Dean Hoge, spent decades studying American Catholics, dies | National Catholic Reporter
Obituary for Dean Hoge, a longtime family friend, from the National Catholic Reporter. Dean was a sociologist of religion who held a post at the Catholic University of America and studied the American Catholic church. He died several days ago of complications associated with cancer. He will be very keenly missed by his family and friends.
more fromncronline3.org
R.I.P. Tom Lantos (D-CA), Congress's only Holocaust survivor
Lantos will be familiar to anyone who's seen Spielberg's Holocaust documentary, "Last Days," as well as anyone who's followed human-rights debates in Congress over the past thirty years. His death (from esophageal cancer, at age 80) is a real loss.
more fromwww.nytimes.com
Scott Reiss: In the Pipes, He Found a Calling
Scott Reiss was a true musician's musician, a pioneer of early music in the U.S., brilliantly creative and virtuosic, and a victim of bipolar disorder. He committed suicide this week. This is a beautifully-written obituary.
more fromwww.washingtonpost.com
Notation: * = Private bookmark and comment|… = Clipping [?] | … = Public highlight [?]




