HONOLULU -- Believers began to descend on the University of Hawaii campus this week after an image of what some are claiming is the Virgin Mary appeared in the hair of star athlete Colt Brennan.
Brady Brockmeier, an equipment manager with the UH football squad, was the first to see the image of the Holy Mother in football player’s hairdo.
“It’s a miracle,” Brockmeier said. “Surely this is the Lord casting his holy Heisman vote.”
Brockmeier snapped a photo of the image with his mobile phone during practice and sent it to friends. In less than an hour the image was widely available throughout the religious blogsphere.
Margaret Rex, a coffee shop employee from Gary, Ind., is one of many Catholics who have made their way to Oahu to see the quarterback’s blessed coiffure.
“This is a hell of a lot better than the pilgrimage I took to Toronto in January,” said Rex. “Seriously. Check out these tan lines!”
Rev. Donald Peavey, a Roman Catholic priest and professor of theology at Boston College, said he plans to take at least two weeks to investigate the phenomenon.
“Does a surf board count as one of your two pieces of checked luggage?” asked Peavey.
While the faithful continue to leave flowers and burning candles in end zone at Aloha Stadium, some have gone on the record to question the divinity of the sight.
Walter Jackson, a religious scholar and author of the book “I Can’t Believe It’s an Apparition,” said the blob in Brennan’s hair is most likely the result of poor hygiene.
“It looks like he fell asleep on the dorm room floor,” Jackson said. “Cleanliness is next to … well … you know.”
Jackson added that if Colt truly had an “in” with the Lord then last season’s Oregon State game would have turned out differently.
Margaret Rex, a coffee shop employee from Gary, Ind., is one of many Catholics who have made their way to Oahu to see the quarterback’s blessed coiffure.
“This is a hell of a lot better than the pilgrimage I took to Toronto in January,” said Rex. “Seriously. Check out these tan lines!”
Rev. Donald Peavey, a Roman Catholic priest and professor of theology at Boston College, said he plans to take at least two weeks to investigate the phenomenon.
“Does a surf board count as one of your two pieces of checked luggage?” asked Peavey.
While the faithful continue to leave flowers and burning candles in end zone at Aloha Stadium, some have gone on the record to question the divinity of the sight.
Walter Jackson, a religious scholar and author of the book “I Can’t Believe It’s an Apparition,” said the blob in Brennan’s hair is most likely the result of poor hygiene.
“It looks like he fell asleep on the dorm room floor,” Jackson said. “Cleanliness is next to … well … you know.”
Jackson added that if Colt truly had an “in” with the Lord then last season’s Oregon State game would have turned out differently.
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