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August 10th, 2011
Busted Halo contributor Carolyn Martone goes on silent retreat. Find out what happens during the final days of her eight days in silence and reflection ...
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August 3rd, 2011
Ten years ago, if anyone told me I would attend a silent retreat to start the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, I would have ...
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March 15th, 2011
A St. Patrick's Day reflection
It's not easy being green
It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things
And people tend to pass ...
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December 14th, 2010
Days 8 - 12: Highlights from Hanukkah
"For a man to be sure of his road, he must close his eyes and walk in the dark."
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December 9th, 2010
Days Six and Seven of Hanukkah
Author Yaakov Astor states,
"Chanukah ideally is meant to instill in us an image of what we can be -- no ...
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December 8th, 2010
Fifth Day of Hanukkah
Sunday morning, 9 a.m.: I awake to a knock on my door. "I have some bad news, Carolyn." It was my housemate ...
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December 4th, 2010
Fourth Day of Hanukkah
Haverim,
In keeping with yesterday's "Musings on Menorahs," here is the photo of the Noah's Arc menorah that I've adopted as my own ...
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December 3rd, 2010
Second Night/Third Morning of Hanukkah
On the third day of Hanukkah, my housemate gave to me... a Menorah that she got for free!
Okay, that was a ...
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December 2nd, 2010
"Hanukkah is the festival of lights,
instead of one day of presents we have eight crazy nights..."
Adam Sandler, "Chanukah Song"
It's not ...
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November 5th, 2010
Reflections on fear and faith at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Sitting on a packed Greyhound bus on Friday night, somewhere between Port Authority and Union Station, I panicked. I couldn't breathe; my cell phone was about to die. I was even thankful that the guy ...
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October 1st, 2010
A four-legged love story
"God is beauty."
-- St. Francis of Assisi
Here's what I expected to be able to rightfully call my own by the age of 35: ...
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March 30th, 2010
A Lenten Lament
I've never been to an AA meeting, but feel like the mantra is appropriate here in admitting to the world, "My name is Carolyn and ...
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February 18th, 2010
Looking back at life and death through the eyes of a 10-year-old
For Kathleen Erin Daly
The outside cover of Natalie Babbit's 1975 novel Tuck Everlasting poses just one question — what would you do if you could ...
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December 30th, 2009
A pilgrimage for my two mothers
When I was ten, my favorite movie was Mary Poppins. As it begins, British siblings Jane and Michael Banks write an advertisement listing their requirements ...
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July 6th, 2009
Memories of my Marriage Encounter childhood
Growing up, I was mortified by my parents' public displays of religion. I'm still convinced that from the years of 1982 to 1986 my parents ...
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