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July 14th, 2011
One of the things I notice whenever I spend time on retreat at a monastery (as I did a few weeks ago) is how much ...
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July 13th, 2011
When I came into the Catholic Church nine years ago, the farthest thing from my mind was how its rituals and liturgy might mesh so ...
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July 11th, 2011
I have J.K. Rowling to thank for much of my literary upbringing. Without the Harry Potter series, I am not sure that I ...
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July 8th, 2011
I never really knew what the word Catholic meant until I went to Stanford. In my previous Catholic school life it was never a label, ...
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July 7th, 2011
As a girl growing up in Alabama, I thought I knew tornadoes. Drills in the school hallway were routine. Standard protocol at the sound of sirens was to grab a pillow before huddling in the ...
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July 6th, 2011
Letting go of projections and negative judgments
A friend told me she'd given up negative thinking for Lent this year. "How hard could that be?" I thought. "Way easier than giving up ...
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June 29th, 2011
Get in Touch with Nature:
Go for a hike
It doesn't matter if you live near the mountains -- going for ...
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June 27th, 2011
I am lucky to have intelligent friends. They help edit my prose and engage me in witty conversation. And while I value them greatly, I ...
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June 22nd, 2011
The downside of all the non-consumption advice
Blogs on "minimalist living" clutter the internet these days with suggestions on how to pare down one's possessions, work commitments and daily routines. The minimalist ...
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June 15th, 2011
Give yourself the gift of time with no goals -- on retreat, on vacation and at home
Our new level of connectedness is a wonderful thing -- perhaps the greatest blessing technology has brought us. But it has created a new problem. In this hyper-connected world, time in which you can do ...
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June 10th, 2011
Why doesn't the Church sell this?
Trying to explain Confession (the Sacrament of Reconciliation) to non-Catholics reminds me of that old cartoon by James Thurber where a woman is in the ...
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June 6th, 2011
Taken from The Freshman Survival Guide
So you've just graduated high school. Congratulations! When people ask you, “So what are you doing in the fall?" you know the answer. Maybe you've ...
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June 2nd, 2011
Reviving an abstinence tradition that never really went away
A few weeks ago, when the bishops of England and Wales decided to reestablish the practice of abstaining from meat on Fridays, I had been thinking about the issue already after seeing friends struggle with ...
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May 31st, 2011
The tragedy of trapping religious art
First there's lights out, then there's lock up.
Masterpieces serving maximum sentences;
It's their own fault for being timeless.
There's a price you pay and a consequence.
All the ...
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May 26th, 2011
Spending time outside is nurturing for you spiritually and physically
Making sure to fit nature into my life, and encouraging others to do to the same, is a passion of mine. As a writer, it's easy enough to stay holed up indoors in a room ...
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May 24th, 2011
A questioning look at this strange Catholic tradition
Is anyone else as creeped out by martyrs as I am? As a Catholic convert, I still find parts of the church strange and alien, ...
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May 20th, 2011
Video highlights from the Mary Karr event
Busted Halo® kicked off our Tenth Anniversary Speakers Series with a live interview with New York Times best-selling author Mary ...
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May 17th, 2011
Why this show's exploration of faith vs. reason is so appealing
Exploring the tension between faith and reason is just one of the many interesting elements of the television series, Bones, currently in its sixth season on Fox, and one that keeps me watching each week. ...
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May 12th, 2011
Staying true to my faith despite human error
God save my Franciscan education, but there has been a distressing trend in the history of our Church. Various popes in our nearly 2,000-year history ...
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May 11th, 2011
Mary Karr, From Busted to Believer -- The Journey of an Unlikely Catholic
Watch the recorded live stream of our exclusive Mary Karr event — from the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City as Fr. Dave talks with Ms. Karr about her struggle with ...
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