Teacup Browsing

• The fantastic rock-cut underground churches of Lalibela.

• Rolheiser on hell (that's on not in).

• Interfaith minded Pope Francis to bring two friends from Argentina during his visit to the Holy Land: a Rabbi and an Imam.  He also rejected any armored cars for the trip wanting to be "as close to people as possible."

• Speaking of apparent changes ahead for the Roman Catholic Church, the Secretary-General of the Italian Bishops' Conference calls for an "Italian Church is that it is able to listen without any taboo to the arguments in favour of married priests, the Eucharist for the divorced, and homosexuality."

• Statistics 101.  I still like the Miami Heat because, well, the humidity.  After their Sunday loss, Any correlation will do.

• But Houston knows how to recruit the best players.

• ...and Alaskans know how to self-medicate.

• Speaking of Florida, an attempt at civil discourse.

• No.  Millennials are not less Godly.  "Yes, be concerned that young people are leaving the church, but be more concerned why. In many cases it isn’t because they reject Christ; it’s because they never found him at church either from the pulpit or the pews."

• Quote of the Week:  "Jesus said he would be with us always. If he is with us always, we should be alert to the possibility of resurrection all around us—resurrection in all its manifestations, even in the most ordinary things."  -Br. Mark Brown, Society of St. John the Evangelist 

• And they'll know we are Christians by our...kitsch?  See more.

• Six heretics.  This is funny and serious at the same time.

• The Week's best political cartoons.