Blogs Worth Reading . . .

• Father Jim Tucker (Dappled Things) offers practical and spiritual advice to those Living in Imperfect Communion with the Catholic Church.

• William Luse blogs a conversation he had with his daughter in the kitchen, discussing the merits of being John Kerry (""I want to be like John Kerry. . . . you get to believe in stuff but you don't have to do anything about it. It's easy.") The whole thing is amusing and delightful, as always.

• Fr. Johansen ("Thrown Back") has -- potentially -- good news in the battle to save the life of Terri Schiavo.

• Eric Johnson ("Catholic Light") has final thoughts about John Kerry, prompted by a visit to a wounded army buddy of his from Iraq. He also has good advice to offer to those who oppose the war.

• Jimmmy Akin on the prospects of a pro-abort victory in 2004. Something to think about on your way to the polls.

• Bill Cork on "why I am a Catholic", a re-write of his conversion story, which has appeared in Marcus Grodi, Journeys Home, and Lynn Nordhagen, When Only One Converts.