Congratulations to our friends at Religion News Service for launching a new religion news blog to suplement their superb news-wire offerings. Idol Chatter is particularly happy to see a healthy dose of pop-culture commentary on the blog, with entries on Philip Seymour Hoffman and, of course, “The Golden Compass.” Check it out here.

This weekend “The New York Times” offered a bounty of articles that parse religious and spiritual trends within realms as diverse as Ben Affleck’s new movie ventures to authors of literary fiction. Don’t miss the following: Tyler Perry’s confession that he wants to heal the masses spiritually through showbiz in Ruth La Ferla’s article “Sometimes…

Do you want to improve your communication with the angels and connect with the Divine? Learn how to with Angelic Messenger Cards: Divine Guidance for Personal Healing & Spiritual Discovery, a 46-card divination deck by spiritual teacher Meredith Young-Sowers. Depicted on each card are one-word messages (“willingness,” “truth,” and “encouragement”) and beautiful photographs of flowers,…

My favorite New York Times Sunday editions are the ones that include magazine “extras”–an entire additional glossy devoted to, let’s say, travel or women’s fashion. Or, as in this Sunday’s case, an edition of “Key,” which is devoted to all things home and home-design trends related. And over the weekend as I read this edition…

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