Madre's Missives

Recently, the University of Scranton was involved in a convention for the hit TV-show, The Office.  Watch a slideshow of the town and some sights, and even a few glimpses of the campus where Amen - Poconos will be held from June 24-27, 2008.

I am watching The Office - Season One Release Date: 16 August, 2005

What do you get when you combine an evangelistic streetcorner preacher with a telephone solicitor?

Hurricane Bible Church in Hurricane, West Virginia is robo-calling 800 people a day with their message of salvation:

I am reading Phone Skills for the Information Age Dorothy A. Maxwell Release Date: 24 February, 2005

Now you, too, can not only be a god and hold your own creations in the palms of your hands, you can be a god-maker and design your own iDoll. 

I am listening to Devil's Playground Release Date: 22 March, 2005

"If you have sinned since last year, you need to get into the water and be baptized," boomed Apostle H. Thompson, next to Madison. "If you have a sickness and need to be healed, you need to get into the water and be baptized."

"You heard the preacher," Madison told the crowd. "If you want to go to heaven, let the waters roll."

With that, the fire hose hissed on and, for 15 minutes, the water tumbled down, the bands played, tears flowed and the healing began.

"All you've got to do is have faith and believe!" Thompson shouted.