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November 13th, 2009
The Sound of Music at 50
For Christmas one year, when I was in high school, my grandpa gave me the video of The Sound of Music. I was thrilled: my ...
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October 27th, 2009
A conversation on celebrity, race, pedophilia and the Church sex abuse scandal
The sudden death of Michael Jackson this past summer took the world by surprise and led to spontaneous fan tributes around the globe and countless ...
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October 21st, 2009
Artists in a provocative new show at a Catholic church discuss art, God and religion
Throughout the side chapels and the interior of St. Paul the Apostle Church in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, the historically significant artwork on ...
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October 20th, 2009
LeBron James' childhood coach and mentor discusses family, faith and why basketball is truly More Than a Game
In the white-hot glare of worldwide celebrity there are no shadows, there are only outsized figures of triumph or scorn. They are presented to us ...
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September 11th, 2009
The legendary artist who influenced generations of musicians talks about God and country (music)
One of country music's great survivors, Charlie Louvin has a career that reads like a Southern gothic novel. He grew up singing sacred ...
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August 20th, 2009
Finding the right fit isn't always easy
Often it’s the things that don’t turn out the way we’d planned that teach us the most about ourselves and what’s important. A ...
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August 18th, 2009
In feeding the media beast am I killing my soul?
I knew I was in trouble the day I wrote a headline about Michael Jackson being a gay crossdresser. He wasn't even in the ground ...
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August 17th, 2009
Busted Halo talks with the jazz pianist-composer-vocalist about music and faith
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August 13th, 2009
Inglorious Basterds and the new wave of "tough Jews" in movies
Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you hadn't taken that job, or gone to that school, or moved to that neighborhood?
In ...
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June 28th, 2009
Reality show rubbernecking
Recently, I've been tuning in to Jon & Kate Plus Eight at the gym. I watch on the sly like I'd rubberneck on the highway: ...
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June 24th, 2009
A conversation on faith and his career -- from the Brat Pack movies to The Dead Zone
Anthony Michael Hall got his big break as an actor when he was cast as Rusty in the family road trip movie Vacation, followed ...
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June 24th, 2009
Year One and the dawning of a new age in Jewish comedy
Sunday school just got a lot more interesting. The new movie Year One is an Old Testament version of the classic Monty Python comedy The ...
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June 18th, 2009
Busted Halo speaks with the movie's star, director and producer
In the few days since we published our interview with Jim Caviezel, events surrounding the election in Iran have added special resonance to ...
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June 15th, 2009
The star of The Passion of the Christ discusses faith, Hollywood and his new film The Stoning of Soraya M.
Being at the center of one of the highest grossing movies of all time can be both a blessing and a curse for an actor. ...
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May 20th, 2009
Uproar over this summer action flick is wasted breath
In the gospel according to Ron Howard, absolutely everything is ominous when it's undertaken at the Vatican. Whether it's a member of the curia strolling ...
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May 17th, 2009
Daniel Smith on his numerous musical projects, former bandmate Sufjan Stevens and being a Christian artist who doesn’t connect with Christian culture
Though he'd never want to take credit for ...
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May 7th, 2009
The star of Irena's Vow on Broadway visits the Busted Halo show on Sirius XM Radio
Tony- and Emmy-nominated actress Tovah Feldshuh is well known for her recurring role as Danielle Melnik ...
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March 12th, 2009
The creator of NBC's new series Kings discusses how he's brought a modern aesthetic to the Old Testament story of King David
Interview and introduction by Bill McGarvey
Since breaking into television writing back in 1998, Michael Green has worked on a number of network and cable ...
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March 6th, 2009
BH on NPR...SEND IN YOUR COMMENTS!
Our Fast, Pray, Give calendar is getting some big time attention! National Public Radio's website, npr.org, asked BustdHalo's editor-in-chief Bill McGarvey to write a commentary on alternative Lenten fasting practices. They've asked us our readers ...
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February 17th, 2009
Busted Halo vs. America Magazine..."and the WINNER is"
As if last's year's drubbing on their Oscar podcast wasn't enough, America magazine—the national Catholic weekly run by the Jesuits—asked to go ...
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