"Mary, Mary, quite contrary..."

All of St Blog's is a-buzz over the statue of the Blessed Mother that appears in front of the new Cathedral in Los Angeles. Now, let me be quite clear that I am no defender of the iconoclasm affecting the sacred art of the Church today. But it appears that at least some of the disappointment over her appearance, stems from her not being blond-haired, blue-eyed, Caucasian, and/or chest-less.

I will concede that she should have been depicted with a veil. On the other hand, I have observed that some ethnic groups do not require collagen in order to have full lips. This would include some of those originating in what we refer to as "The Holy Land."

Maybe a few of us simply need to get out of the house more often.