The Many Tongues Of Catholics In L.A.: Mass In 42 Languages

"In l.a. there is a place of worship on every corner: baptists,jewish communities, mormons, muslims, catholics, episcopalians,pentecostals, jehovah's witnesses compete for members, attention,and, of course, money. not a week goes by in which we don't getmail from some more or less known congregation: the hrock church'sflyer assures me that i "don't need to be afraid"; the firstbaptist church pasadena invites us to a community breakfast; the lacanada presbyterian church talks about learning what joymeans...."