The Avett Brothers (Sony, 2009)

Would you like a demonstration of the Catholic belief that everyone has a right to the beauty of God's creation? Visit a national park.

Yo La Tengo (Matador Records, 2009) First off, Yo La Tengo is not a salsa band. They're not even Hispanic. They are white, artsy-bohemian types in their mid-to-late 40s. The band name, which means "I have it," was what guitarist Ira Kaplan heard a Spanish-speaking New York Mets outfielder using to call a teammate off a fly ball.

Like any enlisted man or woman, Catholic chaplains have go training, and they don't get special treatment.

The U.S. armed forces are looking for a few good men-priests-to serve Catholics in uniform. But some question whether Father should rank among military officers.

The map of the City of Angels is a veritable Litany of the Saints.

E-books will change the way we read, but the digital future of fiction remains unclear.

Directed by Christine Jeffs and Megan Holley (Overture Films, 2009)

Steven Saitabau was one of 23 that were baptized in one Kenyan parish the first weekend of October 2008.