Author Archives: frjosephhuneycutt

Pic from another church’s Halloween service. Good Lord. “Once I was at Mass in the Cathedral in Santa Fe during Indian fair, and the Indian moderator explained that the Buffalo dance was a way that his people had worshipped the … Continue reading →

“Whatever requires an undue amount of thought or trouble or involves a large expenditure of effort and causes our whole life to revolve, as it were, around solicitude for the flesh must be avoided by Christians.” — St Basil the … Continue reading →

About that Halloween “Mass” … Like Dawn, I only watched the beginning snippet. Couldn’t bear to see it through. But, I can understand. Really, I can. It is often thought that mocking the devil is a holy endeavor. “Look! We … Continue reading →

For several years Father Fred Bailey of Corpus Christichurch in the diocese of Orange, California, has had a special Halloween mass. It features devils giving out communion The cantor is a witch. Fred said “As goblins and ghouls, we raise … Continue reading →

No more boom box cars. When I was young, you could play your KISS tapes as loud as you wanted. Back then, speakers had only a tinny AM type a sound. Even when Disco threatened world civ, no one’s doors … Continue reading →