Be sure to catch a slide show of images, from photographer Clarke Patterson, of Monday night's 2009 Campion Award presentation to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. The link is here. The audio, in case you haven't heard it yet, of Archbishop Williams' remarks is on our homepage. Well worth listening to a second time.
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Having said that, the Campion Award is quite fitting for the archbisop.