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March 6th, 2003
The Spiritual Search of a Student Activist
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 ...
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March 6th, 2003
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 ...
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March 3rd, 2003
The Spirituality of Homelessness Means Giving Up Control
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 ...
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March 3rd, 2003
A Baptist pastor shares his perspective on the re-election from Brazil
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 ...
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February 28th, 2003
A House Painter and the Importance of Passionate Living
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 ...
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February 26th, 2003
Scripture Reflections for Sundays in Lent
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 ...
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February 12th, 2003
The Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary
The little round vial holds about an ounce of water. There's a silver cross that sits on top of it. And in big block letters just one word: Jordan.
Those who see it ...
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February 7th, 2003
I read the reading from Genesis three times before I picked up on the rainbow. "I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth." ...
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February 7th, 2003
An Ash Smudge and the Cross of Christ
We are a smooth-skinned people.
Between walnut-shell exfoliants, multivitamins, microdermabrasion and "Botox parties," well off Americans aim to erase death line by wrinkled line. We want to look ...
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January 28th, 2003
The awkward relationship between Christianity and the earth
When I first learned that a possible Hebrew-to-English translation of Genesis 1:28's command for humans to ‘subdue the earth' is, literally, ‘rape the earth,' I cheered. At the ...
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January 25th, 2003
Too busy for the Almighty? Maybe Not
Sister Kay is slothful. She's a nun and professor and frantically busy. So, when she announced to my Monday night class that she is lazy, I was shocked. Spiritually lazy, she clarified. Some days, she ...
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January 23rd, 2003
Ministering to the ‘Spiritual But Not Religious'
PART 1: THE HIRED GUN
"Can you imagine us doing this in a church?" I wasn't eavesdropping, but I did overhear Mina, ...
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January 9th, 2003
More Than Just Respectable and Nice?
Are you a good Catholic?
As we begin 2003, we are surrounded by war and rumors of war. What do you think of the Bush administration's ...
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January 8th, 2003
An Hour a Day in Wondrous Company
Rachel said the women who participate in Room In the Inn (RITI), Campus' winter shelter program, are like artichokes. Their hearts are hidden by overlapping layers of abuse, addiction, mental illness, and inconsistency. ...
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January 5th, 2003
I stood on the corner looking into
the children's playground. At one o'clock on this chilly afternoon I found it empty after my walk in the park. Past the dry sprinklers were the two tire ...
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January 4th, 2003
Signs of Hope in Mother Teresa's Long Crisis of Faith
Can there be any example more illuminating about what faith demands than Mother Teresa's recently revealed crisis of faith?
Crisis of faith…and Mother Teresa? Yes, the two go together. She was human ...
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January 3rd, 2003
Anne Rice
Most of us can identify certain teachers or mentors who have had a profound impact on our lives. The same can be said for particular books that have shaped our view of ...
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January 2nd, 2003
The Oft Forgot Epiphany Celebration, Wise Men and All
Ever had a revelation? Ever, in the middle of everything ordinary, touched the depths of what is mystery ?
Despite the post-New Year hangovers, this is just the time for revelations.
According to ancient tradition, the 6th ...
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January 2nd, 2003
The Oft Forgot Epiphany Celebration, Wise Men and All
Ever had a revelation? Ever, in the middle of everything ordinary, touched the depths of what is mystery ?
Despite the post-New Year hangovers, this is just the time for revelations.
According to ancient tradition, the 6th ...
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December 25th, 2002
A World of Traditions for Welcoming the Savior
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic-Throughout the years people from diverse cultures have developed many festive customs in preparation for Christmas. Among the most popular back home in ...
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