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Why Lent Madness is Better than General Convention
Some people think General Convention is the most important thing going on in the Episcopal Church. The Supreme Executive Committee disagrees, and we have ten reasons to prove that Lent Madness is better than General Convention. 1. Far from being limited to the shangri-la that is Indianapolis, Lent Madness is a global phenomenon. 2. Elections […]
2013 Bracket — Accepting Nominations!
Nominations for next year’s saints are currently being accepted from the floor! And the ceiling and the undercroft and the slate roof and any other part of the church that might be susceptible to a touch of deferred maintenance. As always, we seek to put together a balanced bracket of saints ancient and modern, Biblical […]
Mary Magdalene Wins 2012 Golden Halo!
Congratulations to 2012 Golden Halo Winner — Mary Magdalene! The Holy Gospel of Lent Madness, according to the Supreme Executive Committee. Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. But Mary stood weeping […]
For the Golden Halo: Mary Magdalene vs. Emma of Hawaii
We began this Lent Madness journey over five weeks ago on “Ash Thursday.” We started with 32 saints and have now whittled the field down to two: Mary Magdalene and Emma of Hawaii (who staged a wild comeback against Dietrich Bonhoeffer yesterday). Along the way we’ve met some truly remarkable holy women and men. Perhaps […]
Dietrich Bonhoeffer vs. Emma of Hawaii
The Faithful Four continues today as Dietrich Bonhoeffer takes on Emma of Hawaii for the right to face Mary Magdalene (who dominated Margaret of Scotland yesterday) for the 2012 Golden Halo. This match-up features one of the favorites to make it to the Faithful Four (Bonhoeffer) along with the true Cinderella of Lent Madness (Emma). […]
Mary Magdalene vs. Margaret of Scotland
Welcome to the Faithful Four, friends. After weeks of learning and voting and occasionally squabbling (in a holy, churchy kind of way) we have whittled the field down to four spiritual heavyweights: Mary Magdalene, Margaret of Scotland, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Emma of Hawaii. Collectively, it’s a fascinating group of four heroes of the faith stretching […]
Margaret of Scotland vs. Enmegahbowh
The Elate Eight continues with an intriguing match-up between Margaret of Scotland and Enmegahbowh. One of the sub-plots of this round has been “What will Celebrity Blogger Heidi Shott possibly come up with for Enmegahbowh kitsch?” This will be answered today as these two pillars of the faith vie for the third spot in the Faithful […]
Kitsch Cranks
It has come to the attention of the Supreme Executive Committee that not everyone is enthralled with our display of saintly kitsch. In fact a small percentage of commenters have cast aspersions on the Round of the Elate Eight. We have decided to share and, yes, rebut a few of these less-than-flattering comments. “While I […]
Dietrich Bonhoeffer vs. Jerome
Today it’s the second of four battles comprising the Elate Eight as Dietrich Bonhoeffer faces off against Jerome. Could there possibly be any saintly kitsch for these two? A Vulgate Snuggy perhaps or a Bonhoeffer chew toy for your puppy? Let’s see what our intrepid Celebrity Bloggers dug up. In yesterday’s Elate Eight kick-off, Mary […]
Other Golden Halos?
In anticipation of tomorrow’s Championship Round between Mary Magdalene and the winner of today’s Dietrich Bonhoeffer vs. Emma of Hawaii match-up, we thought we’d scour the interwebs for other Golden Halos. There is only one that counts, of course, and we will soon be driving these other folks out of business. But just so you […]
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