Circus Ministry a High-Wire Act

With a stairwell for a confessional and a folding table for an altar, the lobby of the DCU Center arena doesn't look especially holy -- until a band of circus workers gathers for Mass.

That's when the Rev. Jerry Hogan dons a colorful chasuble festooned with images of big tops, lions and zebras. As he administers the Eucharist, off-duty performers help sanctify the space by kneeling on the marble floor, praying and breaking spontaneously into Portuguese song.

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