Saturday, January 30, 2016

January 30 saintlist

     Saints Francis de Sales, Timothy and Titus, Angela Merici, Thomas Aquinas, Hyacintha of Mariscotti, and Servant of God, Brother Juniper, around this time of the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, please pray for us.

Friday, January 29, 2016

Funk nite at the BL pt. XXXI: "Funky Punk"

     Tonite we feature Dillinger's rhymingly-named "Funky Punk":

     Funk it up!

Saturday, January 23, 2016

January 23 saintlist

     Saints Anthony of Egypt, Charles of Sezze, Fabian, Sebastian, Agnes, Vincent of Zaragossa, and Marianne Cope, and Servant of God Juan de Padilla, please pray for us.

Friday, January 22, 2016

Funk nite at the BL pt. XXX: David Bowie's "Fame"...again

     We tribute David Bowie once again, and with the same song as last week, "Fame", but with a better video component than last time: it's his 1975 performance on "Soul Train", complete with Soul Train Dancers and the amazing Don Cornelius.

     Funk it up! again!

Saturday, January 16, 2016

January 16 saintlist

     Saints Gregory of Nyssa, Marguerite Bourgeoys, Hilary, Paul the Hermit, and Berard and Companions, and Blessed William Carter and Jutta of Thuringia, and Servant of God Vico Necchi, please pray for us.

Friday, January 15, 2016

Funk nite at the BL pt. XXIX: David Bowie's "Fame"

     We tribute David Bowie tonite with his highly funky "Fame", a song which brought him, sure enough, greater fame:

     Funk it up!

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

"Am changing my name to David Bowie in honor of his passing"

     Well, not yet. One day maybe.

     It would be better than "Donald Cruztrump Spinach Bowie", one imagines.

Sunday, January 10, 2016

January 9-or-so saintlist

     Saints Elizabeth Ann Seton, John Neumann, André Bessette, Angela of Foligno, Raymond of Peñafort, and Adrian of Canterbury, around this time of the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, please pray for us.

Friday, January 8, 2016

Funk nite at the BL pt. XXVIII: "Étienne De Crécy" funk

     Tonite, we have "Funk"--a good name for a song--by Étienne De Crécy.

     Anyone with a name like Étienne De Crécy is all right in my book.

     Funk it up!

Saturday, January 2, 2016

New Year saintlist

     Saints John the Apostle, Holy Innocents, Thomas Becket, Egwin, Sylvester I, Gregory Nazianzen, Mary, Mother of God, and Basil the Great, and Blessed Waldo, please pray for us.

Friday, January 1, 2016

Funk nite at the BL pt. XXVII: "Funky New Year"

     Somewhat appropriately for this funky new year, we have tonight the Eagles' "Funky New Year":

     Funk it up!

Bloomberg/Jolie 2016

     You heard it here first.

     It's not a suggestion, or a prediction either. Just a meme to bedazzle this sparkly new year.

     If you think that, say, Carrot Top/Vampira is better, let me know. It's your country, citizen.