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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 19th, 2011
Getting over the stress of praying the right way and simply talking with God
Last week, I paused to look out the front window of my apartment just long enough to see a middle-aged woman briskly get in her ...
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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 13th, 2011
How a recent grad survived joblessness and found direction from a friend
After graduation, mascara barely dry from losing the remaining ties to my old life, I joined my former professor’s weekly networking group. I had been ...
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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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October 7th, 2011
I probably should have had an obit for Steve Jobs ready to run. We had a dry run when he resigned as head of Apple ...
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October 6th, 2011
“We believe that people with passion can change the world for the better.”
This summer, I spent a lot of time in a room that overlooked the ...
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October 6th, 2011
Do you have trouble forgiving? Well, I hope I don’t shatter anyone’s image of nuns, but I do, too.
Some of the sayings connected with forgiveness ...
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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 29th, 2011
I often hear people talking about living in the present moment as if it is a struggle, some cosmic ...
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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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September 26th, 2011
Tekiah Shevarim Teruah
It was a Saturday morning in New York City, in a class taught by Rebbetzin Harris, that the meaning of Rosh Hashanah ...
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September 21st, 2011
As a recent college graduate, I know a thing or 12 about ...
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September 19th, 2011
“I actually enjoyed unemployment.”
I don’t remember who said this to me, but I do remember agreeing. It seems strange to enjoy an unwanted thing, ...
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September 16th, 2011
Here we go, it’s just about fall, and that means it’s football time. College football is quickly becoming the new religion in this country, and ...
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September 15th, 2011
My last column, about waiting patiently for a late bus, provoked some interesting comments and reactions (on the site and directly) that tease out the bigger ...
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September 13th, 2011
The poet W.H. Auden said, “Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.”
Indeed, civilizations are made ...
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