The Origin of “Phather Phil”…

The question of my “Phather Phil” designation has come up a number of times recently, so I thought it made sense to post an answer for all to see.  When I received my Ordination back in September 2009, some friends and I were having a discussion as to what they would call me in a Ministerial context.  I explained that for a number of reasons, Father Phil was appropriate and what I’d chosen to go by.  Shortly thereafter, one of them sent me an email and in the message referred to me as Phather Phil.  She explained that as my Religious and Spiritual perspectives were in some cases non-traditional, that name seemed much more fitting (and it played on my first name nicely).  I liked it, so it stuck and phatherphil.org followed shortly thereafter.  🙂