Another perfect Christmas gift idea

If a recording of Ian Paisley#s sermons is tempting but does not quite hit the spot then fear not, there are other, sterner options, for the Opus Nazi, sorry Dei member in your life.


They can mortify their flesh to their heat's content with a range of cilices from Cilice.co.uk. Lovingly made by Italian nuns they will bring hours of painful pleasure. The cilices also come in silver, a perfect anniversary, wedding or first communion gift...

If a cilice is not enough then a range of hair shirts and flagellation devices are available too


Scourge your way to a very happy Christmas!

Thanks to Ship of Fools and their hilarious Gadgets for God section for highlighting this!

Must have christmas presents for the devoted

Even though I am not religious I do like Ship of Fools, a site which definitely proves that dourness and devotion need not go hand in hand. One of its most enjoyable features is its annual 12 days of Kitschmas which highlights some of the funniest and tackiest religion related Christmas gifts.

Previously it has highlighted such must-haves as the nativity timer

and Jesus flogging lights

Shame I can't get the animation to work.

This year’s crop is as good as ever and includes, bible hip flasks (full of the holy spirit I’m sure), Madonna and child print thongs and the Pope’s Cologne (made to a formula created for Pope Pius IX 150 years ago). My favourites have to be these though:

Christ on a bike is now no longer a figure of speech but a delightful figurine that will take pride of pace on any sideboard. The company that produces this (they are devout Christians and mean no disrespect at all) also have Jesus surfing, skateboarding and even doing a wonderful scissor kick.

The best of all though is this:



I'm surprised that nobody has ever thought of a St Sebastian pin cushion before. There you have it. If you are fast you may just add a bit of extra magic to your Christmasfestivities!