[Mike Fieschko]

At the prodding of some friends, I rented "Lillies of the Field" recently.

Apart from the un-self-consciously refreshing, grown-up manner in which racial strife is dealt with, the other thing that jumped out at me was that the priest in the desert parish said Mass facing the altar.

One scene which struck me when re-watching it some years ago was when the nuns walked to Sunday Mass under the desert sun, along the road, in full habits. (And, the communion fast was three hours back then, though water was permitted.)

[NYer]

the communion fast was three hours back then

Were you around when we had to fast from midnight?

[Oratam]

One scene which struck me when re-watching it some years ago was when the nuns walked to Sunday Mass under the desert sun, along the road, in full habits. (And, the communion fast was three hours back then, though water was permitted.)

If I recall correctly, they had a German mother superior.

[the invisib1e hand]

People smugly declare that America isn't a "Christian" nation and that the Catholic Church has no meaningful role in American culture and yet the decline of said culture to the edge of the abyss is remarkably coincident with V2 and its emasculations.