I don't often write about religion, but as a good Christian (i.e., Catholic), I've long been bothered by the popularity of St. Christopher and his status as the patron saint of travelers.  To this day, many Catholics carry around images of St. Christopher for protection on journeys even though his name was dropped from the liturgical calendar in 1969 and isn't associated with any decent hotels.



With the demotion of St. Christopher, there is no good reason to continue to carry around his image while traveling.  We should instead be carrying around images of St. Regis and staying at the hotels named for him in one of the fourteen cities where they can be found, at least until Mandarin Oriental has been canonized.



I'll be presenting to Pope Benedict the case for elevation of St. Regis to patron saint of travelers.  I encourage you to set up an audience or brunch with your archbishop and do the same.

Another good idea for protection while traveling: hold stock in Starwood, the parent of St. Regis hotels.  I currently do!