Willa Mae Buckner was born on June 15th, 1922 in Augusta, Georgia. In her days as a touring performer, Buckner was known as “The Wild Enchantress,” “Princess Ejo,” “The Snake Lady,” and “The World’s Only Black Gypsy.” Her tent show … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Daily Archives: November 12, 2010
If you want a beautifully written, truthful account of Bishop Gene’s retirement and the reasons for it check out THE AGE (an Australian newspaper). They even got a few words out of the great man himself. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
I have a saying of the Chinese philosopher Lao-Tse in the front of my PCC folder … Leaders are best when people barely know they exist; not good when people acclaim them; worst when they despise them. But of a … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
Last night in London saw the premier of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.” Lots of glamourous celebs turned out for it and, although, of course, the readers of this blog have absolutely no personal interest in such … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
From THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND NEWSPAPER: The Archbishop of Canterbury has proposed suspending the Primates’ Meeting – the fourth ‘instrument of unity’ in the Anglican Communion – in favour of holding multiple small group gatherings of like- minded archbishops. In … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
The administrator of this site is the Reverend Jonathan Hagger (a.k.a. MadPriest). He is a licensed Church of England priest but he receives no salary from any church or any other employer. At present his ministry consists entirely of his … [CLICK TO READ MORE]
In the past couple of years I have attended so many interviews that I stopped counting them ages ago. I am now in a position where I have enough experience of these that I can discern common themes and trends. … [CLICK TO READ MORE]