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• Lay Catholics in search of truth | It has been a truly lousy week for my church (E. J. Dionne Jr., The Washington Post)
  
  
• Critic of Boston archdiocese is found face down in river (The New York Times)
  
  
• Judge dismisses lawsuit by priest accused of sexual wrongdoing | Jan Malicki alleged that church officials ruined his good name (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
  
  
• Also: Suit against Miami archdiocese tossed (Associated Press)
  
  
• It's time for a RICO prosecution of the Catholic Church | Governor Keating's forced resignation shows the Church will not reform itself (Marci Hamilton, Findlaw.com)
  
  

Other stories of interest:

• Keeping the faith, differently | Conrad Tillard, once known as Conrad Muhammad, has transformed himself from a fist-shaking black nationalist to a Bible-quoting Baptist preacher (The New York Times)
  
  
• The God of 12 steps | Spiritual component in recovery programs is essential to some, irritating to others (Deseret Morning News, Salt Lake City)
  
  
• Religion news in brief | Greek Orthodox Church leader blasts E.U. Constitution, Philippine bishop denies harassment accusation, Scottish Episcopal Church approves women bishops, and other stories (Associated Press)
  
  
• America's most (in)famous atheist was out to change her world | The Madelyn Murray O'Hair story is part myth and part truth (John Whitehead, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.)
  
  
• Abrahamic faiths crack the door to deeper dialogue | Various groups are trying to get Muslims, Christians, and Jews together (The Christian Science Monitor)
  
  
• Back when faith was a private matter (Robert Gardner, Daily Pilot/Los Angeles Times)
  
  
• Digital radio meets religion in teens' 'Sacred' project | "Seeking the Sacred in New Haven," a display of audio (through CD players and earphones) with pictures and text, it will be installed at the University Theatre for eight half-hour presentations (New Haven Register, Conn.)
  
  
• Guarding values, from the start | A report released last fall by the Josephson Institute of Ethics in Los Angeles, based on a survey of 12,000 high school students, found that young people in general are less concerned about ethical behavior (The New York Times)
  
  
• A resurgence in life of prayer | After decades of Communist rule in former Yugoslavia, monasteries are enjoying a revival (The Christian Science Monitor)
  
  
• Fortunes falling for psychics | New Orleans law cost fortunetellers prime spots, but they're not giving up without a fight (Chicago Tribune)
  
  

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