The unlikely story of American television is that when the masses are offered something of real quality, every now and again they have the good sense to embrace it.
Just a few yards from the crash site stands St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, where on Friday the 12th of 12 funeral Masses was offered for parishioners -- including six firefighters -- killed in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
More than 5 million people visit the cathedral each year; Masses are offered seven times each weekday and 11 times on holy days.
A mariachi Mass is offered on Sundays at noon at San Jos?
The 9 30 Mass was offered at a former Presbyterian sanctuary, and the 850 seats were filled with a cheerful mix of multigenerational families and gay couples.
Mass is offered in Latin every Sunday at noon — most parishes have Mass only in English — and each Wednesday parishioners take turns praying nonstop for 24 hours before a consecrated communion wafer, a demanding practice known as Eucharistic adoration.
The Roman Catholic Mass was offered at 2 20 a.m. on Sunday morning to serve late-shift workers at The New York Herald Tribune, The Daily News, The Daily Mirror and The New York Times, all of which had offices nearby.
Each college has a distinct feel, from the historic quad of the Annapolis St . Johns to the quirky coziness of Shimer to the ethos of strict discipline at Thomas Aquinas, where Mass is offered in Latin and visiting a dormitory for the opposite sex is grounds for expulsion.
A Roman Catholic requiem Mass is offered on specific appointed days of the year for the repose -- or rest -- of a dead person's soul.
