If there's one thing OC Weekly has in plentiful supply, it's Catholics of varying stripes-- devout, cafeteria, lapsed, vigorously lapsed, potential anti-pope-- with colorful and occasionally bizarre stories from their contacts with Holy Mother Church and its numerous franchises and subsidiaries. From nuns on a swimming pool-slide (an image from Steve Lowery's youth) to a priest who insisted that the Virgin Mary once stole his wallet while he was in a public restroom (a very devout fellow I knew
Dear Matt,
Congrats on all your success: Gatorade High School Football, Player of the Year (first junior so honored ever), the early commitment to USC, the many prep titles—oops, scratch that last one! And we loved the profile that the New York Times did on you yesterday. We especially were excited about your commitment to Jesus Christ, “Jesus Christ is No. 1 to me,” you told the Times. “That’s who I play for.”
Heaven knows this world needs more upstanding young athletes like you.
944 Magazine is what Riviera would've been if it were run out of the Phoenix area by people whose portrayal of life makes Sex and the City look like an Italian Neo-Realism flick. I write about it here, however, because of two interesting items in their latest issue. The first is a full-page pick for Bodega Chocolates. The Fountain Valley confectioner does make article-worthy treats, although I still prefer those from C. Salt Gourmet. But the only reason to remember Bodega is that the Virgin Mary
In the big book of of trite, ancient cliches, the idea that "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder" might be one of the most important ones we've got. It challenges us in ways that go against the grain of society, family, friends, etc. It's the kind of sentiment that allows to admire and respect things that should seem strange, frightening or foreign to us: twin skeletons in a loving embrace, death, oil pumps, the Virgin Mary covered in bees. In centuries past, an artists' choice to use such
From Saturday through Monday, you can soak up everything from the wonderful country (and I say that despite having had one of the worst vacations ever in Kefalonia). The event, held at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary church, is, incredibly, in its 60th year.As well as a carnival, kids' games, food, drink and dancing, there'll be music too. I wonder if they'll have homages to those famous Greek bands such as, er... and, er...Entry is free with the coupon from the website, but there's
