Summary: Essayist Jonathan Malesic learns something new about Christmas after attending one of the only midnight Catholic masses ever to end in a snowball fight.
A sweet and unabashedly spiritual piece.
I could see the church-goers as they were described, with satin jackets and brassy hair. I was pulled into the atmosphere of a cold and very snowy night and the sound of a snowball fight in the light from the open church door. Very nice.
What starts out as a light-hearted commentary about plugging a priest with a snowballs turns into a contemplative piece about religion. I was chuckling at the beginning and nodding in agreement at the end. PD's - next Christmas grab this one for your listeners.
Shades of Bill Cosby's infamous Old Weird Harold tale of a snowball's revenge. This time the snowball appears in the knave of a Catholic church somewhere in snowy buffalo. "God says yes to the fallen world." "Even the seven feet of snow deserved an amen." The humor fades to a contemplative reflection in the shadows of this God's church. A moment in time burned into a young man's mind. The religious element is there to fill in the picture, not to make a point or proselytize. The essay is plain, dry, no sounds or music. Plenty of opportunity to drop into a show with little effort.
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Cheryl-Anne Millsap
Posted on December 03, 2005 at 06:43 AM | Permalink
Review of Snowballs at Midnight Mass
A sweet and unabashedly spiritual piece.
I could see the church-goers as they were described, with satin jackets and brassy hair. I was pulled into the atmosphere of a cold and very snowy night and the sound of a snowball fight in the light from the open church door. Very nice.
Hans Anderson
Posted on April 22, 2005 at 11:33 AM | Permalink
Review of Snowballs at Midnight Mass
What starts out as a light-hearted commentary about plugging a priest with a snowballs turns into a contemplative piece about religion. I was chuckling at the beginning and nodding in agreement at the end. PD's - next Christmas grab this one for your listeners.
Bill Palladino
Posted on December 14, 2004 at 12:29 PM | Permalink
Review of Snowballs at Midnight Mass
Shades of Bill Cosby's infamous Old Weird Harold tale of a snowball's revenge. This time the snowball appears in the knave of a Catholic church somewhere in snowy buffalo. "God says yes to the fallen world." "Even the seven feet of snow deserved an amen." The humor fades to a contemplative reflection in the shadows of this God's church. A moment in time burned into a young man's mind. The religious element is there to fill in the picture, not to make a point or proselytize. The essay is plain, dry, no sounds or music. Plenty of opportunity to drop into a show with little effort.