The Seven New Deadly Sins

Courtesy of the always wonderful Indexed:
BTW, in case you missed it, the Vatican did, in fact issue new guidelines about sinning, and using birth control is now a deadly sin.
Bastards.
Also, does it seem to anyone else that the denial of birth control sets up an inherent contradiction with the admonitions to not over consume or [...]

Beekeeping patron saints

Now that I’m back from my conference at the Franciscan Center, I thought it might be fun to work on a series about Insect Patron Saints.
So, first up: St. Ambrose, Patron Saint of Beekeepers.
Apparently he didn’t have anything directly to do with bees, but had the title “Honey Tongued Doctor” because of his speaking and [...]