Vested Interest Blog
February 4, 2016
There's a photo that goes around on social media at this time of year, from the fertile brain of organist David Sinden.Read More >
January 20, 2016
One of the best books I read in graduate school was How to Do Things With Words, by the philosopher of language J. L. Austin. The words “graduate school” and “philosopher” notwithstanding, the book’s enduring value for me lies in its simplicity.Read More >
December 7, 2015
Symbol is reality at its most intense degree of being expressed. One resorts to symbol when reality swamps all other forms of discourse.
-Aiden Kavanagh, “Elements of Rite”
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November 22, 2015
Sometime at church (ahem, not during the sermon), crack open your hymnal to pg. 949 for a complete list of tune names in the hymnal.Read More >
November 15, 2015
Hi. I’m Colin. You might guess some things about me from my name, such as my family descent. In Scottish, “Colin” means young pup. In Gaelic, it means “child” or “virile.” Let’s go with the latter and not the former. Maybe you’re named after a favorite relative, famous actor, or a Read More >
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At "Vested Interest," church nerd Mary Davenport Davis explores all things liturgy and music at Trinity and beyond. Chime in with comments and questions!
