The man who gave the world, among other things, “Jeopardy” (and its insistent theme song) and Vanna White will be buried tomorrow from one of the most celebrated Catholic churches in Tinsletown: Merv Griffin’s funeral will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. – in one of Hollywood’s most famous churches. Griffin’s by-invitation-only service, expected to…

There is money to be made from faith and belief, and nowhere was that more evident, it seems, than at a recent religious marketing expo in Cleveland: “As far as T-shirts go, you can’t beat Pope John Paul,” said Dominic Scarnecchia, who was hawking his wares at the Catholic Marketing Network’s international trade show here…

Today marks a special holiday for My Close Personal Friend Stephen Colbert. Although he was, of course, named for the patron saint of deacons, he feels some misguided attachment to that other St. Stephen, whose feast is today, August 16. He has even referred to him several times on his TV show. (I’m sure the…

While all the attention in Louisville the last couple days has been on the shiny new archbishop, the folks at the local paper decided to give the departing shepherd his due. Retiring Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly talked with the paper about his plans for the months ahead: “How I feel about leaving is, it’s very…

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