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May 17th, 2013
A brief illustration of the birthday of the Church
Can't remember what or when Pentecost is? Well for starters, it's this Sunday; and if you want a little more info on this celebration of the Holy Spirit and the birthday of the Church, take ...
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January 8th, 2013
I feel sorry for priests. Every Sunday they are required to get up in front of a crowd and preach, whether they're good at it or ...
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January 8th, 2013
As the world watches its greatest athletes swim laps and nail landings, we'll look at some gold medal winners in their own right. Each day of the Olympics we’ll feature a spiritual great and some ...
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January 6th, 2013
When you turn on the radio you're inevitably going to hear one thing and one thing only -- mainstream music. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy ...
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January 5th, 2013
You may have read about the conversation between Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Stephen Colbert held at Fordham University on September 14 and moderated by Fr. Jim Martin, S.J. -- but chances are you didn’t ...
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January 4th, 2013
Pretzels come in many flavors, shapes, and sizes -- not unlike us. These treats are great with cheese or other dips or just by themselves. ...
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January 4th, 2013
When I came into the Catholic Church ten years ago, there were a number of things I was a ...
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January 2nd, 2013
Seven-hundred and thirty-three million dollars. That’s how much the Washington Post estimates the two candidates spent on television advertising during this presidential election. Of ...
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January 2nd, 2013
Father Dave handles a sensitive call from a listener who is confused about where he stands with God and the Church as someone who is a homosexual -- read excerpts from the conversation or listen ...
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December 31st, 2012
As the viral video "Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus," by Jefferson Bethke, approaches 18 million views, I will add my response ...
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December 29th, 2012
Thursday’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the Affordable Care Act caused a lot of stir among Americans. Even Catholics were split on the issue. One priest tweeted, “What’s nxt? Will the government ...
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December 29th, 2012
Busted Halo hits the streets and talks with people about the Vatican’s demand for reform of the LCWR
In 2008, the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith began an investigation of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (or LCWR), the largest association in the United States of leaders of Catholic nuns ...
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December 27th, 2012
May 20, 1988, a mentally ill women named Laurie Dann walked into Hubbard Woods Elementary School in Winnetka, Illinois, armed with three handguns and shot one boy in a washroom then entered my classroom. She ...
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December 27th, 2012
Why would a woman with serious doubts about her Catholic faith embark on a 480-mile pilgrimage trail across northern Spain? Maybe I'll know by the ...
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November 16th, 2011
The new translation of the Mass is coming to a parish near you. Here are the changes you need to know about.
If you're headed to Mass during the upcoming Advent and Christmas seasons, you're going to notice some changes. Starting November 27 the Roman Catholic Church ...
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November 15th, 2011
Why, exactly, do Catholics have the practice of baptizing infants?
What is the purpose of baptism and who can celebrate the sacrament of Baptism?
Do the godparents of our child need to be married to each other?
These ...
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November 10th, 2011
We are told it is natural to thirst for fulfillment in aligning our life with God's plan for us and to thirst for the kingdom ...
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October 19th, 2011
Getting over the stress of praying the right way and simply talking with God
Last week, I paused to look out the front window of my apartment just long enough to see a middle-aged woman briskly get in her ...
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September 29th, 2011
I often hear people talking about living in the present moment as if it is a struggle, some cosmic ...
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