Saturday, December 4, 2010

Down By The Riverside

Progressive evangelical preacher and leader Jim Wallis (left) is married to the Rev. Joy Carroll, an Anglican priest from England who was the model for the fictional character in the BBC series "The Vicar Of Dibley." Speaking this morning to the annual convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles in Riverside, Wallis said that when their younger son, Jake, was watching Joy celebrate Holy Eucharist one day, he turned to dad and said, "Are guys allowed to do that?" More later on Wallis' reflections on women and faith. He's shown here with Paul Reza of St. John's.

4 comments:

Ed Cimler said...

The vicar of Dibley wasn't real?

Fr. John said...

LOL. Well, she was inspired -- and I wouldn't even have understood the reference if it weren't for you!

MK said...

Please do write more about Jim Wallis, if you have time. I find him a very interesting person. . . .

Fr. John said...

Just between you and me, MK, it was an inspiring but not especially meaty presentation.