Reading this post from Father Hollywood I am reminded again of why I so love both the liturgy and the following of the Church Year. The impoverished church year most evangelicals follow frequently includes little more than Christmas and Easter, missing out on most of the rich tradition that reminds us of so much gospel through the year. Trusting each pastor to get it all right is just dangerous, having a framework to hang it all on through the year is great, especially if you have a great pastor like we have in Father Ledic here :-)
I didn't make our local Tea Party , but it pulled hundreds of people as well... Tea, anyone? from Father Hollywood by Father Hollywood Like hundreds of thousands of other Americans, the Hollywoods enjoyed a tea party this past Wednesday. "Tea party" (wink wink). Nothing subversive about sipping a little Darjeeling, eh wot? Nothing to see here, Miss Napolitano. Anyway, our local festivities were held at Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie. There were literally thousands of people crammed into the neutral ground (though on that day, the ground was anything but...), as cars and trucks poured by the busy boulevard laing on their horns in support. Here are pictures. And like every such gathering in our environs, there was even a brass band and an improptu "second line" parade. It was a "party" after all. But it was a party with a serious reason. The crowds were so overwhelming that it was hard to hear the speakers, and unfortunately, we did have a fe...