Banjo-playing priest blesses, then rides, the waves
Franciscan brother and priest Christian Mondor walks along the surf with his banjo and surfboard in Huntington Beach, California.
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Banjo-playing priest blesses, then rides, the waves.
HUNTINGTON BEACH — The story goes that in 2011 a holy man saved the "Gathering of the Tribes" longboard contest at Trestles beach.
The day was cloudy and breezy. The waves small.
Then an elderly man in a robe and sandals stepped onto the beach.
"He blesses the waves . Read Banjo-playing priest blesses, then rides, the waves...
