Busted Halo » Thomas Ryan, CSP http://bustedhalo.com an online magazine for spiritual seekers Thu, 24 May 2012 07:05:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 What advice can you give me about telling my parents who are VERY Catholic about me dating and possibly marrying a non-Catholic? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-advice-can-you-give-me-about-telling-my-parents-who-are-very-catholic-about-me-dating-and-possibly-marrying-a-non-catholic http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-advice-can-you-give-me-about-telling-my-parents-who-are-very-catholic-about-me-dating-and-possibly-marrying-a-non-catholic#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:07:26 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-advice-can-you-give-me-about-telling-my-parents-who-are-very-catholic-about-me-dating-and-possibly-marrying-a-non-catholic/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-advice-can-you-give-me-about-telling-my-parents-who-are-very-catholic-about-me-dating-and-possibly-marrying-a-non-catholic/feed 0 Is it true that the more ecumenical we become the less Catholic we might become? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/is-it-true-that-the-more-ecumenical-we-become-the-less-catholic-we-might-become http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/is-it-true-that-the-more-ecumenical-we-become-the-less-catholic-we-might-become#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:56:05 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/is-it-true-that-the-more-ecumenical-we-become-the-less-catholic-we-might-become/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/is-it-true-that-the-more-ecumenical-we-become-the-less-catholic-we-might-become/feed 0 How can we retain our particularity while still staying open to dialogue with other faiths? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-can-we-retain-our-particularity-while-still-staying-open-to-dialogue-with-other-faiths http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-can-we-retain-our-particularity-while-still-staying-open-to-dialogue-with-other-faiths#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:52:57 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-can-we-retain-our-particularity-while-still-staying-open-to-dialogue-with-other-faiths/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-can-we-retain-our-particularity-while-still-staying-open-to-dialogue-with-other-faiths/feed 0 I saw some reference to “A Common Word” letter from Muslims addressed to Christians. What’s the “common word” refering to? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/i-saw-some-reference-to-%e2%80%9ca-common-word%e2%80%9d-letter-from-muslims-addressed-to-christians-what%e2%80%99s-the-%e2%80%9ccommon-word%e2%80%9d-refering-to http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/i-saw-some-reference-to-%e2%80%9ca-common-word%e2%80%9d-letter-from-muslims-addressed-to-christians-what%e2%80%99s-the-%e2%80%9ccommon-word%e2%80%9d-refering-to#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:17:17 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/i-saw-some-reference-to-%e2%80%9ca-common-word%e2%80%9d-letter-from-muslims-addressed-to-christians-what%e2%80%99s-the-%e2%80%9ccommon-word%e2%80%9d-refering-to/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/i-saw-some-reference-to-%e2%80%9ca-common-word%e2%80%9d-letter-from-muslims-addressed-to-christians-what%e2%80%99s-the-%e2%80%9ccommon-word%e2%80%9d-refering-to/feed 1 What progress has been made between Muslims and Catholics in interfaith dialogue? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-progress-has-been-made-between-muslims-and-catholics-in-interfaith-dialogue http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-progress-has-been-made-between-muslims-and-catholics-in-interfaith-dialogue#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:11:05 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-progress-has-been-made-between-muslims-and-catholics-in-interfaith-dialogue/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-progress-has-been-made-between-muslims-and-catholics-in-interfaith-dialogue/feed 0 Can a Christian go to Mecca? I’m curious and would like to visit but don’t want to offend! http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-a-christian-go-to-mecca-im-curious-and-would-like-to-visit-but-dont-want-to-offend http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-a-christian-go-to-mecca-im-curious-and-would-like-to-visit-but-dont-want-to-offend#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:07:06 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-a-christian-go-to-mecca-im-curious-and-would-like-to-visit-but-dont-want-to-offend/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-a-christian-go-to-mecca-im-curious-and-would-like-to-visit-but-dont-want-to-offend/feed 0 Do Catholics believe that we need to have a personal relationship with Jesus as our Pentecostal or evangelical brothers and sisters preach? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/do-catholics-believe-that-we-need-to-have-a-personal-relationship-with-jesus-as-our-pentecostal-or-evangelical-brothers-and-sisters-preach-2 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/do-catholics-believe-that-we-need-to-have-a-personal-relationship-with-jesus-as-our-pentecostal-or-evangelical-brothers-and-sisters-preach-2#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:04:09 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/do-catholics-believe-that-we-need-to-have-a-personal-relationship-with-jesus-as-our-pentecostal-or-evangelical-brothers-and-sisters-preach-2/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/do-catholics-believe-that-we-need-to-have-a-personal-relationship-with-jesus-as-our-pentecostal-or-evangelical-brothers-and-sisters-preach-2/feed 2 Is it OK for me to practice aspects of Buddhism and Judaism if I consider myself Catholic? Is that what we mean by being “ecumenical?” http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/is-it-ok-for-me-to-practice-aspects-of-buddhism-and-judaism-if-i-consider-myself-catholic-is-that-what-we-mean-by-being-ecumenical http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/is-it-ok-for-me-to-practice-aspects-of-buddhism-and-judaism-if-i-consider-myself-catholic-is-that-what-we-mean-by-being-ecumenical#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:01:28 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/is-it-ok-for-me-to-practice-aspects-of-buddhism-and-judaism-if-i-consider-myself-catholic-is-that-what-we-mean-by-being-ecumenical/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/is-it-ok-for-me-to-practice-aspects-of-buddhism-and-judaism-if-i-consider-myself-catholic-is-that-what-we-mean-by-being-ecumenical/feed 0 What is marriage prep like for those marrying non-Christians? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-marriage-prep-like-for-those-marrying-non-christians http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-marriage-prep-like-for-those-marrying-non-christians#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:01:14 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-marriage-prep-like-for-those-marrying-non-christians/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-marriage-prep-like-for-those-marrying-non-christians/feed 0 I have a sister who recently converted to Mormonism. I have heard several differnt things about it and most things are not good. What is the church’s official stance on the matter and how do I approach the matter? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-mormonis http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-mormonis#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:38:39 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/beta2008/wp/?p=584 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-mormonis/feed 1 How is Catholicism different from Islam? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-is-catholicism-different-from-islam http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-is-catholicism-different-from-islam#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:01:01 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=9716 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-is-catholicism-different-from-islam/feed 0 How is Catholicism different from Judaism? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-is-catholicism-different-from-judaism-2 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-is-catholicism-different-from-judaism-2#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:44:53 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-is-catholicism-different-from-judaism-2/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-is-catholicism-different-from-judaism-2/feed 0 Is Satanism or devil worship a religion? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/is-satanism-or-devil-worship-a-religion http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/is-satanism-or-devil-worship-a-religion#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:20:25 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/is-satanism-or-devil-worship-a-religion/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/is-satanism-or-devil-worship-a-religion/feed 1 Can you tell me a bit about Passover Seders? Why have Catholics stopped doing this if Jesus was Jewish? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-you-tell-me-a-bit-about-passover-seders-why-have-catholics-stopped-doing-this-if-jesus-was-jewish http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-you-tell-me-a-bit-about-passover-seders-why-have-catholics-stopped-doing-this-if-jesus-was-jewish#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:01:35 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-you-tell-me-a-bit-about-passover-seders-why-have-catholics-stopped-doing-this-if-jesus-was-jewish/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-you-tell-me-a-bit-about-passover-seders-why-have-catholics-stopped-doing-this-if-jesus-was-jewish/feed 1 Can I receive communion as a Catholic in a “high Anglican” church if they hold the same beliefs about the Eucharist that Catholic do? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-i-receive-communion-as-a-catholic-in-a-high-anglican-church-if-they-hold-the-same-beliefs-about-the-eucharist-that-catholic-do http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-i-receive-communion-as-a-catholic-in-a-high-anglican-church-if-they-hold-the-same-beliefs-about-the-eucharist-that-catholic-do#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:03:57 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-i-receive-communion-as-a-catholic-in-a-high-anglican-church-if-they-hold-the-same-beliefs-about-the-eucharist-that-catholic-do/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-i-receive-communion-as-a-catholic-in-a-high-anglican-church-if-they-hold-the-same-beliefs-about-the-eucharist-that-catholic-do/feed 1 What are the steps to convert to Catholicism from Anglicanism and how long does the process take? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-are-the-steps-to-convert-to-catholicism-from-anglicanism-and-how-long-does-the-process-take http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-are-the-steps-to-convert-to-catholicism-from-anglicanism-and-how-long-does-the-process-take#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:40:38 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/beta2008/wp/?p=587 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-are-the-steps-to-convert-to-catholicism-from-anglicanism-and-how-long-does-the-process-take/feed 1 Do Catholics Believe That Jews Can Get to Heaven? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/i-am-wondering-about-jewish-people-my-son-is-marrying-a-jewish-girl-soon-if-jews-dont-believe-that-jesus-is-the-son-of-god-in-the-second-person-of-the-trinity-how-will-they-get-to-heaven-since-i http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/i-am-wondering-about-jewish-people-my-son-is-marrying-a-jewish-girl-soon-if-jews-dont-believe-that-jesus-is-the-son-of-god-in-the-second-person-of-the-trinity-how-will-they-get-to-heaven-since-i#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:39:32 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/beta2008/wp/?p=585 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/i-am-wondering-about-jewish-people-my-son-is-marrying-a-jewish-girl-soon-if-jews-dont-believe-that-jesus-is-the-son-of-god-in-the-second-person-of-the-trinity-how-will-they-get-to-heaven-since-i/feed 18 What is the difference in belief between Roman Catholics and Episcopalians? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-the-difference-in-belief-between-roman-catholics-and-espicopalians-i-was-once-told-all-the-ceremony-and-half-the-guilt-but-there-must-be-more-to-it-than-that http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-the-difference-in-belief-between-roman-catholics-and-espicopalians-i-was-once-told-all-the-ceremony-and-half-the-guilt-but-there-must-be-more-to-it-than-that#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:40:05 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/beta2008/wp/?p=586 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-is-the-difference-in-belief-between-roman-catholics-and-espicopalians-i-was-once-told-all-the-ceremony-and-half-the-guilt-but-there-must-be-more-to-it-than-that/feed 4 As a Catholic, what should I do at a wedding when the ceremony is not Catholic? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/as-a-catholic-what-should-i-do-at-a-wedding-when-the-ceremony-is-not-catholic http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/as-a-catholic-what-should-i-do-at-a-wedding-when-the-ceremony-is-not-catholic#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:06:00 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/as-a-catholic-what-should-i-do-at-a-wedding-when-the-ceremony-is-not-catholic/ http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/as-a-catholic-what-should-i-do-at-a-wedding-when-the-ceremony-is-not-catholic/feed 0 How is Catholicism different from Buddhism? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-is-catholicism-different-from-buddhism http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-is-catholicism-different-from-buddhism#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:38:09 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=9721 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-is-catholicism-different-from-buddhism/feed 0 How is Catholicism different from Hinduism? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-is-catholicism-different-from-hinduism http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-is-catholicism-different-from-hinduism#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:01:47 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=9719 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-is-catholicism-different-from-hinduism/feed 1 How is Catholicism different from Judaism? http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-is-catholicism-different-from-judaism http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-is-catholicism-different-from-judaism#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:01:45 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=9714 http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-is-catholicism-different-from-judaism/feed 2 Reality Check http://bustedhalo.com/features/reality-check http://bustedhalo.com/features/reality-check#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:23:02 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=721 http://bustedhalo.com/features/reality-check/feed 0 Speaking of Silence http://bustedhalo.com/features/speaking-of-silence http://bustedhalo.com/features/speaking-of-silence#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:30:52 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=742 http://bustedhalo.com/features/speaking-of-silence/feed 0 Where Do We Go From Here? http://bustedhalo.com/features/where-do-we-go-from-here http://bustedhalo.com/features/where-do-we-go-from-here#comments Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:29:13 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=781 http://bustedhalo.com/features/where-do-we-go-from-here/feed 0 Think Fast http://bustedhalo.com/features/think-fast http://bustedhalo.com/features/think-fast#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2005 14:23:19 +0000 Thomas Ryan, CSP http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=832 http://bustedhalo.com/features/think-fast/feed 0