Monthly Archives: September 2009

I am Cath’lic, hear me roarI’m too famous to ignoreAnd I know too much to go back an’ pretend’cause I’ve heard it all beforeAnd I’ve bent down there to the floorNo one’s ever gonna bend me down againCHORUSOh yes I … Continue reading →

I really need to get out more (or not); this story about Jews swinging chickens over their heads for remission of sins was news to me … Rabbi Shea Hecht plucks a chicken off a truck parked behind a synagogue … Continue reading →

No matter how crazy we try to be sometimes, it seems the truth, at least things really happening in real time, can often surpass our invented or imagined nuttiness. You’ve, no doubt, heard it said: A time is coming when … Continue reading →

All those “peace signs” I drew as a kid, my seven year old draws now … Uh-oh! On the sign in front of St. Benedict Orthodox Church is what is called a “three-bar cross.” Rather than the usual one transept … Continue reading →

The still shot (here) looks like they’re waiting on the line to die down for the hotel’s complimentary breakfast. HT: Contemporary Orthodoxy