California's Proposition 8, if passed today, will overturn a recent California Supreme Court decision allowing same-sex couples to marry. Those in favor and opposed have spent a staggering $70 million on the campaign. Among the high-profile contributors favoring passage: The Knights of Columbus, whose New Haven, Conn.

Businessweek has a terrific piece on the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management. Founded by Geoffrey Boisi, a former JP Morgan Chase exec, the roundtable brings together Catholics from the world of big business to put together best practices for parishes. Good idea, too, since Catholic dioceses in the U.S.