Oddwalk Ministries

Month: May 2008

May 9 Pictures, Part the First

While we got some awesome video and many other folks were taking some pictures during our set, those will have to wait for another day.  So, here are a few pictures Orin took with his phone the beginning of a busy May 9. The view from the back of the hall.  3,100 were in attendance…

May 9 – Busy Day

Oddwalk, on May 9, began the day in front of 3,100 8th trough 12th graders from the Diocese of Orlando Florida at their Festival of Faith, celebrating 40 years as a diocese.  Orin immediately following the set got on a plane back to St. Louis so he could graduate from Aquinas Institute of Theology with…

Dad & Wii Update

Just a quick note to say that Orin’s Dad now routinely beats him badly at Wii Pool.  His dad did own a pool hall once upon a time, though… Oddwalk is off today for a 24 hour jaunt to Orlando, and back to St. Louis for Orin’s graduation and party!  More later…

Orin’s Dad Visiting

Orin’s Dad arrived in St. Louis saturday, and is staying for about 9 days.  Yesterday’s activities included: Feeding goats milk at Grant’s Farm Feeding more goats more milk at Grant’s Farm Feeding goats Orin’s cargo shorts at Grant’s Farm Dad looks at the bald eagles Dad is a pretty darn good Nintendo Wii bowler!

Good Sportswomanship

Oregon College softball player Sara Tucholsky  hit the ball out of the park against Central Washington but tore a knee ligament while rounding first base. It’s not a home run unless she makes it home, and she couldn’t walk and her own teammates, according to the rules, couldn’t help her, so two Central Washington players…

Little Portion Hermitage Fire

Two days ago, the secular monastery where Catholic musician John Michael Talbot and others live and pray suffered a horrible fire and two buildings, the worship space and the common space mostly burned to the ground.  You can read more here and here.  The losses were great, physically and spiritually.  They hope to rebuild, and…