I've just been asked to the godfather of a 13 y.o. kid. I'd also like to present him with something which codifies the responsibilities of a godparent. What are some traditional gifts/symbols that go along with this? [caveat inside] [more inside]
posted on Mar 26, 2008 - 17 answers

I'm going to be a godmother. What does this mean? [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2008 - 28 answers

In the movie, The Godfather, what is the song that Mama Corleone sings at Connie's wedding? [more inside]
posted on Aug 4, 2007 - 3 answers

I caught The Godfather: Part III on cable last night, and I was wondering about something. There's a street parade in (I guess) New York's Little Italy in which, along with the priests and altar boys, there's these four guys in hooded robes carrying a nearly life-size figure of the Madonna and Child. The robes and hoods these four porters are wearing look exactly like Ku Klux Klan outfits, only without the sigil that's typically seen on them -- just plain white. What's the significance of these four people wearing hoods -- why would they be covered up in this fashion? Is it just coincidence that their pointy-topped hoods make them look like KKK regalia, or did the Klan copy a Roman Catholic fashion statement?
posted on Apr 5, 2006 - 12 answers