…although that’s what the friend who sent it wrote as the header to her email. Clergy’s weight issues "have more to do with their sense of isolation because there has been a loss of status for clerical professions," she said. "They are in a job without a great deal of respect, the pay is low,…

…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…

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