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	<title>Busted Halo &#187; Mike Hayes</title>
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		<title>How did December 25th get to be Christmas Day?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[How did December 25th get to be Christmas Day?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An exact date was attempted to be calculated for the Nativity of the Lord but it was deemed impossible (there was/is not enough information available to determine this).  So originally, March 25th the first day of spring was discussed as an appropriate day to celebrate the birth of Christ to coincide with the re-birth of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do We Go To Midnight Mass on Christmas?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-do-we-go-to-midnight-mass-on-christmas</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keeping vigil has always been a spiritual practice in Catholicism. This is what we are essentially doing by attending any "Vigil" mass, we wait in joyful hope for the coming of the Savior.

There is also a Biblical reference here that can be included. The Shepherds in Luke's infancy narratives in his Gospel were keeping watch over their sheep on the nightly vigil. In a sense, we are the same shepherds today and we are entrusted to keep watch over one another.]]></description>
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		<title>Are Secular Christmas Carols OK for Catholics To Sing?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/are-secular-christmas-carols-ok-for-catholics-to-sing</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/are-secular-christmas-carols-ok-for-catholics-to-sing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Question Box Flash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advent Carols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas Carols and Catholics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Of course they are! Catholics are free to sing "Jingle Bells" or "Frosty the Snowman" or any of the many songs that reflect the Christmas season.  

Perhaps there are song parodies that might be objectionable material in general, but most of the tried and true carols that we know well can be sung by Catholics.
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		<title>With Finals Looming&#8230;Who Is the Patron Saint of Studying?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/with-finals-looming-who-is-the-patron-saint-of-studying</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/with-finals-looming-who-is-the-patron-saint-of-studying#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Flash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blessed john newman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patron Saint of Studying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[st ignatius]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[st jude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[st thomas aquinas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I can offer three that would be good to pray with: 1) St. Thomas Aquinas &#8212; the official patron of scholars and a doctor of the church. His great work, the Summa Theologica, might just be something you&#8217;re studying in fact. 2) Blessed John Newman is not yet a saint but is on the way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why did my parish cover the monstrance on the altar?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-did-my-parish-cover-the-monstrance-on-the-altar</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-did-my-parish-cover-the-monstrance-on-the-altar#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eucharist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eucharistic adoration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monstrance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question:  I dropped by a local parish recently to visit the Lord in their perpetual adoration chapel. When I got there, however, there were no other &#8220;adorers&#8221; there and the Precious Body was covered by a cloth. My question is this: Why cover Him up? It doesn&#8217;t make the host cease to be the Body [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who is St. Lucy Yi ZhenMei?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/who-is-st-lucy-yi-zhenmei</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/who-is-st-lucy-yi-zhenmei#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Lucy Yi Zhenmei]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question: My daughter and I are doing research on a Saint from China (she is adopted from there). What is St. Lucy Yi ZhenMei the patron saint of? While not any official patronage is assigned yet to St. Lucy Yi ZhenMei, she is one of the newly canonized Martyr-Saints of China. She was born in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Am I Required to Forgive Osama Bin Laden as a Catholic?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/am-i-required-to-forgive-osama-bin-laden-as-a-catholic</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/am-i-required-to-forgive-osama-bin-laden-as-a-catholic#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catholic response to September 11th]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forgiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Osama Bin Laden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[september 11th]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[september 11th disaster]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As someone who lost two dear friends on that dreaded day of September 11, 2001, I know how incredibly painful it must be for anyone to consider forgiveness for those who carried out the violent acts of terrorism that day. Too often, however, we equate forgiveness with being a doormat. That because someone has so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Should Catholics do on Memorial Day?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-should-catholics-do-on-memorial-day</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-should-catholics-do-on-memorial-day#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 04:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Flash]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Memorial Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[patriotism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[soldier]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Catholics should remember those who gave their life for country and freedom, just as everyone else does on Memorial Day. Perhaps even doing so at mass is a particular way for Catholics to celebrate the day. It&#8217;s not a sin to be patriotic and to remember that some things are indeed worth fighting for when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What does St. Ignatius mean when he calls us to indifference?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-does-st-ignatius-mean-when-he-calls-us-to-indifference</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-does-st-ignatius-mean-when-he-calls-us-to-indifference#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[st ignatius]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This statement comes from the early part of Ignatius&#8217; Spiritual Exercises. He believed that God calls us to: &#8220;a complete indifference with regard to all created things, not preferring health to sickness, riches to poverty, honor to humiliation, long life to a short one. We wish only for those conditions that will aid our pursuit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give me a simple definition of prayer?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/give-me-a-simple-definition-of-prayer</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/give-me-a-simple-definition-of-prayer#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prayer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What is prayer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Old Baltimore Catechism gave the definition of prayer as &#8220;the lifting of our hearts and minds to God.&#8221; However, we have to remember something that I think renders this definition incomplete. Simply put, we cannot magically lift ourselves to God. If only that were true! God instead lowers himself to come to us. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Started Reading Genesis and Two Months Later I&#8217;m Still Reading Genesis.  Is there a better way?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/i-started-reading-genesis-and-two-months-later-im-still-reading-genesis-is-there-a-better-way</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/i-started-reading-genesis-and-two-months-later-im-still-reading-genesis-is-there-a-better-way#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 05:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bible for Beginners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading the bible]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Indeed. It might be best to start off with looking at what kind of stories you enjoy reading. If you like good humor, you may want to read Jonah or Tobit to get you engaged in reading other books. Love poetry? Try the Song of Songs, the Psalms or the Proverbs. It&#8217;s also not always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What does it mean to be a minister in the Catholic Church?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-minister-in-the-catholic-church</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-minister-in-the-catholic-church#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ministry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The word &#8220;ministry&#8221; can be equated to mean the work that the church does in the world. Therefore anyone who does &#8220;ministry&#8221; is a minister. This includes priests, deacons, women religious, brothers and lay professionals (like youth ministers and campus ministers). Usually all of these people hold a master&#8217;s degree in theology, divinity, pastoral ministry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George M. Steinbrenner III</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/features/faithful-departed-george-m-steinbrenner</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/features/faithful-departed-george-m-steinbrenner#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle : HP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Faithful Departed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homepage Flash Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baseball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Steinbrenner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yankees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m 7 years old and the Yankees are king. It seems as if they never lose and I hate them with a passion. Their owner George Steinbrenner and manager Billy Martin argue publicly over the way the team should be run. They even take their screaming match to TV and jokingly poke fun at their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Catholics make New Year&#8217;s Resolutions?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/should-catholics-make-new-years-resolutions</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/should-catholics-make-new-years-resolutions#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 06:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new years resolutions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why not?  There&#8217;s nothing that requires us to make resolutions at the start of the new year as Catholics, however, we do seem to be a religion that holds this practice in high regard. Each time we go to confession we &#8220;firmly resolve with the help of God&#8217;s grace&#8221; not to sin again.  We renew [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faithful Departed: Elizabeth Bonwich</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/features/faithful-departed-elizabeth-bonwich</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/features/faithful-departed-elizabeth-bonwich#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Faithful Departed]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Homepage Flash Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture : HP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handicaps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hospice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hospices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theater]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hospice. The word sounds ominous enough when it&#8217;s spoken in reference to an older person, but when it&#8217;s used to describe the dying months of a 37-year-old woman, it is dreadful to my ears. One of my all-time favorite people, Elizabeth Bonwich &#8212; or &#8220;EEEEEEEEEEEEE BEEEEEEEEEE&#8221; as I would call her in my best &#8220;public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is All Souls Day?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-all-souls-day</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-all-souls-day#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[all souls day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just as we have All Saints Day (Nov 1) in the Catholic Church where we celebrate those who have gone before us who we consider saints, we take an additional day (Nov. 2) to pray for all of those who have gone before us who may not yet be saints in heaven with God. While [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve Been Aggressively Approached on Campus By Nondenominational Churches?  How do I Get Them To Stop?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/ive-been-aggressively-approached-on-campus-by-nondenominational-churches-how-do-i-get-them-to-stop</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/ive-been-aggressively-approached-on-campus-by-nondenominational-churches-how-do-i-get-them-to-stop#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 04:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Campus Ministry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Walk away&#8211;just as you would do if there were a company selling credit cards or any other group on campus that you&#8217;re not interested in. Being aggressively approached by a religious group is a serious problem on many of the Campuses in the United States. Some groups have invited people into their churches and then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Catholics Attend a College Retreat That&#8217;s Non-Denominational?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-catholics-attend-a-college-retreat-thats-non-denominational</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-catholics-attend-a-college-retreat-thats-non-denominational#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 04:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[interfaith retreat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non-denominational retreat]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Certainly. However, you should investigate a few things. Is the retreat an &#8220;interfaith&#8221; retreat or is it run by a non-denominational church? There&#8217;s a huge difference there. The Campus Ministry Association or other governing body would be a good place to ask about those running the retreat. Are they well-known to the University community? That&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can I Raise My Child With Two Faith Traditions?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-i-raise-my-child-with-two-faith-traditions</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-i-raise-my-child-with-two-faith-traditions#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[buddhist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catholic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Faith Traditons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wedding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question: I&#8217;m an ardent and faithful Catholic who has been in a relationship with a guy who was raised a Buddhist. While he does not often practice his faith or even believe fully in it&#8217;s teachings, he finds that it is an important aspect of his Mongolian heritage. We are getting serious and have talked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Liberation Theology?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-liberation-theology</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-liberation-theology#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gustavo Gutierrez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liberation theology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marxism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Liberation Theology is a school of theological thought that is centered on the teachings of Jesus Christ in terms of liberation from poverty or unjust social situations, most especially in Central American Culture. It arose as a moral reaction to the poverty cause by social inequalities in that region. Gustavo Gutierrez is the most famous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who is the Patron Saint of Baseball?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/who-is-the-patron-saint-of-baseball</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/who-is-the-patron-saint-of-baseball#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Patron Saint of Baseball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St Rita]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve seen the movie The Rookie, with Dennis Quaid you might know this answer. St. Rita has recently been touted as an unofficial patron saint of the sport because of the references made to her in this movie where Quaid plays Jimmy Morris, an actual ballplayer, who makes an unbelievable comeback to become a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who is the Patron Saint of Television?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/who-is-the-patron-saint-of-television</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/who-is-the-patron-saint-of-television#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Clare of Assisi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patron Saint of TV. Patron saint of Television. St Clare. Poor Clare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The strange answer to this question is Clare of Assisi. Why is is strange? Well, there was no TV in Clare&#8217;s time for one and two, Clare was in a secluded community of women&#8217;s religious modeled after St. Francis&#8217; teachings. In fact, Clare and Francis were quite close and she cared for Francis at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Transfiguration?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-the-transfiguration</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-the-transfiguration#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transfiguration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Transfiguration is a Gospel event from the life of Jesus that is reported in three of the four gospels (Matthew 17:1-9, Mark 9:2-8, Luke 9:28-36). Jesus went up a mountain with his disciples that overlooks Jerusalem and is seen with Elijah and Moses while he &#8220;transfigures&#8221;, meaning that the disciples see Jesus as He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why does Jesus call God &#8220;Father?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-does-jesus-call-god-father</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-does-jesus-call-god-father#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Calling God Father. Jesus calls God Father]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jesus makes the analogy so that people will understand that God cares for us as a parent cares for a child. Some might say that he knew what He was doing when he opted for using &#8220;Father&#8221; as opposed to &#8220;Mother.&#8221; God is genderless, but there is a great absence felt by those who do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Voice of God</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/features/the-voice-of-god</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/features/the-voice-of-god#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 00:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best of]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best of - 2010]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle : HP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homepage Flash Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[announcer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baseball]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baseball hall of fame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bob sheppard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[don larsen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[joe dimaggio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[last respects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mickey mantle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new yankee stadium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reggie jackson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shortstop derek jeter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thurman munson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yankee stadium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yogi berra]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bob Sheppard, the longtime Voice of Yankee Stadium died this week at the age of 99. Sheppard&#8217;s majestic elocution gave players and spectators goosebumps for over half a century. Sheppard was also devout in his Catholic faith and he was kind enough to offer Senior Editor Mike Hayes an interview about both his faith and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does someone who commits suicide go to hell?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/does-someone-who-commits-suicide-go-to-hell</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/does-someone-who-commits-suicide-go-to-hell#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simply put, no. In fact, it seems impossible. What we know from psychology about suicidal behavior is that the person is not in control of their own actions. For a matter to be sinfully grave, one would need to willfully do that action. Therefore in the case of suicide, one isn&#8217;t sinning willfully. It&#8217;s important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the difference between a Cathedral and a Basilica?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/11939</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/11939#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 06:03:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[basilica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cathedral]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A basilica is simply an important church building designated by the pope because they carry special spiritual, historical, and/or architectural significance. Once named a basilica the church can&#8217;t lose its status as a basilica. A basilica may or may not also be the cathedral of the diocese. This is the highest permanent designation for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How does a Pope choose a Bishop?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-does-a-pope-choose-a-bishop</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-does-a-pope-choose-a-bishop#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bishop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Papal Nuncio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s less complicated than one might think, actually. The Papal Nuncio (the Pope&#8217;s representative in a country) solicits names that members of the Bishop&#8217;s conference in the area put forward and then selects three of those names to be forwarded to the Pope (the Holy See). The Pope then meets with the Nuncio most often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can the Death Penalty Ever Be Justified in Catholic Teaching?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-the-death-penalty-ever-be-justified-in-catholic-teaching</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-the-death-penalty-ever-be-justified-in-catholic-teaching#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 04:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[death penalty]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Almost never. It is very rare that the death penalty is ever permissible in Catholic teaching. Only when grave danger is imminent and a society is unable to protect itself from a perpetrator can the use of the death penalty be applied as a moral justification. What does this mean? It means that all other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Ascension?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-the-ascension</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-the-ascension#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 04:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ascension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ascension Thursday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What is the Ascension?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Ascension refers to the day celebrated 40 days after Easter when Catholics celebrate the fact that Jesus returns to God after being with his disciples after the resurrection. It is a central element of our tradition and is included in the creed recited at mass each Sunday. It is also a Holy Day of [...]]]></description>
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