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In less than two months as the director of Spokane Area Jewish Family Services, I have already met a number of local Jews who are anything but wealthy.

Many religious people (now and in the past) are people whose dignity or insights or decency I can thoroughly respect and applaud.

What it’s like being a Jew at Christmas can vary from place to place.

Even now I am hesitant to write about that topic. It's only been a week since a few hundred prelates packed their bags and left Rome.

Catholic bishops meeting here narrowly defeated proposals that would have signaled greater acceptance of gays and lesbians and divorced Catholics, a sign of the deep divisions facing the hierarchy as Pope Francis continues his push for a more open church.

Noting that gays and lesbians have “gifts and qualities” to offer the church, the midpoint assessment reflected the impact that Pope Francis seems to be having on the two-week Synod on the Family as he pushes for a more open, less doctrinaire approach.

A multimillion-dollar lawsuit pitting the Catholic Diocese of Spokane against the lawyers entrusted to shepherd it through its 2004 bankruptcy is set for a February trial.