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January 27th, 2010
Reflections on a good deed gone awry
No good deed goes unpunished.
How many of us have used that phrase at one time or another? Sometimes it means that we secretly wanted more ...
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January 22nd, 2010
"Into the mouth of the lion."
Giselle discusses the incident that forced her to look at the immigration issue.
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January 20th, 2010
On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a nun reflects on the abortion debate
This past January 22 was the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the legalization of abortion in the United States. There aren't very many ...
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January 15th, 2010
A Busted Halo contributor with family in Haiti shares her thoughts
Last September my mother returned to Haiti after a seven-year absence from her home country. It was a brief trip involving minor family matters and ...
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January 14th, 2010
A Haitian man and his family wait to see if he is deported and if their family is torn apart
Jonathan Freed hasn't eaten since ...
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January 14th, 2010
How you can help
Earlier this week a devastating earthquake rocked Haiti and we are learning only now of the complete destruction that has fallen on the Haitians. ...
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January 12th, 2010
"It started 21 years ago."
Rishi talks about his family's move to Canada from Trinidad.
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December 31st, 2009
A former CBS employee recalls the most trusted name in news
Long before Twitter or Drudge or Huffington or Gawker, there was another one-word media monolith, bigger and more influential than any one else.
Walter.
Television viewers didn’t ...
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December 31st, 2009
And You Probably Don't Know His Name
Quick — can you give me the latest on the divorce drama between Jon & Kate Gosselin? Or why Paula Abdul isn't going to be ...
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December 31st, 2009
Video 1 - "Ten years"
Nicole, a U.S. citizen, prepares to move her four children to rural Mexico to be with her husband who has been barred from reentering the United States.
In this segment, Nicole explains how her husband was ...
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December 31st, 2009
A traditional nun and her openly gay cousin discuss sexuality and the Catholic Church
Growing up just south of Los Angeles, Sr. Bernadette (Mary) Reis would see her cousin Paul Mages when her family took vacation trips to visit ...
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December 31st, 2009
A plea for an end to our culture wars
The uproar over Notre Dame's honoring President Obama in late May exposed the fissures within American Catholicism that will no doubt be on display following ...
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December 31st, 2009
(1921-2009)
It's difficult now to grasp what a radical thing Eunice ...
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December 30th, 2009
A pilgrimage for my two mothers
When I was ten, my favorite movie was Mary Poppins. As it begins, British siblings Jane and Michael Banks write an advertisement listing their requirements ...
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December 20th, 2009
We asked... and you came through
Wow, you guys are amazing!!
With the outpouring of support from Busted Halo readers earlier this month, on December 16 we found out that ...
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December 16th, 2009
A 10-year-old contemplates his religious identity
We were waiting for the bus. We were in Iowa for a month. We were there for the Iowa Writing Festival. My mom and dad ...
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December 11th, 2009
"I thought I was coming here on vacation."
In this video, Benita discusses her background and the difficulties she faced growing up.
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December 9th, 2009
A forgotten incident in the life of St. Francis speaks volumes today
As the former city editor and senior religion writer for Newsday, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Paul Moses is well aware of what it takes to ...
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December 2nd, 2009
A sneak attack on my conscience while at the mall
There was something very Miracle on 34th Street about Peoria's new mall. Opening just before the holidays, the "open-air lifestyle center" promised to recreate ...
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December 1st, 2009
Can you spare three minutes to truly make a difference?
Consider this your invitation to join thousands of students already participating in American Idol for charities. It'll take just a few minutes to vote, it's ...
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