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Bill McGarvey is co-author of Busted Halo’s Freshman Survival Guide. Bill was editor-in-chief of Busted Halo for six year. In addition to having written extensively on the topics of culture and faith for NPR, Commonweal, America, The Tablet (in London), Factual (Spain), Time Out New York, and Book magazine, McGarvey is a singer/songwriter whose music has been critically acclaimed by the New York Times, Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, Billboard and Performing Songwriter. You can follow him at his website billmcgarvey.com or on Facebook.com/billmcgarvey
December 31st, 2009
A traditional nun and her openly gay cousin discuss sexuality and the Catholic Church
Growing up just south of Los Angeles, Sr. Bernadette (Mary) Reis would see her cousin Paul Mages when her family took vacation trips to visit ...
December 9th, 2009
A forgotten incident in the life of St. Francis speaks volumes today
As the former city editor and senior religion writer for Newsday, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Paul Moses is well aware of what it takes to ...
November 19th, 2009
Professor James Fisher, author of On the Irish Waterfront
With a shock of sandy blonde hair that perpetually seems to be on the verge of revolt and a conversation style that is best described ...
November 3rd, 2009
After 500 years, St. Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises continue to transform lives
If you were able to conduct a free association exercise among Catholics, the term "Jesuit" would most likely evoke responses like “educators,” “intelligent,” “worldly” ...
October 21st, 2009
Artists in a provocative new show at a Catholic church discuss art, God and religion
Throughout the side chapels and the interior of St. Paul the Apostle Church in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, the historically significant artwork on ...
October 20th, 2009
LeBron James' childhood coach and mentor discusses family, faith and why basketball is truly More Than a Game
In the white-hot glare of worldwide celebrity there are no shadows, there are only outsized figures of triumph or scorn. They are presented to us ...
August 17th, 2009
Busted Halo talks with the jazz pianist-composer-vocalist about music and faith
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June 18th, 2009
Busted Halo speaks with the movie's star, director and producer
In the few days since we published our interview with Jim Caviezel, events surrounding the election in Iran have added special resonance to ...
June 15th, 2009
The star of The Passion of the Christ discusses faith, Hollywood and his new film The Stoning of Soraya M.
Being at the center of one of the highest grossing movies of all time can be both a blessing and a curse for an actor. ...
May 13th, 2009
Notre Dame, Obama and the Church in Culture
For some it was the shot heard round the world. When Cardinal Francis George got up to preach on a cold Saturday evening more than ...
April 14th, 2009
A BustedHalo video feature
Faith, spirituality and religion are too often looked upon as the province of "experts" who spend all their time in places of worship. At BustedHalo.com we frequently hear from readers who desperately want to explore ...
March 12th, 2009
The creator of NBC's new series Kings discusses how he's brought a modern aesthetic to the Old Testament story of King David
Interview and introduction by Bill McGarvey Since breaking into television writing back in 1998, Michael Green has worked on a number of network and cable ...
March 6th, 2009
BH on NPR...SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS!
Our Fast, Pray, Give calendar is getting some big time attention! National Public Radio's website, npr.org, asked BustdHalo's editor-in-chief Bill McGarvey to write a commentary on alternative Lenten fasting practices. They've asked us our readers ...
January 28th, 2009
The SNL alum talks about her new movie with Renée Zellweger and how her faith influences the roles she takes
Whether it's been in blockbusters like ...
December 30th, 2008
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It was a long shot but I thought I'd give it a try. Tony Hendra was making the publicity rounds for his latest book, a novel, ...
December 10th, 2008
Busted Halo speaks with the director of "Soul Searching," a new documentary about monk, writer and peace activist, Thomas Merton
Introduction and interview by Bill McGarvey It is no surprise that a young seeker—as Morgan Atkinson was back in the mid-1970s—would be interested in the ...
November 11th, 2008
A BustedHalo video feature
Faith, spirituality and religion are too often looked upon as the province of "experts" who spend all their time in places of worship. At BustedHalo.com we frequently hear from readers who desperately want to explore ...
September 14th, 2008
The Anne Rice Interview with Busted Halo
PART 2 of the BustedHalo interview with Anne Rice on the release of her second book on the life of Jesus: Christ the Lord, The Road to Cana. TOPICS DISCUSSED: American religiosity, the struggle ...
September 14th, 2008
The Anne Rice Interview with Busted Halo
PART 3 of the BustedHalo interview with Anne Rice on the release of her second book on the life of Jesus: Christ the Lord, The Road to Cana. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Controversies surrounding John's Gospel ...
September 14th, 2008
The Anne Rice Interview with Busted Halo
PART 4 of the BustedHalo interview with Anne Rice on the release of her second book on the life of Jesus: Christ the Lord, The Road to Cana. TOPICS DISCUSSED: Connecting directly with her ...
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