“Making felt banners does not help produce a reverence for God and the moral law. Catechesis may have improved in the schools, but fewer Catholic children are going to Catholics schools or to religious education classes. Instead they are picking up their attitudes from their poorly-catechized parents, among whom are prominent politicians. But this still…

And now, a little ’70s flashback for you. From the movie version of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” just for Palm Sunday: Incredibly, Ted Neeley, who played Jesus way back when, is now touring in another stage production of the show. A 65-year-old Jesus??!! Meantime, for further diversion, there’s this interp from a revival a few years…

Remember Matt Harding and his delightful dance around the world? Over at NPR, he’s offered his thoughts on what that exercise taught him: Here’s what I can report back: People want to feel connected to each other. They want to be heard and seen, and they’re curious to hear and see others from places far…

Not content with simply renouncing their faith — or just ignoring it and sleeping in on Sundays — a number of non-believers have decided to take things a step further: More than 100,000 Britons have recently downloaded “certificates of de-baptism” from the Internet to renounce their Christian faith. The initiative launched by a group called…

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