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Pilate tweets

April 14, 2017 4 Comments

At the end of a tough week, what would Pilate have tweeted?

Snuggies are not vestments

February 17, 2017 1 Comment

A federal trade court ruled that Snuggies are blankets but not apparel, and certainly not vestments.

Fifty sure-fire ways to get millennials into church!

May 1, 2016 12 Comments

Here are fifty can’t-fail ways to bring in all those millennials who are just itching to come to your parish!

Cats, pathetic vis-à-vis both literacy and power, are pathetically if understandably resentful. At the liturgy, while others are glorifying the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit by both their being and their willing, cats glorify the Holy Trinity with their being or existence only — and certainly unwillingly.

Presbyterian Elder muses on which church would be the best in a bar fight after his town proposes anti-discrimination ordinance

January 11, 2016 3 Comments

Who would win in a no-holds barred bar fight? Church denominations square off in the imagination of Paul Detch, inspired to ask this question after witnessing a particularly ugly protest against anti-discrimination efforts in his town.

RC Priest apologizes for hoverboard use during Christmas Eve Mass

January 4, 2016 10 Comments

In lighter news, a Roman Catholic Priest has issued an apology for riding a hoverboard during a Christmas Eve Mass. Father Albert San Jose was applauded by

A religious case for ignoring the Star Wars prequels (I, II, and III)

December 28, 2015 7 Comments

Title image from Star Wars films Bob Smietana, a religion writer, has written a hilarious article for the Washington Post comparing the Star Wars prequels

Technology, faith, idolatry, and autocorrect disdain for Episcopalians

July 27, 2015 No Comments

Adam Copeland, a professor and student of religion, relates smartphones to John Calvin, Martin Luther, and asks if they help or hinder our faith in

The metaphysics of condiments

July 20, 2015 No Comments

From the pseudonym of “Gutbloom” comes this humorous attempt to rank condiments according to their divinity; inspired by the “neo-platonic metaphysic” of St. Augustine, the

Ice cream party or General Convention?

June 11, 2015 No Comments

If you’re a Chrome user, you can now make the decision to only read “Ice Cream Party” where-ever someone has typed “General Convention”. From the

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