|
|
May 24th, 2012
The beginning of Acts 2 reads like a breathless passage from a Hollywood screenplay:
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in ...
|
|
|
May 23rd, 2012
On Pentecost Sunday, God breathed the Holy Spirit into the apostles to remind them that they were not alone. Jesus had died, risen from ...
|
|
|
May 10th, 2012
Why we do it and the harm it does
Gossip seems like the main form of entertainment these days. We're bombarded with the ups and downs, the personal embarrassments, of entertainers, politicians, and a ...
|
|
|
May 9th, 2012
For many Catholics, the mystery involved with receiving Holy Communion remains a distant reality. The language that the Church uses to define the mystery of the ...
|
|
|
May 4th, 2012
A month of lessons in doing justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly in her footsteps
...
|
|
|
May 1st, 2012
For two and a half years I was a Jesuit, living religious life and experiencing what it was like to be part of the Church in more of a public capacity. I had many opportunities ...
|
|
|
April 26th, 2012
In preparing to give a presentation on the structures of faith communities, I was just reading 1 Corinthians 12-14. You may, like me, be familiar with ...
|
|
|
April 24th, 2012
When I came into the Catholic Church ten years ago, there were a number of things I was a ...
|
|
|
April 17th, 2012
Appreciating faith’s unscripted moments
These days, my spiritual life unfolds like it might on an improv stage. Both improv and spirituality have organic qualities, great depth and playfulness, too. ...
|
|
|
April 12th, 2012
One of the most popular columns I’ve ever written is about struggling with being on time. It led to a TV interview and ...
|
|
|
April 10th, 2012
A look at the women at Jesus' tomb and the Resurrection Women of today
We are tired. We feel it is now time to ...
|
|
|
April 4th, 2012
A guide to the three-day celebration of the Church
The Triduum (TRIH-du-um) is the time of the Church year when we celebrate the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This three-day ...
|
|
|
April 3rd, 2012
On March 7, 2008 at approximately three o’clock in the afternoon Theodore Xavier Kim had his first shots ... four of them. Now, it should be noted that I love my son’s pediatrician. I’m using ...
|
|
|
March 29th, 2012
I wasn't going to write about The Hunger Games movie – I'm a huge fan of the books and had no advance screening, so I just ...
|
|
|
March 28th, 2012
Giving up something extreme, like your car, provides spiritual benefits
Since I was a teenager, I’d always been a heroic sacrificer of chocolate, candy, or sweets come Lent. I heart sugar, so it was ...
|
|
|
March 27th, 2012
When I started writing for Busted Halo, the first piece I wrote, "What Sticks To Our Fingers," was about ...
|
|
|
March 21st, 2012
Why giving up an unexpected but targeted trapping of modern life -- like Facebook -- could be the best thing you do spiritually all year
My boyfriend and I were in Mass last month when an announcement reminded me: Lent was coming. I nudged him, stage-whispering, “Oh no -- ...
|
|
|
March 16th, 2012
Dear readers, donors,and friends:
Ten years ago BustedHalo.com made its debut and began reaching out to young adults who were discovering and re-discovering the Catholic Church. Through the years, Busted Halo® has grown and ...
|
|
|
March 15th, 2012
It seems that every year around this time I'm inspired to write about renewal and fresh starts. That's not surprising, of course. The vernal equinox (March 20) is ...
|
|
|
March 1st, 2012
Go easy on yourself this Lent
I broke my Lenten commitment on day one. On Ash Wednesday, after a difficult day, I trudged right past two people asking for change on my way home, remembering my commitment but in my aggravation ...
|
