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. 🏳️🌈 🐈🐈⬛
Pinned
Naming cruelty, bigotry, dishonesty, and criminality is not “partisanship.” Excusing it is.
I have, and it’s Garamond? It’s called a “style guide”? But I don’t require it for emails. If you prefer sans serif, YA BASIC
ok this is an insane story but let’s do a poll: if you could declare your workplace’s official font, what would it be? (Might be different than *favorite* font!)
Mr. Rubio said switching back to Times New Roman would “restore decorum and professionalism to the department’s written work.” Calibri is “informal” when compared to serif typefaces like Times New Roman and “clashes” with the department’s official letterhead. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
December 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I have, and it’s Garamond? It’s called a “style guide”? But I don’t require it for emails. If you prefer sans serif, YA BASIC
I remember in grad school, every time I aced an exam my professors would suggest I take it again, and maybe one more time to be sure.
Couple of things here:
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
1. Trump says he took another cognitive test recently
2. In front of "large numbers of doctors and experts"
3. He called the examinations "long...and very boring"
4. If you're given 3 cognitive exams in one year by panels of doctors, something is VERY wrong with you
December 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I remember in grad school, every time I aced an exam my professors would suggest I take it again, and maybe one more time to be sure.
A very Adventy night
December 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
A very Adventy night
I see. Socialism, but only for those who claim to hate socialism.
Trump: We are going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance. Farmers like me based on voting trends. So we are going to use that money to provide $12 billion in economic assistance to American farmers. $12 billion is a lot of money
December 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I see. Socialism, but only for those who claim to hate socialism.
ChatGPT > Ross Douthat
December 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
ChatGPT > Ross Douthat
Both ugly AND terrifying.
December 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Both ugly AND terrifying.
It’s been a couple years since I attempted homemade turkey soup. 😛
December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It’s been a couple years since I attempted homemade turkey soup. 😛
It got cut as a tangent from today’s sermon, but this week I was also reflecting on “the armor of light” from the collect for Advent I. This armor does not protect us from others, it protects others from our (worst) selves.
November 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It got cut as a tangent from today’s sermon, but this week I was also reflecting on “the armor of light” from the collect for Advent I. This armor does not protect us from others, it protects others from our (worst) selves.
I’m learning that sometimes it’s best to say, “I’m sorry, you’re just not a good fit for this position,” instead of waiting to see if they screw up as badly as you worry they will. Because they will. I’m looking at you, America.
November 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I’m learning that sometimes it’s best to say, “I’m sorry, you’re just not a good fit for this position,” instead of waiting to see if they screw up as badly as you worry they will. Because they will. I’m looking at you, America.
Too many are treating the vile communications of the Trump Administration as extra-crispy conservatism still within the spectrum of reasonable policy positions instead of reacting with horror to the utter madness.
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Too many are treating the vile communications of the Trump Administration as extra-crispy conservatism still within the spectrum of reasonable policy positions instead of reacting with horror to the utter madness.
The Battle of Starcourt is one of the best episodes of anything, ever.
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The Battle of Starcourt is one of the best episodes of anything, ever.
As a neo-Platonist, no, God is not “worried” about AI. God hated it as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
As a neo-Platonist, no, God is not “worried” about AI. God hated it as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
My cat is just done with the bullshit
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
My cat is just done with the bullshit
Mac & Cheese is for romcom and pajamas nights, not a feast. Green bean casserole is an abomination. Where are the yams? Does cranberry sauce not rank? Ham on Thanksgiving is overkill. And, I don’t like gravy. 💁♂️ But I could eat stuffing until the parousia.
with charity and goodwill, i must here part ways with rolls.
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Mac & Cheese is for romcom and pajamas nights, not a feast. Green bean casserole is an abomination. Where are the yams? Does cranberry sauce not rank? Ham on Thanksgiving is overkill. And, I don’t like gravy. 💁♂️ But I could eat stuffing until the parousia.
Reposted by The Rev. Andy McQuery
President Trump appoints HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as U.S. Poet Laureate.
November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
President Trump appoints HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as U.S. Poet Laureate.
The Song of Solomon it most definitely is not 🤢
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The Song of Solomon it most definitely is not 🤢
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.
Okay, okay, BUT, I think we’re forgetting how old Joe Biden is.
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Okay, okay, BUT, I think we’re forgetting how old Joe Biden is.
That feeling like everything is entirely, unbelievably, obviously wrong and yet no one will do anything is why we have eschatology.
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
That feeling like everything is entirely, unbelievably, obviously wrong and yet no one will do anything is why we have eschatology.
Science: Water boils at lower temperatures at higher altitudes because atmospheric pressure decreases with elevation.
JD Vance: I disagree.
JD Vance: I disagree.
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Science: Water boils at lower temperatures at higher altitudes because atmospheric pressure decreases with elevation.
JD Vance: I disagree.
JD Vance: I disagree.
Reposted by The Rev. Andy McQuery
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
Clergy Mondays, amiright?
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Clergy Mondays, amiright?
In which I learned that saying “You are all most welcome” when inviting people to coffee sounds like “you are *almost* welcome” and so I will endeavor not to say that again. 😔
November 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
In which I learned that saying “You are all most welcome” when inviting people to coffee sounds like “you are *almost* welcome” and so I will endeavor not to say that again. 😔
“Love is praxis, not theory.”
— Leonardo Boff, “Salvation and Liberation”
— Leonardo Boff, “Salvation and Liberation”
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Love is praxis, not theory.”
— Leonardo Boff, “Salvation and Liberation”
— Leonardo Boff, “Salvation and Liberation”