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Trish Muyco-Tobin is a contributing editor at BustedHalo. She has also served as news editor, anchor and reporter for KMOX and KTRS Radios in St. Louis and KBIA Radio and KOMU-TV in Columbia, Missouri. She resides in St. Louis with her husband.
June 20th, 2009
A conversation on fatherhood with anthropology professor Don Conway-Long
Fathers: They're revered, adored and at times feared — even despised. No matter how you see your dad, you can't argue with the fact that ...
December 15th, 2008
One chocolate maker believes the curative powers of lovingly prepared food can be scientifically measured
Many of us grew up being nursed to health with grandma's chicken noodle soup. But ever wonder why it's not quite the same when we ...
October 21st, 2008
Our Panel Discussion on Faith and the Vote Continues
Should faith matter in the voting booth? How can our moral convictions guide us as citizens when we choose our leaders? BustedHalo invited a cross-section of religious leaders, activists and educators from across the country ...
October 19th, 2008
Religious Leaders from a Range of Faiths Discuss Belief and the Vote
Over the past few months, we’ve been bombarded by political ads and the hype surrounding next month’s presidential election. But do we really pay attention to what the pundits and spin doctors have to say, ...
July 1st, 2008
U2-themed liturgies offer a sacred spin on the music of the world's biggest band
Until recently, I believed the most heavenly experience I would ever have through music happened at a U2 concert in 1997 when I had an OMG moment as Bono blew a ...
March 14th, 2008
An American nun sees the Iraqi refugee crisis up close
Shame and sorrow—those were the two words Sister Anne Curtis uses to describe how she felt after meeting face-to-face with Iraqi refugees. "The feelings were very intense," ...
February 25th, 2008
The head of Catholic Charities teams up with other organizations in trying to convince the President to redeem his administration’s policies
The clock may be ticking on the Bush White House, but a group of religious leaders claims it’s not too late for George W. Bush to redeem what they ...
January 15th, 2008
New prayer website encourages people to look for God bubbling up beyond Sunday
Food, water and shelter are universal needs that transcend borders, age, gender, race, class and religion. But a visit to www.Other6.com is enough to demonstrate that human beings hunger and thirst ...
November 5th, 2007
The author of Oil and Water interprets Islam for a Western audience
Amir Hussain—who describes himself as a Pakistani-born Canadian Muslim and teaches theology at a Jesuit university in Los Angeles—is intent on spreading ...
July 26th, 2007
The former Missouri Senator (and ordained Episcopal priest) discusses how "moral values" have polarized America
When Missouri Republican John Danforth began his political career in 1968, he was already an ordained Episcopal priest. He was elected to the ...
March 27th, 2007
A young Atlanta priest uses a popular morning show as his hip-hop pulpit
by Is God using Naomi Campbell to teach us a lesson? The man Atlantans know as "Father Crunk" seems to think so. ...
December 19th, 2006
The Arizona Cardinals QB is no fair-weather follower
Perhaps best-known as the man with the Cinderella story who catapulted the St. Louis Rams to a win in Super Bowl XXXIV, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner is also ...
September 7th, 2006
An interfaith discussion
Women and their relationships: it's the stuff to which movies, best-selling books and magazines devote lots of attention.  Whether it’s with their mate, their children, or their friends, ...
May 22nd, 2006
"Do you think praying for someone who's ill makes a difference in his or her recovery?"
May 18th, 2006
Are there health benefits to prayer?
It was the Sunday before Thanksgiving, and while most Americans were anticipating the joy of family togetherness and the turkey feast in the coming days, my family sat in the emergency room of St. Anthony's ...
April 28th, 2006
Praiz and the soul of Christian Hip Hop
It all started with a desperate prayer from a desperate man: Lord deliver me from myself I'm in trouble, I need your help... Not too long ago, Vance Watt was caught in ...
April 9th, 2006
BustedHalo talks with the real-life nun behind Dead Man Walking about her newest book The Death of Innocents
"We never know when grace is going to hit us" says Sister Helen Prejean at the start of our interview. The sixty-seven-year old author and activist knows what she is talking ...
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