At first, the silence feels imposing -- practically deafening -- as we watch the documentary "Into Great Silence" and the monks of the Grand Chartreuse monastery praying, reading the Bible or simply sitting in quiet contemplation.

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(CNSNews.com) - A Manhattan art gallery cancelled plans Friday to exhibit a life-sized naked Jesus made out chocolate during the Easter season after news of the exhibit ignited anger among the Catholic community.

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Spiritual events
- "Utilizing the Law of Attraction" with guest speaker Claudia Drake: 10 a.m. Sunday, Unity Center for Positive Living, 800 Pearl St. S., Centralia. Service followed by coffee, cookies and conversation. 360-330-5259.

DuPage County Easter services
DUPAGE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL, 4300 Yackley Ave., Lisle. www.dupageamec.org (630) 969-9800. Palm Sunday 7, 8:15 and 11:15 am.; Easter Sunday 7, 8:15 a.m., 10 a.m. Easter program, 11:15 a.m. service.

Yoga Gives Students Calm Away From Chaos
By Mara Rose WilliamsPeace and tranquillity certainly don't surround Scuola Vita Nuova, a public charter school on Independence Avenue in Kansas City's Northeast area.

Art Galleries
"Art Madness" Artists will show exhibits from pottery to painting. March 6-31; reception March 9, 6-8 p.m. Free. For more information, call Kevyn Warnock at 574-4654 or e-mail kevynw@earthlink.net or visit www.galleryhouse2.com . Gallery House, 320 California Ave., Palo Alto

Brazilian minister of (counter) culture: Gilberto Gil
Gilberto Gil has a quietly intense energy. The elegant pioneer of Brazilian song and gentle politician pulls his hair back in a ponytail, keeping the vestige of '60s rebellion discreetly maintained. His long, tapered fingers strum the air as he speaks. The Brazilian minister of culture would seem to be a model of diplomacy. But beneath the Zen surface lies a postcolonial lion.