Usually things are pretty light around here at the Oddblog… Hard to make light of a “deranged” man attempting… well, no one’s sure quite what he was attempting this morning. He was wearing a pinkish shirt, and the Pope didn’t even seem to notice, if you watch the video. We don’t see events like this…
Category: prayer
friends, prayer
Happy Memorial Day
A few months ago we asked for your prayers when Belleville, IL police officer Jon Brough was severly injured in a raid. While there are still several surgeries left, Jon is doing as well as can be expected. He even threw out the first pitch at Busch Stadium yesterday: Happy Memorial Day!
catholicism, pOddcast, prayer, shrine
pOddcast – Salve Regina
As May is traditionally the month of Mary, on the pOddcast, we’ve added a recording of Orin a number of years ago singing the Gregorian Chant “Salve Regina” known to most folks in English as the prayer “Hail Holy Queen.” Orin had recorded this for an in-house Shrine video on the life of St. Eugene…
baseball, prayer
A Loss in Cardinal Nation
Fans of the St. Louis Cardinals and indeed all of the baseball world, mourn the loss of Josh Hancock today. Hancock was a relief pitcher with the Cardinals who helped them win their tenth World Championship last year. Josh was killed in a car accident early this morning in St. Louis. Here is the story…
prayer
Now and Always
catholicism, prayer
Christ Is Risen
catholicism, joke, prayer
Triduum Break
Oddwalk will more than likely be taking the Triduum off from blogging – please celebrate these days solemnly and joyfully. Seek a personal encounter with Christ and his redemptive paschal mystery. Reach out for his suffering, death, and resurrection. Use all your senses to realize it. Make it reality in your mind, heart, and soul,…
friends, prayer, shrine
Holy Week from a Mother’s View
Pictured on the left is a friend of Oddwalk’s, Nanette Munie Norrenberns. She helped us with last year’s CD “Let Us Go, Rejoicing” and the CD release concert following. Last night, some 500 people gathered at the Shrine to pray the biblical stations of the cross given to the Church by Pope John Paul II…