Blogula Rasa

This year’s Altar of Repose at Holy Moly. It symbolizes Christ in the tomb, and a vigil takes place that lasts at least a couple of hours (theoretically, until midnight on Maundy Thursday of Holy Week). It’s dark, and lovely, and sad, and beautiful. There’s even a monstrance with a big Host wafer in it; [...]

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Meet Mrs. Goose, our newest parishioner at Holy Moly. She’s a bit shy and more than a little defensive; she’s got five or six eggs and has chased at least one friendly greeter off, hissing and flapping her wings.
One Sunday morning she may wander in the open door, and then the Sunday School ladies will [...]

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I can’t help but be reminded of a stupid mountain lion character that was a hapless foil of Bugs Bunny’s. When Bugs asks “How many lumps?” he’s holding a big wooden mallet. The stupid mountain lion always answers “Oh, t’ree or four” and immediately gets pummeled, even when wearing a saucepan as a helmet. The [...]

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