Juno and paycock

Juno is a traditional Catholic; she believes Boyle should be praying novenas for a job, that bad things happen due to the folly of men rather than the absence of God, and that the world would be a better place if people followed their religions more faithfully. Mary is not so sure, for she cannot understand how God would let horrible things happen such as the murder of her brother. Her fiance Charlie Bentham is a Theosophist, an esoteric philosophy portrayed as somewhat vague and fitting for a man with shallow commitments to other people. Johnny has an almost magical view of religion, for he believes he will be safe only as long as the votive candle under the picture of the Virgin Mary remains lit.