Blathr Wayne Lorentz

It turns out my new oven has a Sabbath mode. It also turns out to do the opposite of what I assumed it would.

Millennials: “We must respect all religions.”

Also Millennials: “YOLO, Hindu guy!”

Millennials: “I donʼt believe in God.”

Also Millennials: “Donʼt let the universe hear you say that!”

So which is it? There is no supreme being, or there is a supreme being that listens to what you say and acts accordingly?

I tried to watch mass from Saint Patrickʼs Cathedral in New York today. Itʼs on YouTube.

Google put 6½ minutes of ads at the front, plus sixteen commercial breaks inside the 50-minute mass. Thereʼs an illustration of how greedy Google and the rest of Silicon Valley is.

Next time Iʼll listen to it on the radio.

Iʼve read that Muslims pray five times a day. Some people think thatʼs too much. But how many times a day do you bow your head before the god of social media?

The Tiny Church of the Mother Road claims to be the worldʼs smallest church.

I bet the people who take off right after Communion still think nobody notices them leave.

I saw this display at the eye doctorʼs office. I wonder if this is the equivalent of hanging a set of spectacles on a crucifix, or if Buddhists are OK with this presentation.

Worst diocesan coat of arms in America: The giant dancing beaver repping the Diocese of Albany.

Best diocesan coat of arms in America: The eagle holding a spear from the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago.