Author name: Chris

In the early 19th century, public schools, known as “common schools” were a rather new phenomenon. Many children worked in […]

I made a discovery when I first went out to speak about An American Prayer Book. I had always just

For the benefit of readers who don’t ordinarily see the Waterbury Republican, I am providing below the text of a

In the early stages of compiling An American Prayer Book, I offered it to a major publisher thinking it would

Hot off the press! An American Prayer Book. What is it? It’s a collection of prayers reflecting our history as

Forget the financial crisis. There’s a more immediate problem to solve. Wall Street can wait. The Mets have four more

I was making my way through the raspberry patch last week when I came upon two praying mantises clearly engaged

[Politics on my mind: the last three entries have been on that subject. This was was sent to the Waterbury

The current issue of Commonweal magazine includes an article titled “Anglican Disunion” by Jack Miles, an Episcopalian and a member

Well, the Republican Convention is over and I hope I can now pick my jaw back up from the floor.