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December 7th, 2007
Juno has wit, heart and edge
Is there anything funny about a sixteen year old girl getting pregnant? Actually, there's quite a bit in the new film Juno. A smart and smart-mouthed Minnesota teen named ...
November 26th, 2007
The Marriage Myth: Scaring women about their marriage prospects distracts us from truly urgent issues
Major news outlets are once again scaring smart, accomplished women into believing that they're doomed to be old maids because they intimidate men. This old saw makes great headlines—but it's dead wrong. It also distracts ...
November 12th, 2007
The Florists Daughter beautifully captures a "relentlessly modest" life
As young-adults, we're often used to reading books about ourselves and our own experiences. We're interested in entertainment, a good story, or some advice about how to live ...
October 25th, 2007
Earnest but off-key, Bella preaches to the choir
Metanoia films' mission statement "to make films that matter and have the potential of making a meaningful difference in people's lives" is both lofty and laudable. To the ...
October 24th, 2007
A Pure Sex, Pure Love Special Edition
Ladies, it's that time of year to let out your inner vixen and to live out your fantasies of being a naughty nun. Guys, it's ...
October 15th, 2007
The Challenges of Long-Distance Relationships
A few months ago I received a letter from Jeff Klein, a 32-year-old BustedHalo reader. He'd recently begun dating someone who lived seven hours away. Was it feasible to ...
October 1st, 2007
A Moral Theologian Answers Questions on Sin, Sex and the Sacraments
In the last column, I shared a letter I'd received from Laura, a 20-year-old reader struggling with her decision to have sex before marriage. She raised all sorts of ...
September 17th, 2007
Sin, Sex and Sacrament: A candid discussion
When Laura was 13 she took a vow to remain chaste until marriage. She's a pretty good Catholic: She attends Mass regularly and is thoughtful about acting in accordance with the ...
September 11th, 2007
See, I am making all things new
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; ...
September 4th, 2007
X-Games II: Should you invite your ex-boyfriend/girlfriend to your wedding?
In my last column, I asked the question: Can you be friends with your ex? Dozens of you shared your personal experiences and took our BustedHalo survey. Among BustedHalo ...
August 20th, 2007
X-Games: Can you be friends with your ex boyfriend/girlfriend?
Alysa and her boyfriend had been dating for nearly two years, and then broke up. The breakup was amicable, but painful for Alysa, who still loved her ex boyfriend ...
August 7th, 2007
A man from a fundamentalist family, a freethinking woman— what does the future hold?
Their son was dating a heathen. That's what it was, in the end: a woman set to go to Hell and take their son with her by doing ...
August 6th, 2007
The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde: Our readers respond to Dr. Whelan's latest Pure Sex column on the challenges of cohabitation
In my last column, I wrote about Bonnie and Clyde, a couple who have been dating for three years and living together for the past year, with no plans ...
August 2nd, 2007
Our search for order in the darkness
A friend of mine just left her husband. She told me that she had been unhappy in the marriage for a long time but couldn't find a way ...
July 31st, 2007
Does Springfield Get Religion?
In a recent print "interview" with USA Today, Homer Simpson explains his theology this way: "Every time I see my sweet girl Lisa, I believe in God. Every time ...
July 23rd, 2007
The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde: The Challenges of Cohabitation
Recently I received a letter from a Pure Sex, Pure Love reader–we'll call her Bonnie, to protect her privacy–and I thought it was such an important topic that I wanted to share it with the ...
July 11th, 2007
Our readers sound off on Dr. Christine Whelan's latest Pure Sex, Pure Love column Readers responded from around the world with great passion to last week's column ...
July 9th, 2007
How different faith traditions help get couples ready for the days after the big day
From rings to registries and videographers to wedding planners, getting married is an estimated $161 billion industry in the U.S. But preparing for lifelong commitment often seems to fall ...
July 2nd, 2007
Are men inferior to women?
As our June 16 wedding day approached, my fiancé got a lot of advice from married coworkers and friends about how to navigate his future relationship. It boiled down ...
June 12th, 2007
Surviving your Catholic Wedding
Pop quiz: May a Catholic couple get married on the beach? May the bride boogie down the aisle to a modern tune? Bemused? Things are changing fast in the ...
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