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February 8th, 2012
The night before I traveled to my brother’s wedding I was putting the finishing touches on his wedding gift: a hand-crocheted tablecloth. After four years ...
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February 6th, 2012
Next month Busted Halo® turns 10! BustedHalo.com was founded 10 years ago in order to help young adult spiritual seekers explore their faith and connect with other young adults on their own journeys toward God. ...
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February 2nd, 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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January 31st, 2012
Despite a couple fumbles in the week leading up to the South Carolina primary, and then being routed in that contest by Newt Gingrich, Mitt ...
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January 30th, 2012
Not a football fan? Neither am I. But in a country where football is more or less a religion, it’s hard to escape the clamor ...
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January 27th, 2012
GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney released his tax returns this week, and much of the focus has been on his astronomical income and the ...
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January 27th, 2012
"We Need to Talk About Kevin" is already playing in NYC; it opens today in LA, Chicago, Houston and Phoenix and is rolling out nationwide.Sometimes Zuzu's petals are all you have to hold onto. That's ...
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January 25th, 2012
[The Tree of Life was a surprise nominee for Best Picture in the 2012 Academy Awards nominations on January 24. This is our review of the ...
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January 23rd, 2012
We all know the drill. We should go to ...
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January 19th, 2012
It was all of 13 minutes after midnight on Tuesday night when I went to look up something in Wikipedia... even though I knew the ...
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January 18th, 2012
Hearing God's call and trusting where it leads
Let’s talk about the New Year. If you’re like me, you picked up a few magazines with promising headlines like “Finding the New You in ...
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January 16th, 2012
Since I wrote for Busted Halo about Mitt Romney's first run for president in 2008, much has changed in the public landscape regarding knowledge ...
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January 11th, 2012
One woman's work to end human trafficking led her but first to prayer
Today is Human Trafficking Awareness Day. If you're Joy Brooks, every day is a chance to raise awareness about the horror of modern-day slavery and ...
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January 8th, 2012
A Good Friday reflection
I am thinking about death. And ashes. Possibly this is because Easter is looming on the horizon, and if you have any truck with Jesus ...
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January 8th, 2012
On loving books in a digital age
In the last week, two different people have asked me if I have any interest in owning a Kindle. My answer both times was a ...
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January 8th, 2012
Let’s get one thing clear: I like the taste of meat. I like double bacon cheeseburgers. I like steak so rare it moos. On Thanksgiving ...
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January 6th, 2012
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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January 5th, 2012
The road of return to the Catholic faith
I went to Mass every Sunday with my father throughout my childhood, and even said evening prayers with him until I was a teenager. Then ...
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January 4th, 2012
Reconciling prayers of petition with the idea of God's Will
When we speak to God are we affecting His plans? Are we influencing the future? And if not, why do we persist in asking God ...
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January 4th, 2012
The challenging implications of seeing Osama as a fellow child of God
When I learned of Osama bin Laden's death, my immediate reaction was indifference. I didn't share the jubilant response that seemed to be sweeping the ...
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