Laurence England's "The Pyjamahadeen"

English Catholic blogger, Laurence England, sings his own composition, "Pyjamahadeen."   It's a light-hearted take on a derogatory term applied to the traddy sector of the Catholic blogosphere.

The Pyjamahadeen

[Chorus]

We’re the lean, keen, dream team o’

Street-fightin’, neat jivin’ pyjamahadeen

We’re the lean, keen, mean, dream team o’

Straight talkin’, late bloggin’ pyjamahadeen

We’re the lean, keen, mean, dream team

Prayin’ England will once more be Our Lady’s Dowry

We’re the dream team, so hopefully

Devoted to our purest, gentlest Heavenly Queen

Wake up in the mornin’

Make our mornin’ offerin’

Consecrated daily to the Heart of Mary

Prepare ourselves to log in

Gonna start a-bloggin’

Rantin’ and a-ravin’ ‘bout the Catholic scene

Vatican Invites Catholic Bloggers to Dialogue

Now if each of our faithful readers would just send a few dollars ...

From Catholic News Service

By Cindy Wooden

The Vatican is opening a new avenue for dialogue, this time with Catholic bloggers.

The pontifical councils for culture and for social communications are inviting bloggers to the Vatican May 2 so the Vatican can “listen to the experiences of those who are actively involved in this arena” and “achieve a greater understanding of the needs of that community,” said a press release sent out this morning.

The meeting is pretty much open to any Catholic blogger, but the fact that there are only 150 seats in the conference hall and that the Vatican is looking for a mix of languages means the Vatican will be making some choices. The press release said the Vatican also wants a geographical mix and diversity based on the kinds of blogs out there: institutional and private, multi-voice and personal.

Those who want to attend must apply by sending an email to blogmeet@pccs.it and including a link to their blog. The press release also said that those who apply first will be given priority.

The pontifical councils chose the day after Pope John Paul II’s beatification because they assume many of the bloggers will already be in Rome and wouldn’t have to make a special trip. Simultaneous translation will be provided in Italian, English, French, Polish and Spanish.