Over at the Crescat, Kat’s announced the winners of the Tacky Nativity contest. (The winner is completely worthy of the award.) Among the nominees was this fine work of art, the Simpsons Nativity: Silly as it is, the Magi and the shepherds are well cast.
Sparki’s Uncle John’s Christmas Story
My dad’s elder brother John used to enthrall me with this story when I was a kid. At family gatherings, I used to sit on the floor by his chair (on the beer can side, not the cigarette side – he always had both going) and listen to him tell stories until I was told… Continue reading Sparki’s Uncle John’s Christmas Story
Elephants on a mission
This strange story about the wild elephants in Orissa, India, has been making the rounds. I was telling my pal Iris about it, starting with the background of the persecutions and then about the elephants, when she gasped, “Ganesh!” I hadn’t even thought of Ganesh! That just adds another level of strangeness to this story….
Bob the Trousered Ape: Taking erudition to the next level
If Shakespeare had an MBA: O Muse, reach out to me –we’ll synergize; Auditors, patience, while I break down silos: I’ll tee it up, like Nestor lord of Pylos, And impact you with lore to utilize….
How December 25 Became Christmas
Hint: it wasn’t an attempt to co-opt solar festivals: Christmas, the argument goes, is really a spin-off from these pagan solar festivals. According to this theory, early Christians deliberately chose these dates to encourage the spread of Christmas and Christianity throughout the Roman world: If Christmas looked like a pagan holiday, more pagans would be… Continue reading How December 25 Became Christmas
‘It is amazing to be the son of a saint’
An interview with Pierluigi Molla, son of St Gianna Beretta Molla: As Catholics, we need to learn how to be coherent with our values and beliefs. My mother grew up in a family where she received the faith and values from her father and mother, and how to live life in a correct way. She… Continue reading ‘It is amazing to be the son of a saint’
Has Blogger/ Google been shutting down conservative sites?
“Thoughts from a Conservative Mom” was taken down by Blogger/ Google on 12/4 and has not yet been restored. And apparently other conservative (or even just non-left) blogs have had similar problems. I love GMail, but is it getting on time to switch?
Joseph: God’s gift to Jesus and Mary
Just lovely: Joseph in his very self, being a man, was a gift to Blessed Virgin. Against the rougher background of his manliness, the delicate, shimmering beauty of her holy femininity glowed with more luster. His was the hand that steadied her step over rocky ground. His the powerful arms that wrestled loads from their… Continue reading Joseph: God’s gift to Jesus and Mary