Speaker/Writer

Now, I understand

For over thirty years Alan Neale has spoken with passion, relevance, authenticity and humor of themes that are profound and pressing; the profound he makes simple and accessible, the pressing he makes immediate and welcoming. All these years past have provided little time for Alan to write extensively and so now he begins a long-postponed desire and there are many themes waiting to be translated into books; the task is daunting and enthralling and he longs to begin in 2015

Peter James – Novelist? Mystery & Supernatural

September 27, 2015

Click – Why have I not read any of his books? Have You?

“Virgin Births” & IVF

September 27, 2015

Constantly our Christian ethics, ethics generally, lags behind the rush of science. “Lord, where are you in all this?” Click: Virgin Births and IVF, Daily Mail

Spiritual experience… so, what?

September 25, 2015

“A spiritual experience is something that brings about a personality change… in most cases the change is gradual” AA. It lacks integrity, authenticity, reality to boast of a spiritual experience but yet show no evidence of change (“by their fruits, you shall know them”). This, I know, is a challenging message but there is also… Continue reading →

Can others really bear all we impose upon them?

September 25, 2015

“We simply do not stop drinking [addictive behavior] so long as we place dependence upon other people ahead of dependence upon God” AA pg. 98 Addicts of any variety, ilk or type are often caught up in the spiral of placing dependence upon loved ones, trusted ones (or anyone!). The point comes, sometimes very early,… Continue reading →

Beware the Paralysis of Mixed Motives

March 7, 2015

I believe that all I do is the result of mixed motives; not necessarily a mixture of pure and not pure, of good and not good but simply a mixture of motives. To any decision and action I bring all of me and that includes “past me of experiences” and “future me of hopes and… Continue reading →

Aggressive and Friendly Too (new acronym? AAFT)

March 6, 2015

All this time I feared I was just to aggressive to be welcomed as a friend… and spouse… and parish priest. Silly me! Alan Neale So “aggresive dogs” can be welcomed as family friendly members!

This is “must-read” copy; invigorating, stellar stuff…

March 4, 2015

Just really thrilling, encouraging, challenging stuff – thank you Ana Marie Why I am coming out as a Christian – Ana Marie Cox (Daily Beast Contributor)

Middle Finger – Such a Source of Learning and Cause of Reflection – who would have thought?

February 27, 2015

(My colleague, I think, rather enjoyed sending me my xray; literally giving me the finger, at my request.) On Ash Wednesday, beginning of Lent, I told the story of my middle finger; I/we managed to get over the initial awkward embarrassment. A few days earlier I had done my best to crush the middle finger… Continue reading →

An Ark – A Conveyance through Adversity

February 23, 2015

Sermon preached at The Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia Sunday February 22nd 2015 The Reverend Alan Neale Homing Instinct – #1 The Primal Search Today we begin the first of five sermons in our 2015 Lenten Sermon Series “Homing Instinct”. For the 11th year our church creates an arena in which Holy… Continue reading →

Is this necessary?

February 21, 2015

Can there ever be a more redundant and unnecessary directive… ever? Calmness and Episcopalianism – umm.