Religion

Here's a great blurb about Katie Holmes: "devout Catholic" who strips for public viewing and is Tom Cruise's "lover." Link [http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/42732004.htm]. Excerpt: > Katie Holmes says she would happily strip off on-screen. > Devout

The Church of England will allow gay ministers to marry . . . if they agree not to have sex. The C of E gets funnier every day. Link [http://www.getreligion.org/?p=820]. Excerpt: > Homosexual priests in the Church of England will be allowed to “marry” their boyfriends under a

The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod's Sanctity of Human Life Committee says "treatment cannot be called futile if it sustains a God-given life (even if it is not a life someone would choose), such as food and water for a comatose or brain-disabled patient." The

Quotes from Fr. Solanus Casey: "Man's greatness lies in being faithful to the present moment." "God, who loves tiny beginnings, will know as He always does know, how and when to provide development." "We do God's will best when we obey,

National Catholic Register has a nice cover story this week about the Wichita, Kansas diocese. The diocese implemented a highly-successful stewardship program that emphasized Catholic schools. The result: Its 38 schools are now thriving and tuition free. We're guessing the Wichita bishop preaches the importance of a

Interesting piece at Tech Central Station about the Christian/Muslim alliance in Lebanon. Link [http://www.techcentralstation.com/052505D.html]. Concluding paragraph: > Beirut may be the only place in the world where you can buy a necklace with a Christian cross and a Muslim crescent moon fused together as

U.S. News & World Report's May 30, 2005 issue has a two-page spread about Europe's Christian problem. It echoes (and cites) the observations in Weigel's The Cube and the Cathedral, which we discussed last month. Link to U.S. News article [http: