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May 14th, 2010
Defending the right to offend us
On April 14, Comedy Central's "South Park" celebrated its 200th episode of "take no prisoners" animated comedy by dressing up the Prophet Mohammed in ...
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May 13th, 2010
"Why I had to leave"
Meet Siby from Mauritania in West Africa. In this, his first video, Mirlande Jean-Louis finds out why Siby left home to come to the United States.
Stay tuned for his next installment when he'll talk ...
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May 12th, 2010
...or how I lost my war with the Holy Days of Obligation
There's a great scene from The Simpsons that sums up my childhood view of church perfectly. Bart, Lisa and Homer all run out of church ...
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May 10th, 2010
A father's challenge to the head of the US Bishops over the sex abuse scandal continues to resonate
When I met David Spotanski at a conference on leadership in the Catholic Church in 2007, my first impression of the Belleville, Ill., native was ...
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May 6th, 2010
A video interview with Fr. Dave Dwyer on The Busted Halo Show
One of the strongest proponents for comprehensive immigration reform in the Catholic Church over the last quarter century has been Cardinal Roger Mahony, the Archbishop of Los Angeles. ...
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May 6th, 2010
My Identity, My Culture, My Faith
I guess I wasn’t all that different from most college freshman who get swept off their feet. Every year, scores of first-year collegians return home ...
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May 4th, 2010
In search of the humanity behind the immigration debate
Recent passage of new legislation in Arizona has brought the divisive issue of immigration to the forefront of the national consciousness once again. This latest ...
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May 3rd, 2010
More on deciphering the meaning of who pays on dates
If a woman insists on paying for her $3 coffee when she's on a first date with a guy, does that mean she's probably not ...
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April 30th, 2010
Now you can have fresh customized daily content for your website or blog by including one of our BustedHalo® widgets on your site. Every day new stories, essays, columnists, video features, bloggers, the Googling God ...
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April 28th, 2010
"Clinging to hope"
In this episode, Benita talks about her hopes and dreams for attending law school.
In episode one, Benita discusses her background and the difficulties she faced growing up.
In episode two, Benita describes ...
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April 26th, 2010
Helping others see the horrors of human trafficking
When Anthony Dodero and two of his church friends decided to quit their jobs and head out to Thailand, it wasn't a thrill ride they ...
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April 23rd, 2010
Real life super heroes on the streets of NYC
They call me the "Comic Book Rabbi." Given the chance to choose my own "superhero" nickname, I'd have picked something more dynamic, like "Super Jew" ...
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April 22nd, 2010
An Earth Day reflection on the link between environmentalism and faith
One of the first and key places I encountered the spiritual ideas that eventually led me to the Catholic Church was at Estes Park, high ...
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April 21st, 2010
A message for those feeling the weight of the ongoing crisis in the Church
The following reflection ...
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April 20th, 2010
Busted Halo contests keep on giving
We know, we know, it’s been a couple weeks. Lent has passed, Easter is here, and we never formally announced the end of our Fast ...
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April 20th, 2010
Pulling Together After a Missed Teachable Moment
Gratitude and gloom colored my view of the debate over health care reform.
On St. Patrick's Day 2009, I learned that my chronic leukemia had ...
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April 19th, 2010
Women aren't the only ones wondering whether their date is really "into" them
I recently received this note from long-time Pure Sex, Pure Love reader, Phil, a 26-year-old in Iowa. In a previous column, I'd suggested to ...
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April 15th, 2010
The former Pedro the Lion leader talks about reactions to recent work and his current take on faith and his role as an artist
Last week, we published a piece by Matt Fink about former Pedro the Lion leader David Bazan's career and latest album. After a four-year hiatus ...
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April 13th, 2010
The world's last three Shakers stand strong, proud and hopeful
Strolling along a quiet farm road, flanked by 19th-century white clapboard buildings, Frances Carr is an endangered species in a ...
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