).
I’m safely back at home after a week’s vacation deep in the wild. It was everything I hoped for. (Hi, God, fancy meeting you here!) My ginger boy yelled at me a lot but apparently I am forgiven. No worries, boo, I’m out of PTO and $ so I’ll be around.
August 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I’m safely back at home after a week’s vacation deep in the wild. It was everything I hoped for. (Hi, God, fancy meeting you here!) My ginger boy yelled at me a lot but apparently I am forgiven. No worries, boo, I’m out of PTO and $ so I’ll be around.
Preaching tomorrow on Ecclesiastes and Curry is like, ugh, vanity of vanities
August 2, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Preaching tomorrow on Ecclesiastes and Curry is like, ugh, vanity of vanities
Spectacular day to get out and enjoy a good long walk! Then my parking break snapped off in my hand. 😒
August 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Spectacular day to get out and enjoy a good long walk! Then my parking break snapped off in my hand. 😒
