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…you win a prize. Well, not really, since I don’t actually have a prize. Kevin Finnerty? Buddhist monks? Lawsuit? Alzheimers? I’m thinking that perhaps the meaning will sort itself out as the season progresses, and we see how Tony Soprano emerges from his coma and confronts life again. But right now…I’m at a loss.

As part of the continuing series in the SF Chronicle, Mary Karr, author of The Liar’s Club, discusses her conversion to Catholicism …I know the two of you spent a lot of time exploring different faiths together to see what felt comfortable for you. You went to Jewish temples, a Buddhist zendo and various Christian…

Okay then, we’ll shut down your church: One of the nation’s oldest black churches will be shut down indefinitely because protesters fighting a consolidation plan interrupted Mass, the archbishop of New Orleans said Monday. The protesters, led by out-of-state activists, have occupied the rectory for a week, saying they will not leave until the Roman…

Such is the rumor, from across the sea – that Archbishop Marini, Master of Ceremonies for papal liturgies, has been hospitalized with a heart attack.

At the Anglican Web Elves – The conversations seems to broadening to take in the issue of religious freedom in Islamic countries, period. Let’s see how broad the conversation gets. Let’s see how honest it can be. A bit more at Get Religion And the mobs are gathering…

The Holy Father wore rose-colored vestments yesterday. Did the priest who celebrated the Mass you attended? Not ours. And did your parish do the Scrutinies this weekend? Were they done correctly? (Ours must have occurred at a different Mass from the one we attended). And…what did you hear?

A novel co-written by Bishop Robert Baker of Charleston – about the missions of Florida.  Commenter Lynn attended a talk Bishop Baker gave on the novel yesterday in Gainesville, FL (he was a priest of the Diocese of St. Augustine) – perhaps she can tell us about it? Bishop Baker’s other book, co-written w/Fr. Benedict…

You might get quoted in the Washington Post…

Who’s California Assemblyman Mark Leno talking about? Via Rob Vischer at MOJ

Zadok went over to Cardinal Levada’s new titular church for the "taking possession ceremony". As per usual, nice photos, interesting historical tidbits for context. The first thing to note is that S.Maria in Domnica is a diaconal title – Cardinal Leveda is a Cardinal Deacon, the lowest of the three orders of Cardinal. Normally, Cardinal…
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