Long ago I learned that it's not possible to find answers to perplexing questions unless I ask them. So here goes:

Whatever became of the Irenaeus Fellowship?

Shouldn't the Diocese of West Texas be named the Diocese of South Texas?

Why do some congregations release helium-filled balloons on Pentecost? Wouldn't Ascension be a more appropriate time to do that?

Why is it that church people are determined to resolve every issue by establishing winners and losers?

Isn't Accokeek perhaps the saddest news story concerning the Episcopal Church in recent years?

Aren't you surprised that no one has brought presentment charges against the three diocesan bishops who don't ordain women?

Do we really want to refer to our churches as "missionary outposts?"

Isn't it only a matter of time before the issue of lay presidency at the Eucharist comes back to General Convention?

Whatever became of Episcopalians United?

Aren't you amazed by the number of hymns in Hymnal 1982 you've never heard or sung?

Is a 30-minute (or more) sermon really necessary?

Is there anything more annoying than announcements during the liturgy?

Aren't we hurting ourselves by throwing Boy Scout troops out of our churches?

Do people really have to bring their cellphones to church with them?

And do they have to leave them on?

Isn't it ironic that some of the churches which bolted to the AMiA barely resemble Episcopal churches?

Aren't many of us discovering that the Revised Common Lectionary isn't so bad after all?

Is anything more dull than a deanery meeting?

Wouldn't you think that someone who's been through two or three episcopal elections and not elected would pack it in?

Have you been able to figure out whether this idea of interim bishops is a good thing?

Does the AMiA really need six bishops for 38 congregations?

Aren't we still confused about the role of mission in the church?

Is anything homelier than those tan albs?

Aren't people expecting too much of the annual meetings of Anglican primates?

Why do so many visitors get in and out of our churches without being spoken to?

Is there anyone less appreciated than a parish treasurer?

Can you believe how long it's taking to decide whether to move national church headquarters from 815 Second Ave.?

Is there a logical reason for a parish to be without a rector for two years?

Doesn't it seem strange for a Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry man to take over as dean of Nashotah House?

Is it my imagination, or are eucharistic vestments becoming more popular?

Isn't the idea of "open baptism," discussed in these pages for the past year, worth discussion by official bodies of the church?

Shouldn't we be paying close attention to the way the Anglican Church of Canada handles its financial crisis?

Why do some people figure it's not important to go to church during the summer?

Doesn't the church have more important things to do than to be sending task forces into the three dioceses which don't ordain women as priests?

Wouldn't this be a good time to start thinking about one's stewardship commitment for next year?

Is there a bigger fad in the church at present than labyrinths?

Aren't you surprised by the amount of interest generated by the 2020 resolution (double the membership of the church by 2020)?

Isn't the job of the Archbishop of Canterbury a near-impossible situation?

Does anyone wear a maniple anymore?

Don't "ordinary" church members need some education about the church's nine provinces and what they do?

Whatever became of the North American Missionary Society?

Aren't Episcopalians becoming more congregational each year?

Why are Taizé services proving to be so popular?

David Kalvelage, executive editor