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January 8th, 2004
From sole to soul, a marathon spirituality
Many marathoners experience moments of grace on the run, but not all of their spiritual sensations are ...
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November 13th, 2003
House Hunting and the Complications of Compromise
I. Java Goddess and Garage Man
Renée: With our house-hunting completed, I can now list yet another way in which Jim and I are different.
Those comments ...
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November 2nd, 2003
Peter Steinfels' - A People Adrift: The Crisis of the Roman Catholic Church in America
Let's not talk about sex
Though the clergy sex abuse scandal garners its own chapter in this nearly 400-page tome, the crisis Peter Steinfels describes is not limited to priest pedophiles, hush ...
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October 18th, 2003
Good Reads from the Next Generation of Writers
I love reading books by my contemporaries. I picked up The Quality of Life Report and The Devil Wears Prada more out of curiosity about their young authors than ...
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July 12th, 2003
Oscar-nominated Spellbound is letter-perfect
Renée LaReau (center, back) participated in the 1988 National Spelling Bee, where she was eliminated by the word 'Terpsichore.'
You're kidding, right?
So maybe watching 250 pimply, precocious adolescents spell words onstage ...
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April 27th, 2003
Some Women Need Not Apply
While my elementary school teachers told me to believe in myself, my parents warned me it was not good to be full of myself. Love thyself and trust thyself, yes, but not too much.
Be confident, ...
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April 2nd, 2003
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
This being my first year as a paying Sports Illustrated subscriber, I was watching my mailbox this week with a mixture of curiosity and indignance. It's Swimsuit Issue Season, that dreary ...
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March 15th, 2003
The events of Good Friday are violent, to put it mildly. The crucifixion of Jesus and all the events leading up to it are disturbingly violent, ugly, noisy, and bloody. John's Gospel account of Jesus' ...
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March 10th, 2003
Scripture Reflections for Sundays in Lent
Readings:
Exodus 20:1-17
1 Corinthians 1:22-25
John 2:13-25
A chaotic scene
Jesus must have looked like a crazy man on his angry rampage through the Temple, a place crammed with people due to the upcoming Passover.
And ...
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March 1st, 2003
Life Goes on in Bracketville in Tough Times
Bracketology 101
I was introduced to the magic and ritual of March Madness in my grade school years. During tournament time, my dad would take my siblings and me to McDonald's for breakfast before ...
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