HeyJaredThe Musical Platypus
Music is the universal language. As the platypus defies the normal categories, I refuse to be limited to any one musical genre. "There are only two kinds of music: Good music, and the other kind." (Duke Ellington). Also, politics, philosophy, religion,
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NO DREAD OF THE UNDEAD (opens the original)
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Robert Hart on Virtues & VampiresFirst published in Touchstone, A Journal of Mere Christianity in August 2003The Musical Platypus is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<div class="fake-inpu
WE CAN DO BETTER (opens the original)
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This is part of something I wrote a couple of years ago. After more than a year and a half of surviving the current fascist regime of crime, corruption, and unspeakable cruelty, that is trying to take over all power from the people, I am moved to post this part again, along with a video and lyrics at the end, featuring a spirited rendition of a truly great hymn. ****The Musical Platypus is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or pai
Video Links (opens the original)
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On his YouTube channel, Love Unrelenting, Steven HAuse posted these answers to brief interviews about four years ago. Warning: Ignore the subtitles because of how bad the A.I. spelling is.The Musical Platypus is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or
UPDATE (opens the original)
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From my blog The Continuum.In February of 2025 I retired as the Rector of Saint Benedict’s Anglican Catholic Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I had served that parish for sixteen years as the longest serving rector in its history. Throughout the years we had many Requiem Masses and Burials, filling the Memorial Garden from one end to the other. But we also were always welcoming new members, and for the average Sunday Masses the attendance was, over the years, about thirty-five. I say, aver
OH! Darling (opens the original)
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