UNSUNG HEROES
Hard way to go's gone -- it's time to pay back
It would come down to this: $2 in the pocket. Gas for the car or milk for the baby? Back then Lawrence Kellogg was a teenage dad going full-time to a commuter college in Chicago and working 48 hours a week as a short-order cook to support a wife and infant son.
( BY DONNA GEHRKE-WHITE, dgehrke@herald.com, 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

Church faces class action
A class-action lawsuit against the Louisville Catholic diocese is set to move forward after a deadline to opt out passes for alleged victims of clergy sex abuse.
The nation's first class-action lawsuit over sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests is moving forward in Kentucky, with plaintiffs' lawyers expecting to represent as many as 500 people following a deadline today.
( BY ELLEN R. STAPLETON, Associated Press, 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

RELIGION
Mysticism for the masses
At the Kabbalah Centre in Miami Beach, people chatted in the softly lit lobby, shopped for books, DVDs and candles at the bookstore, sipped lattes at the cafe.
( BY DAMARYS OCANA, Special to The Herald, 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

MOVIES
'Passion' critics map campaign
Some critics of Mel Gibson's film about Jesus want to counter what they say are destructive stereotypes in the film.
( BY RACHEL ZOLL, Associated Press, 01/31/2004 03:01 AM EST)

Religion News in Brief
A "state of the church" message from Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold advocated tolerating diverse beliefs among Episcopalians on questions relating to homosexuality. It also ignored a challenge to the denomination's leadership.
( Associated Press, 01/29/2004 01:30 PM EST)

Many Worry About New Mel Gibson Movie
Jews and Christians who fear Mel Gibson's epic on the crucifixion of Jesus will fuel anti-Semitism are planning lecture series, interfaith talks and other programs to try to mute the film's impact.
( RACHEL ZOLL, Associated Press, 01/29/2004 01:29 PM EST)