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December 30th, 2011
For most of the public history of alcoholism and drug addiction all the way back to Noah, the general impression has been that it is ...
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December 27th, 2011
(1932-2011)
Could there have been anyone more gorgeous, more sumptuous, and more glamorous to a girl growing up in the ‘50s and 60s than Elizabeth Taylor, ...
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November 17th, 2011
"Here it comes!" my husband said, as the wind slammed our hillside house and a storm of heavy, wet flakes descended on our deck. It felt as if the sky were turning itself inside out ...
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October 26th, 2011
Is Halloween really the holiday from Hell?
From my high school students this time of year I often get a lot of questions like this:
"Mr. H., why are we celebrating Halloween? I ...
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October 20th, 2011
Now available on DVD
The Way, written and directed by Emilio Estevez (Bobby) and starring his father, Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now, The West Wing, The Departed), is rather obviously about the spiritual journey. The Camino de Santiago, called "The ...
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October 20th, 2011
The Way, an inspirational story about navigating the challenges we face in an ever-changing world, was written and directed by Emilio Estevez and stars his father, Martin Sheen. The film takes place along The Camino ...
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October 18th, 2011
One woman joins an artists' community organized by an unlikely character
I remember the ...
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October 11th, 2011
In one of the opening shots of Machine Gun Preacher, a member of warlord Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) kneels a mother down before her child. He hands the child a club and screams ...
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September 30th, 2011
We’re a nation captivated by coupons. We see them advertised everywhere: Facebook, e-mails, and magazines. Apple has several apps specifically meant for coupon-lovers, and ...
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September 27th, 2011
Reconciling MTV, Pop Culture, and Catholic Values
I'll admit it, I watch the “Jersey Shore.” I’m addicted to the antics of The Situation, the lovable Pauly D, and overly coiffed Snooki. ...
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August 4th, 2011
The Busted Halo crew shares what they're listening to this summer.
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July 15th, 2011
Today brings the final book of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, to a close as the last 250 pages ...
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July 11th, 2011
I have J.K. Rowling to thank for much of my literary upbringing. Without the Harry Potter series, I am not sure that I ...
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July 8th, 2011
I never really knew what the word Catholic meant until I went to Stanford. In my previous Catholic school life it was never a label, ...
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July 6th, 2011
Letting go of projections and negative judgments
A friend told me she'd given up negative thinking for Lent this year. "How hard could that be?" I thought. "Way easier than giving up ...
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June 29th, 2011
Get in Touch with Nature:
Go for a hike
It doesn't matter if you live near the mountains -- going for ...
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June 27th, 2011
I am lucky to have intelligent friends. They help edit my prose and engage me in witty conversation. And while I value them greatly, I ...
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May 31st, 2011
The tragedy of trapping religious art
First there's lights out, then there's lock up.
Masterpieces serving maximum sentences;
It's their own fault for being timeless.
There's a price you pay and a consequence.
All the ...
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May 17th, 2011
Why this show's exploration of faith vs. reason is so appealing
Exploring the tension between faith and reason is just one of the many interesting elements of the television series, Bones, currently in its sixth season on Fox, and one that keeps me watching each week. ...
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May 9th, 2011
Roland Joffé's new film is part biopic, part inspirational drama, part epic war story
For some, it will not be possible to separate the movie There Be Dragons from their views about Opus Dei, as it tells the story of that organization's founder, St. Josemaría Escrivá. The majority of ...
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