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Good for Mr. Holmes

Just because your daughter's a celebrity doesn't mean you have to stop being a father: > Katie Holmes's dad is said to be “very upset” because his unmarried daughter is pregnant with Cruise's child. And, what's more, the devoutly Catholic

Yom Kippur

> Jews around [NYC] and the world are observing Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, today with fasting and prayer. > The holiday, which began at sundown last night and ends with the sounding of the shofar, or ram's horn, one hour after nightfall tonight, is the most

The Canadian-Catholic War Heats Up

I'm not acquainted with Joey Slinger, but his column in today's Toronto Star has irked Catholics. Bettnet [http://bettnet.dyndns.org/blog/comments.php?id=P5611_0_1_0]calls it a declaration of war. I tried to register in order to read the column in

After Shocks

The ripple of the priest scandal continues to be felt. The NYT this morning has a lead story on the LA scandal. Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/12/national/12priests.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5094&en=28d6f26f3cb2ed49&hp&ex=1129176000&partner=homepage] . Excerpts:

Politically Incorrect Lawsuit

If someone made me gay, I'd want billions: > A debonair New York socialite [J. David Enright IV – a scion of Albany's renowned Van Rensselaer and de la Grange families] filed a $5 million legal notice against the Catholic Church yesterday – claiming his molestation at age

Beautiful Virgins

It's a nice effort. I'm not sure how effective, but nice: > A new television series being broadcast around the Middle East tells the story of Arabs living in residential compounds in Saudi Arabia and the militant Islamists who want to blow them up so they

Faith Chips

There's nothing wrong with a little gambling, and one should never forget who he is, regardless of the setting. But I'm not sure I like these faith poker chips. Link [http://www.kerusso.com/detail.taf?listing_id=1524&r=790383225].

Protestant Saints?

One Protestant wants to know why Protestants don't appreciate the saints more--and why Protestants don't produce their own. Link to book review of The Lure of Saints: A Protestant Experience of Catholic Tradition [http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idcategory=31&idSub=113&

Screening for Gays

Time Online has an interesting article about the RCC's efforts to screen for homosexuality. Link [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1115662,00.html]. Excerpt: > Fifty years ago, Plante's sideline--he has done roughly 175 seminary evaluations since 1988, at about $450

Western Civ

This isn't a matter of religion. It's an issue of a basic education in Wesern Civilization. But for all I know, the boy may have been only six years old. > A Christian charity is sending a film on the Christmas story to all 26,000