It’s all about the Benjamins

So I ran across this link to an alphabetical list of Catholic Patron Saints by category of patronage. I thought I’d share with you some of what I feel are the best and the worst positions in that Fra Angelico painting with all the gold leaf and the long trumpets.

Cushy Patronages:

• Argentinian Air Force
• Invincible People
• Pastry Chefs
• Conquistadores
• Journalists
• People who fix potholes
• Geese (Honk honkhonk, honk honk honk honkhonk, honkhonk honk honk honk.)
• Playing Card Manufacturers
• Queens
• Solihull (and thus, I assume, patron saint of Catholic Land Rovers)
• Whales
• Yachtsmen
• Mexican Young People

Lord, grant me the hazard pay:

• Asses
• Betrayal Victims
• Dissapointing Children
• Gary, Indiana
• Stammering (rough to answer those prayers)
• Difficult Marriages
• Unjustly-lost Lawsuits

Yeah, that’s how I spent my morning. What did you do today?
Oh, also, does this mean that like S. J-the-Bizzle is my Catholic guardian angel decapitated wacky prophet? I demand answers on a silver platter.

…of this fully-operational battle Vatican!


The Vatican is pursuing a power plant powered by the very heavens themselves (hint, it’s no moon) in some of the extraterritorial land they hold outside of Rome.

What, you don’t believe photovoltaics will ever be commercially viable as an energy source?

He finds your lack of faith... disturbing.

I always thought it was sum ergo cogito but then again I’m always putting Descartes before Desorses.