121 Parish Festivals & Full Contact Pie Eating

Every parish festival has its quirks—corn hats, bingo, silent auctions—but nothing prepared us for the chaos of the Holy Name pie-eating contest. What started as a simple “who can finish a pie the fastest” challenge turned into football players struggling, Corey inhaling dessert like a vacuum cleaner, and Chris discovering what it feels like to take a blueberry pie directly to the face. (Spoiler: blueberries can stay in your ear for days.) Along the way, we talk about why parish festivals matter, how fun itself can be holy, and why sometimes the best evangelization strategy is just laughing until you cry.