THIS WEEK

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Cutting-edge science
Many readers of the Vatican’s official newspaper might have been taken by surprise in mid-January by an article effusively praising the well-known exhibition Body Worlds, of “plastinated” human bodies, which was making an extended stop in Rome.
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Double lives
Peter Kleponis, a Pennsylvania psychologist who has counselled priests, believes the double lives troubled priests lead might partly be explained by narcissism.
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Unforgettable drama
The film Kinyarwanda brilliantly interweaves multiple narratives from the 1994 Rwandan genocide into an unforgettable drama of human solidarity in the midst of horror leading ultimately to reconciliation, writes Gerald Schmitz. Appearing on Roger Ebert’s top films of 2011 will hopefully result in wider release.
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Another doomsday
On Dec. 21, 2012, the Mayan calendar reaches the end of its 5,126 epoch. That’s a cause of consternation among some end-times adherents, and amusement among some descendants of the Maya.
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Music for Liturgy
This week's Prairie Messenger features music selections for liturgy from Ash Wednesday to Passion Sunday (April 1, 2012).
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