Shana Tovah is Hebrew for “A good and sweet year” and is the usual greeting for Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, which is celebrated by Jews tonight and Tuesday morning this year. As I (Orin) was headed to Temple Shaare Emeth in suburban St. Louis to play at their early service tonight, I passed…
Category: holiday
holiday
Avast, me hearties!
holiday, odd, video
Michael Miller posits: "craziest easter tradition ever?"
Watch this video about a unique fireworks celebration in Greece on HowStuffWorks. It’s called the rocket war of Vrondados and the objective of the battle is to hit the bell tower of the other side’s church, where mass takes place despite the barrage outside. On the eve of Easter Sunday two rival orthodox churches in…
announcements, holiday
Happy Earth Day to . . . All of Us!
Today is Earth Day – and it is a very Catholic thing to protect all of God’s creation through stewardship and environmental justice. Read more here! Or here! And maybe we’ll see all of you at Our Lady of the Snows for their Earth Day for Schools this Thursday and Friday! Earth Man and The…
announcements, holiday, oddwalkia
Oddwalk breaking up
OddFriends, After nearly four years of a successful ministry together, Shannon and Orin decided earlier this week to break up the act. We’ve enjoyed bringing our message of “Community, Participation, Mission” to many folks around the country, but in the end, our personal differences are just irreconcilable. Shannon likes to eat yellow snow, Orin never…
family, holiday
Happy Easter
This time of sadness for the Johnsons is tempered by the joy of Easter resurrection. Today, Orin’s sister Gwynne, her daughter (and Orin’s Godchild) Maddie, Orin’s wife Erin and Orin dyed a few eggs. Here’s one to say Happy Easter (or, for the next few hours, Easter Vigil) from Oddwalk!
catholicism, holiday, lent, reflection, scripture
Good Friday
“After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I thirst.” There was a vessel filled with common wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop and put it up to his mouth. When Jesus had taken the wine, he…
family, holiday, odd
Debbie Downer?
This morning, I took my daughter, Madeleine, to preschool. This being Valentine’s Day, Madeleine was decked out in a pink shirt with hearts on it and a little funny looking headband (also with hearts on it) that she got from Grandma C. The combination of the holiday and the clothes was almost too much for…