Be Not Idle

A site that I visit from time to time is Iowahawk, a satirical writer and car enthusiast. Recently, he has also become a force to be reckoned with in his satire of the new race for nuclear arsenals.

Of course, it’s merely coincidental that I tracked back to his site. In no way do I fear him or his trailer park cohorts. Plus his firepower doesn’t equal the vintage cherrybombs that our neighbor Mr. Wilson gave my brothers and I.  And we still have a secret weapon – our Dad, who in his misspent youth discovered that quartered sticks of dynamite made AWESOME firecrackers.

Jack Krasula of “Anything is Possible” is interviewing the 10th Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit on Palm Sunday (today). The show appears on WJR AM-760 at 7:05 pm (EDT). It’s available via streaming at WJR.com. (See link to the right, under “Media”.)

Archbishop Allen Vigneron was born in the small town of Anchorville , not far from where I live. His “home” parish was Immaculate Conception – or as I call it “The Church of the Tall People” since the locals tower over me.

He was bishop of the Diocese of Oakland, California from 2003 – 2008.
When the Pope named him Archbishop in January, he became the first  Detroit-area native to lead the Archdiocese of Detroit.

Bob Parks, an online columnist I greatly admire, posted about the Chuck Jones Gallery (Jones of Warner Bros fame)  displaying a work that spoofs Leonardo’s The Last Supper. The artist Glen Tarnowski replaced the Apostles with cartoon characters. And Bugs Bunny figures prominently.

Tarnowski, an alumnus of California Lutheran University, explained that he meant it to be positive. The article paraphrases that he wanted to show that “God loves people so much that even if we all were cartoon characters, he would have come to us.”

Mr. Parks is skeptical, but  I don’t think it’s an insult to Christ. No, it’s just a plea for help. This is proof positive that the good folks in Washington must pass a media/arts bailout soon. Continue Reading »