I regularly check into a community discussion board called craigslist. On the morning that Baghdad fell, almost as if staged for the world's all-seeing cameras, someone posted ...

There were moments after arriving here in DC from rural south Texas that I felt I was dealing with a different animal altogether. After all, I exited the Farragut North subway station in the morning ...

Readings: Exodus 20:1-17 1 Corinthians 1:22-25 John 2:13-25 A chaotic scene Jesus must have looked like a crazy man on his angry rampage through the Temple, a place crammed with people due to the upcoming Passover. And ...

I am going to break one of my own writing rules here, and turn to Hollywood for wisdom: "Why," said George Burns, representing God, "is it so easy to believe in that movie about exorcism, and ...

Mad as hell…but without hope There's a famous scene from the movie Network where newsman Howard Beale who is fed up ...

Early bloomer My roots in activism grew quickly. I became aware of many world problems through the help of some Southeast Asian friends during my sophomore year of high school. At that time, Indonesia was fighting ...

Luke has appointed himself as my evening ride lookout. In the mornings, I ride the bus to work at the Campus for Human Development, but Curt, one of my six roommates, works three blocks away ...

There is a God on the streets. And a faith more genuine than the one we perceive the crazy street evangelists to be talking about. The spirituality of the homelessThe ...

War began on my thirteenth birthday, alien blue tracer fire arcing over the minarets and round curving buildings of Baghdad. I sat cross-legged on the couch with an open notebook in my lap, not studying ...

To the Editors of BustedHalo: Like most people around the world, I saw the re-election of George W. Bush to the presidency of the United States as ...

Bracketology 101 I was introduced to the magic and ritual of March Madness in my grade school years. During tournament time, my dad would take my siblings and me to McDonald's for breakfast before ...

Could it be that "lust" is one of the good seven deadly sins? Possibly the only one that is? I love the word lust because the word ...

Do you like Snapple? I like Snapple. Not only is there a treat inside every bottle, but there's even a treat on the outside. Often, right on their label, you'll find ...

Just when you think you've heard it all comes this nugget: Joblessness may be good for you. This curious theory comes courtesy of University of North Carolina economist Christopher Ruhm. Ruhm's theory, published by the National ...

The scandal moves to California The epicenter of the Catholic priest sex abuse scandal is poised to move west to California. That's because a new state law , effective Jan. 1, 2003, ...

Readings: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Rm 8:31b-34 Mk 9:2-10 Are you willing to risk everything for love? This may sound like the refrain of a Celine Dion song, but instead it is the ...

March is nearly upon us, as is the brink of war. Usually when I think of March I tend to think of college basketball and March Madness, also known as the NCAA's ...

One weekend afternoon when I was a kid, the 1958 film The Blob came on TV. Maybe my mother shouldn't have let me watch it. That scene where the terrified crush of young ...

Two weeks before our wedding, Steve and I bought life insurance. Our insurance agent was impressed. He claimed that most young couples weren't that responsible. I agreed and stated, "They should ...

When it comes to the subject of love everybody is an expert. Your best friend tells you, "Face it he's not worth it." You read magazine articles about "how to get the most satisfaction ...