http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/rabbi-blesses-the-circus/ Apparently, blessings for the circus have a distinguished pedigree. "The Greatest Show in Earth," the 1952 Cecil B. DeMille film, is said to show a Catholic priest blessing the circus train (I haven’t seen the film, so I can’t really say.), and the Catholic Church even has a designated National Circus Chaplain, a position now filled by Father Jerry Hogan. The position has existed since 1928—who knew? en-us bharris@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-06-29T;23:38:00-05:00