Advent is a precious time in the Christian calendar. The four weeks leading up to December 25 are meant to be a period of expectant waiting, as we prepare ourselves for the miraculous arrival ...

Recently, on a pilgrimage in Italy, I heard a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal relay in a homily one of the many stories of St. ...

As I sit before the illustration accompanying the story of creation in The Saint John's Bible, I see representations that are obvious -- the seven days; Adam, Eve and the serpent; land and sea. And ...

After outlining the original dilemma and then adding a later twist to it, now we're ready to hear an analysis of the dilemma from our in-house expert in moral theology and ethics. Bravo to the online ...

Should I be afraid of the upcoming changes to the Mass?  On location: Horseshoe Bay, TX.  Special guest: Fr. Steven Bell, CSP.  Church Search (live theme song): Austin, TX.  11-17-10.  Happy Thanksgiving!

Now we'd like to complicate the story just a bit more by telling you what happened next... Kara tells Robert to stay where he is and makes him promise not to do anything to hurt himself. ...

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After struggling to put herself through college, Kara landed a good job as a drug representative for a large pharmaceutical company. The job required her to travel to doctor's offices throughout her "territory" in the ...

There's a widening gap between the haves and have-nots in America -- and this time the fault line is marriage. Educated young adults are ...

Sitting on a packed Greyhound bus on Friday night, somewhere between Port Authority and Union Station, I panicked. I couldn't breathe; my cell phone was about to die. I was even thankful that the guy ...

Picking one winner in our Freshman Survival Guide 16 Second Survival video contest was so difficult that staffers and interns almost came to blows at Busted Halo HQ. Thank you to everyone who us sent ...

Where exactly did the Bible come from? Fr. Larry Rice and Fr. Dave Dwyer discuss ancient xeroxing.

A group of artists are taking public discourse back to the old days, when all you needed to get your thoughts heard was a pen ...

It may sound blasphemous, or at least juvenile, but Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Not that it has anything on Christmas, but it's definitely in my top three. When I started my life ...

What’s the point of praying for the dead? Fr. Larry Rice and Fr. Dave Dwyer discuss why Catholics see praying for the deceased is important ...

When I took over as editor-in-chief of Busted Halo in May 2004 we were still living in a web 1.0 world. YouTube, Facebook and Twitter ...

After outlining the original dilemma and then adding a later twist to it, now we're ready to hear an analysis of the dilemma from our in-house "expert" in moral theology and ethics: In the initial survey, ...

Recently, I sat next to a woman on the long bus rise to the country who spent an hour on the phone tracking down the ...

In more than a dozen highly influential books, evangelical pastor Brian McLaren has championed a progressive approach to evangelical Christianity, stressing issues of social justice ...

Now we'd like to complicate the story just a bit more by telling you what happened next...   The Wrinkle After a few moments silence Michelle tells Beth that she can’t in good conscience stand up in ...