Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
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Events with rich location context
The Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is referenced specifically as the site of the 10:00 Red Mass; C.J.'s offhand joke about her dorm room ties the solemn event into levity, using the religious ceremony as rhetorical cover to diffuse tension.
Not physically present in the scene; referenced as ceremonial and formal.
Reference point for scheduling and a conversational device to humanize/deflect.
Represents institutional ritual and the administration's need to navigate faith, tradition, and optics.
Religious/public event open to invited guests and clergy; not a press venue.
The Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is mentioned by C.J. as the site and time for the Red Mass, anchoring scheduling constraints and offering a cultural/religious touchstone that the administration must accommodate in its calendar and optics.
Referenced solemnity (in dialogue) rather than physically present in the scene.
Referenced event location that shapes scheduling and public appearance decisions.
Signals institutional and ceremonial obligations that intersect with campaign scheduling.
Public religious venue; attendance by officials is governed by ceremony protocols.
The Shrine of the Immaculate Conception provides the ritual setting for the exchange: its sanctified interior and formal procession allow a private political confession to occur under the cover of religious ceremony, binding personal doubt to institutional gravity.
Hushed, reverent, and ritualized — public solemnity overlays private tension.
Sanctuary and ceremonial stage that conceals and dignifies a private conversation among senior staff.
The shrine symbolizes institutional and moral authority, reframing political uncertainty as a question with ethical as well as practical consequences.
Open to invited worshippers and official guests; functions as a public religious service rather than a secure private meeting space.
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In a tight press-room beat, Press Secretary C.J. Cregg disarms a pointed line of questioning with humor and carefully noncommittal answers—defining the administration's public frame while protecting tactical flexibility. She …
After C.J. finishes a tightly managed press appearance, she and Sam collide in the hallway over how Governor Ritchie will win—C.J. frames victory as managing expectations and media optics; Sam …
In the hush of the Shrine, while a choir intones Vivaldi's "Gloria" and the Cardinal processes, Sam quietly admits to Leo that he hasn't stopped thinking about their earlier, unresolved …