Schizophrenia has often been popularly misconstrued as split or multiple personality disorder along the lines of what was shown in the 1976 television movie Sybil, the true story of a ...

There's been yet another casualty in the culture wars that have raged in the United States over the past decade. On August 18, 2004, Deal Hudson, publisher of the ...

I live on a red stripe dividing poverty and fame in Nashville, Tennessee. My bedroom window frames an intricately twisted metal mass resembling a power ...

In the first part of this series, we explored what sexual addiction is and examined how easy access to pornography on the internet poses a problem for those who struggle with sexual compulsivity. This second ...

There can be little doubt that the technological revolution that brought the power of the internet to the average consumer over the past decade has opened up enormous possibilities ...

The scandal of Catholic clergy sexual abuse of children is, after two years, still on the front pages of the nation's papers. But playwright Michael Murphy, director David Zak, ...

Fr. Jim Martin's recent article recounting the worst homilies ever heard sent an all-too-familiar chill through my born and bred Catholic bones. Unfortunately, I've also sat in the pews many times thinking that ...

With a victory in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 5, 2004, Smarty Jones will have captured horseracing's most elusive prize—the Triple Crown. No horse has done it since ...

My biggest sin Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. I last confessed on retreat a few weeks ago, but I unfortunately forgot one horrendous sin. I guess I didn't ...

Robert Barron, a young priest and theologian, recently coined the phrase "beige Catholicism," lamenting that Catholicism, in its effort to blend seamlessly into the fabric of American life is in danger ...

You lookin' for common ground between the political Left and Right? Go to your local pot dealer. You'll find there the profit motive Republicans drool over, as well as the ...

My job interview was less than a week away, and I needed shoes. Not only did I need shoes that would make me look responsible, adult, and employable, I ...

As my wedding day approaches, and looming responsibilities begin to appear on the horizon, I have become more aware of the fact that I need a real job. Identity crisisThe idea of equating work with identity ...

"All of us had suffered greatly to get to this moment�I had eaten little and slept not at all since leaving Camp 2, two days earlier. Every time I coughed, the pain from my torn ...

Pop quiz, which is the biggest sin? A) Missing Mass on Easter Sunday B) Because you were out until five in the morning on Holy Saturday C) Hooking up with a person you'd known for under an hour ...

To those visiting theaters this summer but not part of the comic book crowd, Spider-Man (swinging in June 30, 2004) and ...

Calling it a "vacation" might be a bit of a stretch, but through his correspondence with friends back in the United States, 29-year-old, Minneapolis native Paul Lickteig offers up ...

I never understood the washing of the feet. For newcomers, an explanation: each Holy Thursday at the Mass of the Lord's Supper, there is a ritual washing of at least ...

St. Mark's University Parish in Santa Barbara was like my second home. During my time there, I invited and welcomed people to parish ...

Reports say that Mel Gibson stands to make over 350 million dollars from his movie The Passion of the Christ. That's a huge payoff for a personal investment of 30 million ...