"Did Birgitta of Vadstena, who comes to us from fourteenth century Sweden, eat the foreskin? No, she did not. That was Agnes Blannbekin, whose revelations, hopes, fears, and loves were tenderly transcribed by her Franciscan confessor."
Category: Selections
Saints Crispin
"In some versions of the story, they are brothers, twins, but there’s no support for this, other than one time my brother thought Corey Haim and Corey Feldman were brothers, and this feels of a piece with that."
Saint Helena Goes to Market
"Once on vacation Helena found a shift Christ wore before being crucified and she bought it and sent it to a friend in Germany. Hugs, Kisses, H., the card read."
