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Paula of Rome vs. Marcella of Rome
Yesterday, in one of the tightest matches in Lent Madness history, Pandita Ramabai snuck past Damien of Molokai despite a virtual dead heat. With over 8,500 votes cast, she won by a mere 45 votes. She’ll square off against Marguerite d’Youville in the Saintly Sixteen. Close observers of this tight contest watched as Pandita staked […]
Monday Madness — March 25, 2019
On this Feast of the Annunciation, we are pleased to announce — albeit without the able assistance of the Archangel Gabriel — that it’s time for a new episode of Monday Madness! Yes, everyone’s favorite video commentary on the ins and outs of Lent Madness is ready to air. This week, Tim and Scott (collectively, the […]
Damien of Molokai vs. Pandita Ramabai
Happy Monday! Grab your coffee and read some compelling stories about two saintly souls as we start another full week of the world’s most popular online Lenten devotion. We didn’t necessarily realize their names rhymed when we paired Damien of Molokai with Pandita Ramabai but, as this seems to be the Year of the Limerick […]
Ananias vs. Photini
In a week full of lopsided battles, yesterday’s matchup took the A to Z prize as Zenaida routed Apollonia 81% to 19%. She’ll advance to the Saintly Sixteen where she’ll take on the winner of Nicholas of Myra vs. Rudolph of Gubbio. Today, we round out the second full week of Lent Madness with another […]
Apollonia vs. Zenaida
In yesterday’s Clash of the Consonants, Gobnait stung Hrotsvitha 66% to 34% to advance to the Saintly Sixteen. She’ll face the winner of Paula of Rome vs. Marcella of Rome. Here at Lent Madness, we like to say we cover the saints from A to Z. Okay, we’ve never said that. But if we did, […]
Hrotsvitha vs. Gobnait
Yesterday, in a surprising rout, Phillips Brooks was relegated to the O Little Town of Lent Madness Infamy, as Marguerite d’Youville trounced him 70% to 30% to advance to the Saintly Sixteen. She’ll face the winner of Damien of Molokai vs. Pandita Ramabai in the next round. But life, like Lent, moves on. And today […]
Phillips Brooks vs. Marguerite d’Youville
In yesterday’s Biblical action, Tabitha nailed Dismas 76% to 24% to advance to the Saintly Sixteen, where she’ll face the winner of Ananias vs. Photini. Today we leap forward nearly two millennia to encounter a nineteenth century Boston preacher and the second Canadian to appear in Lent Madness 2019. Phillips (don’t call me Phillip) Brooks […]
Monday Madness — March 18, 2019
Gather up the children, wheel in the elders, procure a giant bucket of purple popcorn, and settle in for this week’s all-new episode of Monday Madness. That’s right, folks, this is not the Lenten equivalent of a Law & Order rerun from 2002. This is a brand new episode filmed live on this very day! […]
Tabitha vs. Dismas
After a weekend in which people around the globe wore green, marched in parades, celebrated Irish heritage, and wondered how in the world St. Patrick could have lost to Constance in the first round of Lent Madness 2011, we’re back for another full week of saintly thrills and spills! Believe it or not, we’re halfway […]
Mellitus vs. Ephrem of Nisibis
In perhaps the first true resounding upset of Lent Madness 2019, Marina the Monk swept aside Dominic 62% to 38% to secure a spot in the Saintly Sixteen against Ignatius of Loyola. In the last matchup of the first full week of the saintly season, it’s Mellitus vs. Ephrem of Nisibis. Or Bishop vs. Deacon […]
