… NOMINATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED! Voting has begun in 2 categories; Someone’s going to hell for that and I’d buy that for a buck. *I started out with 3 categories but it was too much damn effort. Deal. #1 Lourdes Bead Bag #2 Turn Jesus On Light Switch #3 Jesus is My Coach #4 Deluxe Jesus #5 Hippy Nun #6 Jesus Ashtray #7 Canine Nativity Set #8 Santa Baby #9 Magic 8 Ball Jesus #10 Jesus is Watching #11 Lord’s... Read more

… m’kay. Lutherans, for Elephantschild. Read more

… I go back on forth almost daily on the decision to leave my parish for good. I go through spells where I won’t go to my parish for months, then I always end up back there. There must be some reason, other then being a glutton for punishment. The cost of gas keeps me from making the weekly trip to Belmont Abbey anymore and St. Basil’s Ukrainian Catholic Church is also an hour away and only meets every three... Read more

… more like “call to drive me bat shit crazy”. A follow up from this post: I just got off the phone with my parish’s music director. Having abnegated all his authority, my parish priest had me contact her directly to discuss my concerns. We got no where. Shocker. I explained to her how distracting I thought having us “warm up” before mass was. I told her it was patronizing to rehearse the songs for that mass because the congregation... Read more

… how stuff geared toward women in the Church is always so new agey? In the last issue of the local diocese paper there was an article about an ecumenical interfaith women’s prayer group. There was even a picture… complete with acoustic guitar. I cringed. Then I was slightly insulted. Why do program directors assume we, as women, are incapable of having a cerebral spiritual experience? Just because I am female by gender does not mean I desire to express... Read more

… aside from Blue Oyster Cult’s Don’t Fear the Reaper and it’s infamous parody on SNL, which other songs can you think of that feature the cowbell? All I can think of are Incense & Peppermint by Strawberry Alarm Clock and Barry White’s Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe. Read more

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… honoring the great ‘obscure little guy’ blogs. BEST “MORE CATHOLIC THAN THE POPE” BLOG Adrienne’s Catholic CornerCatholic Church ConservationTraditioSpirit of Vatican IIWhispers in the LoggiaLair of the Catholic Caveman3rd Blog From the RightRorate-CaeliTotus PiusAthanasius Contra MundumSociety of St Leo IRockin TraddyClinging to the Barque of Peter BEST CHARISMATIC CATHOLIC BLOG Adrienne’s Catholic CornerAd Dominum BEST BLOG BY A HERETIC Adrienne’s Catholic CornerThe Dirty CatholicSpirit of Vatican IIThe Hermeneutic of SuspicionSociety of St Leo I BEST ARMCHAIR THEOLOGIAN BLOG Adrienne’s... Read more

…so I didn’t win any Catholic Blogger Awards this year, for the 4 year running… not that I’m counting mind you. I was, however; nominated for several categories, a fact I wasn’t aware of till Mr. Miller slandered me. Does it bother me that I’ve been nominated in the funniest category for 3 years straight and have never gotten more then 26 votes? Does it bother me that the only comments I get are someone correcting my spelling or ignorance... Read more

Oh, meine Gott…. … you almost expect the guy to turn around and it be Donny Osmond. Read more