Kim Statkevicus had it all. A successful, loving husband, a great house in the suburbs, a 13 month old son and another child on the way—the picture ...

Before I begin I need to get something out of the way. “Hello, my name is Dave and I’m a recovering Trekkie.” Phew! It feels so good to get ...

London July 8, 2005For the second time in four years a "terrorist" group has attacked civilians in my city. On September 11th I watched black clouds rising from lower ...

In the months leading up to the 2004 presidential election, the issue of faith—particularly how George W. Bush's Christian beliefs influence his decisions and policies—became pivotal. While many cited ...

"We don't want your money—we want you!" You've seen the commercials—a quick montage of famous faces imploring viewers to help eliminate poverty forever. This marketing blitz is ...

In 1997, Ethan Hawke starred in a little-known movie about human genetic engineering called "GATTACA." The title cleverly uses only the letters G, A, T, C, which stand ...

Some plays just shouldn't be performed at a Catholic university. Take, for example, a recent production by Fordham University students that included appearances by demonic forces, implied sexual intercourse ...

If you happened to be anywhere near a television set during the extensive media coverage of the death of Pope John Paul II and the election of Pope Benedict, ...

When Greil Marcus reviewed Bob Dylan's eagerly awaited 1970 album Self-Portrait for Rolling Stone, he began with the infamous line "what is this s—t?" Dylan's legions of fans, ...

Jazz singer, author, triathlete Liz Kelly has packed an awful lot of living into 37 short years. The Minnesota native has traveled and ...

Before he reached 30, Dave Dwyer had already achieved some pretty significant career goals in the field of television. The Syracuse University graduate had started out filing video ...

The following is a reflection written by Sheila Provencher, 32, who lives and works in Baghdad, Iraq, with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT). CPT is an ecumenical organization that ...

Even Dave Chappelle and Jay-Z weren't cool enough. For some reason, my attempts to fit Black History Month into my high school junior English lesson plans by drawing parallels between these contemporary black ...

Yes, it's crass. It's crude. And it's more than a little insensitive. All these charges can and ...

Teaching morality to sixteen-year-old girls requires a lot of patience, particularly when it comes to issues that revolve around the bedroom. After all, when you are sixteen you have ...

This time of year, we promise to strip inches off our waist, build muscle on our upper arms and paint our teeth white. But Sister Claudine Picard, a small woman with ...

Editorial Note: Through Father Tom Ryan of the Paulist office for ecumenical and interfaith relations BustedHalo Editor, Bill McGarvey was asked to participate in a study mission to Israel from Jan 1-Jan 9. The purpose ...

Sitting in her wheelchair and tethered to a constant supply of oxygen, 84-year-old Sr. Rose Thering doesn't exactly fit the image of a righteous crusader for change. But this Dominican sister who ...

"When you get drafted, you'll be sorry you voted for Bush," some co-workers angrily told me after they heard John Kerry was going to concede. Considering that I'm a thirty-something desk jockey who gets winded walking ...

On the eve of the election, I knew I needed to be in Cleveland. The democratic vote in this key swing state would be lost or found in ...