Dan Barry: Another wintry Sunday morning at 7. And in the bifurcated building of a century-old Catholic parish called St. Joseph's, the faithful gather. On one side of the church wall, a few congregants beseech God as they join in the celebration of Mass. And on the other side, a few men beseech God as they join in games of basketball, their shouts of "Jesus Christ!" and "Goddammit!" rising above the wheezing of the close but unseen church organ.
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