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January 31st, 2011
A Muslim reflects on the old laws
Growing up as the token Muslim in my small Florida town, I was often the go-to person for all things related to Islam. Talk about ...
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January 28th, 2011
The latest priest-as-demon-slayer film tries to be more
Blame it on the Jesuits. Were it not for the experiences of one of their own, whose exploits combating the possessed inspired the film The ...
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January 27th, 2011
Facing questions of direction and purpose
The other day, I was reading a biography of Fr. Isaac Hecker, founder of the Paulists, and it was describing the American challenge into which ...
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January 20th, 2011
Readers respond to the Church's definition of "single as a vocation"
Is being single a vocation within the Catholic Church? Can one be called to a single life -- not the Sacrament of Marriage, not the ...
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January 19th, 2011
(1936 - 2010)
It is fitting that the first film Dennis Hopper appeared in was Rebel Without A Cause, yet it is even more appropriate that he was ...
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January 14th, 2011
A Jesuit comedian looks at reactions to the infamous Doritos ad
Sitting at the dinner table after Mass one evening in those incredibly dewy and pious days of Jesuit novitiate, my novice brother Gary mentioned through a mouthful of broccoli that he thought the best way ...
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January 14th, 2011
Ex-L.A. gang members carry a message of hope to a small Alabama town
For over 20 years, Homeboy Industries has offered a way out of ...
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January 11th, 2011
On the anniversary on the Haiti earthquake, a reflection on the devastation and the hard road back
While putting away the Christmas decorations, I came across my daughter's letter to Santa. Most of her list contained items typical for a 6-year-old: bike ...
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January 11th, 2011
(1930-2010)
I'm 7 years old and the Yankees are king. It seems as if they never lose and I hate them with a passion. ...
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January 11th, 2011
Emilio Estevez discusses his new film on The Busted Halo Show with Fr. Dave
When The Busted Halo Show with Father Dave broadcast a week of our Sirius XM radio show from Los Angeles, actor/director Emilio Estevez dropped by our studio to talk about his career and his new ...
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January 10th, 2011
Walter Parker (1939 - 2010)
When my neighbor Walter Parker passed away in October, I knew the following: he was one of the sweetest people I'd ever met; he spent ...
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January 6th, 2011
(1925-2010)
"We're like sisters!" the big ugly woman with the Bronx baritone replied caustically and I laughed. I laughed so hard I had to roll off ...
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January 5th, 2011
Alexander McQueen (1969 - 2010), Mark Linkous (1962 - 2010) and Andrew Koenig (1968 - 2010)
These people, who had contributed much to the world; who could be gratified by the lives they had touched; who seemed to have a passion and a calling; who had more accomplishments to point at ...
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January 5th, 2011
Encounters at the Jon Stewart - Stephen Colbert rally
Ask most any twentysomething in the United States where they get their news from these days, and one of their ...
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January 4th, 2011
The passing of Barbara Billingsley (1915-2010), Peter Graves (1926-2010) and Leslie Nielsen (1926-2010)
Bob Hope, at his peak, was considered one of the funniest men on the planet. But show his performances to someone from the generations ...
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January 2nd, 2011
How to know if it's time to walk down the aisle or go your separate ways
Matt, 29, and his girlfriend, Kelly, 28, have been dating for four years and living together for two. They were both raised Catholic, attend Church ...
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December 31st, 2010
While there are so many posts written in my head, I thought I should hop on the band wagon and look back on the end of 2010 living in our happy, little interfaith home with ...
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December 31st, 2010
(1919-2010)
Holden Caulfield's Moments of Grace
The spiritual wisdom of Salinger's famous teen
Midway through J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, notices ...
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December 30th, 2010
(1973-2010)
Hospice.
The word sounds ominous enough when it's spoken in reference to an older person, but when it's used to describe the dying months of a 37-year-old woman, it ...
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December 29th, 2010
A fan shares why they're supporting Busted Halo this holiday season
At Busted Halo® we love getting feedback about how we're doing -- what we're doing right, how we can better serve you, and why you care about our ministry. So this holiday season we ...
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