Neil Alan Willard
@neilwillard.bsky.social
Presbyter, Episcopal Diocese of Texas,
Rector, Palmer Memorial Church, Houston,
Grandson of Old North State Tobacco Farmers,
Lover of Rescue Dogs, and Wearer of Seersucker.
Rector, Palmer Memorial Church, Houston,
Grandson of Old North State Tobacco Farmers,
Lover of Rescue Dogs, and Wearer of Seersucker.
Pinned
Work in progress continues on this Shrine for a Barn Owl
It is my bounden duty to post this as the Rector of an Episcopal parish across the street from Rice University in Houston, Texas. Go Owls! 🦉💙🩶
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When an undergrad at Wake Forest, I spent a semester at Worrell House in London with a group of students and New Testament professor Charles H. Talbert. It was one of the best things I’ve ever experienced and in no small part contributed to me becoming an Episcopal priest. 💛🖤🎩⚓️
🌎 Academic excellence at a global scale. Wake Forest ranks #4 nationally with 85.7% of undergrads studying abroad.
🔗 https://wakefo.rest/3K0dCLS
🔗 https://wakefo.rest/3K0dCLS
November 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
When an undergrad at Wake Forest, I spent a semester at Worrell House in London with a group of students and New Testament professor Charles H. Talbert. It was one of the best things I’ve ever experienced and in no small part contributed to me becoming an Episcopal priest. 💛🖤🎩⚓️
When an undergrad at Wake Forest, I spent a semester at Worrell House in London with a group of students and New Testament professor Charles H. Talbert. It was one of the best things I’ve ever experienced and in no small part contributed to me becoming an Episcopal priest. 💛🖤🎩⚓️
🌎 Academic excellence at a global scale. Wake Forest ranks #4 nationally with 85.7% of undergrads studying abroad.
🔗 https://wakefo.rest/3K0dCLS
🔗 https://wakefo.rest/3K0dCLS
November 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
When an undergrad at Wake Forest, I spent a semester at Worrell House in London with a group of students and New Testament professor Charles H. Talbert. It was one of the best things I’ve ever experienced and in no small part contributed to me becoming an Episcopal priest. 💛🖤🎩⚓️
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Happy Thanksgiving from Camp Allen near Navasota in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas!
Goats, donkeys, and, of course, an armadillo. ⚓️
Goats, donkeys, and, of course, an armadillo. ⚓️
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Happy Thanksgiving from Camp Allen near Navasota in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas!
Goats, donkeys, and, of course, an armadillo. ⚓️
Goats, donkeys, and, of course, an armadillo. ⚓️
Happy Thanksgiving from Camp Allen near Navasota in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas!
Goats, donkeys, and, of course, an armadillo. ⚓️
Goats, donkeys, and, of course, an armadillo. ⚓️
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Happy Thanksgiving from Camp Allen near Navasota in the Episcopal Diocese of Texas!
Goats, donkeys, and, of course, an armadillo. ⚓️
Goats, donkeys, and, of course, an armadillo. ⚓️
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“. . . Virginia [Hollis], who had recently received her first communion, regularly expressed faith in God’s goodness. . . . The river flooded because it was prone to flooding. Higher ground was near. This tragedy ‘wasn’t in God’s plan,’ Lars Hollis said. ‘Humans made gross mistakes.’” ⚓️
The Camp Mystic Parents Demanding Accountability
“Heaven’s 27” families lost their daughters in the devastating Hill Country flood. They’ve spent the past five months trying to figure out exactly what happened the night of July 4.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“. . . Virginia [Hollis], who had recently received her first communion, regularly expressed faith in God’s goodness. . . . The river flooded because it was prone to flooding. Higher ground was near. This tragedy ‘wasn’t in God’s plan,’ Lars Hollis said. ‘Humans made gross mistakes.’” ⚓️
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Many thanks to the @houstonchronicle.com for the nice profile in your “best day ever in HoustonTX” series, much appreciated!
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Dr. Peter Hotez shares how to have the best day ever in Houston
Dr. Peter Hotez shares his best day ever in Houston, which includes a banh mi, a walk in Montrose and shopping for blues records at Cactus Music.
www.houstonchronicle.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Many thanks to the @houstonchronicle.com for the nice profile in your “best day ever in HoustonTX” series, much appreciated!
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/bes...
www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/bes...
“. . . Virginia [Hollis], who had recently received her first communion, regularly expressed faith in God’s goodness. . . . The river flooded because it was prone to flooding. Higher ground was near. This tragedy ‘wasn’t in God’s plan,’ Lars Hollis said. ‘Humans made gross mistakes.’” ⚓️
The Camp Mystic Parents Demanding Accountability
“Heaven’s 27” families lost their daughters in the devastating Hill Country flood. They’ve spent the past five months trying to figure out exactly what happened the night of July 4.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
“. . . Virginia [Hollis], who had recently received her first communion, regularly expressed faith in God’s goodness. . . . The river flooded because it was prone to flooding. Higher ground was near. This tragedy ‘wasn’t in God’s plan,’ Lars Hollis said. ‘Humans made gross mistakes.’” ⚓️
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Gratitude is more than an emotional state. It’s a twofold recognition: that something is *good*, and that that good something is not solely the result of your own efforts or deserving
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Gratitude is more than an emotional state. It’s a twofold recognition: that something is *good*, and that that good something is not solely the result of your own efforts or deserving
May light perpetual shine upon her.
Breaking News: Viola Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre who testified a century later in Congress to the terror she witnessed in the hope of winning reparations, died at 111. nyti.ms/4or9B1e
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
May light perpetual shine upon her.
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Exclusive: Tyson Foods, America’s largest meat supplier, is planning to close one of its largest beef-processing plants in Nebraska at a time when a cattle shortage in the U.S. squeezes meatpacking companies.
Tyson to Close One of the Biggest Beef-Processing Plants in the U.S.
The largest meat supplier in the U.S. has lost more than $425 million on beef this year, despite near record-high prices.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Exclusive: Tyson Foods, America’s largest meat supplier, is planning to close one of its largest beef-processing plants in Nebraska at a time when a cattle shortage in the U.S. squeezes meatpacking companies.
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Minnesota has the nation’s largest Somali community. Many fled the long civil war in their east African country and were drawn to the state’s welcoming social programs.
Trump says he's terminating legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota
The number of migrants who would be affected by Trump's announcement that he wants to end Temporary Protected Status could be very small. A report produced for Congress in August put the number of Som...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Minnesota has the nation’s largest Somali community. Many fled the long civil war in their east African country and were drawn to the state’s welcoming social programs.
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“Home of the Venus Flytrap” ❤️🪰
Exclusive: We interview the guy with the #1 Venus Flytrap License Plate - Triangle Blog Blog
A group civics blog covering town council, education, transportation, and recreation in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.
triangleblogblog.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“Home of the Venus Flytrap” ❤️🪰
“Home of the Venus Flytrap” ❤️🪰
Exclusive: We interview the guy with the #1 Venus Flytrap License Plate - Triangle Blog Blog
A group civics blog covering town council, education, transportation, and recreation in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.
triangleblogblog.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“Home of the Venus Flytrap” ❤️🪰
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Told my students here in Iowa City to make sure to have deviled eggs and macaroni & cheese with their Thanksgiving Dinner next week and the look of horror and concern tells me: Sarah, you’re not in the South.
November 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Told my students here in Iowa City to make sure to have deviled eggs and macaroni & cheese with their Thanksgiving Dinner next week and the look of horror and concern tells me: Sarah, you’re not in the South.
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Meowdy, from Buc-ee and me!
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Meowdy, from Buc-ee and me!
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Me watching this now for the ten thousandth time: I genuinely don’t know if Han will get the shield down
November 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Me watching this now for the ten thousandth time: I genuinely don’t know if Han will get the shield down
Meowdy, from Buc-ee and me!
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Meowdy, from Buc-ee and me!
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
Vehicles started lining up at the Texans’ NRG Stadium before dawn as the Houston Food Bank launched a large-scale “supersite” to distribute food to families worried about the future of federal SNAP assistance. NBC News’ Ryan Chandler reports.
November 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
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"this meeting could have been a clay tablet"
November 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"this meeting could have been a clay tablet"
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🎶 “For all the saints,
who from their labors rest . . .” 🎶
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
who from their labors rest . . .” 🎶
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
November 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM
🎶 “For all the saints,
who from their labors rest . . .” 🎶
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
who from their labors rest . . .” 🎶
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
“Houston Airports says TSA wait times may be one hour or longer at Hobby because fewer screening lanes are open. At Bush, the wait could be more than three hours because TSA checkpoints are only open at terminals A and E.”
Houston travelers face hours-long TSA lines at Bush, Hobby airports amid government shutdown
Houston Airports says TSA wait times may be one hour or longer at Hobby because fewer screening lanes are open, and at Bush, the wait could be more than three hours.
abc13.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
“Houston Airports says TSA wait times may be one hour or longer at Hobby because fewer screening lanes are open. At Bush, the wait could be more than three hours because TSA checkpoints are only open at terminals A and E.”
🎶 “For all the saints,
who from their labors rest . . .” 🎶
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
who from their labors rest . . .” 🎶
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
November 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM
🎶 “For all the saints,
who from their labors rest . . .” 🎶
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
who from their labors rest . . .” 🎶
Greetings from Houston. ⚓️
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Yale/Duke School theology busting back in like
November 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Yale/Duke School theology busting back in like
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The Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
All Saints’ Sunday. ⚓️
All Saints’ Sunday. ⚓️
NEW from me: An Episcopal priest — a Kenyan national who works with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — has been detained by ICE, says diocese.
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
Episcopal priest has been detained by ICE in Texas, says diocese
(RNS) — 'We do not know yet why he was targeted', said the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, who leads the Diocese of Texas.
religionnews.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
All Saints’ Sunday. ⚓️
All Saints’ Sunday. ⚓️
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
All Saints’ Sunday. ⚓️
All Saints’ Sunday. ⚓️
NEW from me: An Episcopal priest — a Kenyan national who works with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — has been detained by ICE, says diocese.
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
Episcopal priest has been detained by ICE in Texas, says diocese
(RNS) — 'We do not know yet why he was targeted', said the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, who leads the Diocese of Texas.
religionnews.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
All Saints’ Sunday. ⚓️
All Saints’ Sunday. ⚓️