http://www.lentmadness.org/
Several years ago, a couple of seminarians in the Episcopal Church, tired of basketball, created a light-hearted diversion called "Lent Madness", in which they pitted brackets of saints who "competed" in internet voting, from a round of 32, to the Saintly 16, Elate 8 and Faithful 4.
The competition culminates on Wednesday in Holy Week when someone wins "The Golden Halo".
The creators of Lent Madness have now graduated and been ordained, but Lent Madness is still running strong.
I must confess, my favorite saint - Christina the Astonishing - whom I didn't even know until she competed in the first round - lost and this causes me to lose any personal interest in the holiest of holiest. :)
Today's competition is F.D. Maurice vs Julia Chester Emery. Check the web site for details, and think about what make a person holy and inspiring, no matter your personsal faith.
And check out Christina to see why I fell in love with her story. :)
