Since it was recently reported that the late Pope John Paul II will soon be declared a canonized Saint, I thought it would be nice to have a JP2-related Friday Frivolity this week.
A little while ago I came across some footage on YouTube of the former Pope when he was visiting California in the late 80′s…
Have you ever wondered what’s the difference between Heaven and Hell?
I’ve written a few Praise and Worship (P&W) songs in the past. I never knew it was actually so easy!
Given Pope Benedict’s recent announcement, there has been a lot of serious talk among Catholics and a lot of ridiculous talk from secular news outlets.
Fortunately, the satire website Eye of the Tiber (basically the Catholic version of The Onion) has a great article about Pope Michael for your amusement!
Additionally, I saw this picture posted up on Facebook:
Thank goodness it’s nearly the weekend! My, this week has moved slowly!
A man walked up to a Franciscan and Jesuit and asked, “How many novenas must you say to get a Mercedes Benz?”
The Franciscan asked, “What’s a Mercedes Benz?”
The Jesuit asked, “What’s a novena?”
I can’t believe I forgot these two shows when I previously shared my favourite British comedies…
When I was living back in Cheltenham, “Black Books” was a shared love between myself and my flatmate, Amit.
The show is set in a book store, which obviously immediately made me love it. The shop is owned by Bernard Black, a drunken slob of an Irishman. Manny, played by the musical genius Bill Bailey, is Bernard’s shop assistant/lackey/human pet. The cast is completed by Fran, Bernard’s long-time friend/drinking buddy and owner of the store next door.
Over the course of the three seasons I would say that that the comedy style changes quite a bit and becomes increasingly farcical. I initially found this a little off putting. I don’t think it matters though; you really can’t help but love these three misfits.
The clip below comes from the second episode of the first season, where Manny arrives for his first day working at Black Books:
