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Seeing red over the “Orange Mass”
By
jmcgee
You probably recall this bizarre video of a mass staged in connection with the World Cup. The priest in the middle of it all has been suspended — and his flock is unhappy: Parishioners of the Church of St Victor in Obdam, a town in the northern Netherlands, are said to be furious at the…
Baseball team hosts “Mass on the Grass”
By
jmcgee
In suburban Chicago, a minor league baseball team is making a major league statement of faith: As any athlete will tell you, it’s always good to have God on your side before a big game. Tonight, the Kane County Cougars will go one step farther, holding a full-fledged Catholic Mass before facing off against the…
A “World Cup Mass” — complete with soccer balls?
By
jmcgee
Um, yes. In the Netherlands. If the “picnic mass” wasn’t too much for you, here’s another treat, h/t Al Kresta and Creative Minority Report. As Al puts it: Does this look like “sacred space” to you? Does this look like place for worship of God or soccer? Does the congregation look more interested in the…
The picnic mass, translated
By
jmcgee
A few days ago, I posted this bizarre video of an outdoor mass in Austria. I asked if anyone could translate, and one of my readers — a deacon in Washington, DC — generously obliged. His text: On the 29th of June, the pastor of Vienna’s Cathedral, Father Toni Faber celebrated the so called Western…
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