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		<title>Disparate Works &#8212; The Best Actor Category</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Martin, SJ</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog Flash]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Movie Minister]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adele Adkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best actor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brad Pitt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Clooney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jean Dujardin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lady Gaga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moneyball]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Descendents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Who&#8217;s art is better, Gaga or Adele? In a competition of art vs. art, how can you compare such different work? Every year at the Oscars, handfuls of excellent but similarly disparate works are pitted against one another for the biggest prize in show business. This year&#8217;s best actor category is a perfect example. Who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It is much easier to conquer a country than to conquer ourselves. &#8212; Blessed Teresa of Calcutta</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[mother teresa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[self control]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treat yourself to a small pleasure today.]]></description>
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		<title>What does the Church teach about homosexuality?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-does-the-church-teach-about-homosexuality</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neela Kale</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homosexuality. Catholic Church]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Catholic Church&#8217;s teaching on all aspects of human sexuality is derived from our belief that God created human beings, male and female, out of love, and gave us a special vocation to love and to communion. As summarized in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “the union of man and woman in marriage is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort. You were made for greatness. &#8212; Pope Benedict XVI</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/the-world-promises-you-comfort-but-you-were-not-made-for-comfort-you-were-made-for-greatness-pope-benedict-xvi</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[benedict xvi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comfort]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What were you meant to do with your life?]]></description>
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		<title>What a Tablecloth Taught Me About Relationships</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/features/what-a-tablecloth-taught-me-about-relationships</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sr. Bernadette Reis, fsp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homepage Flash Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sex & Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crocheting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new perspective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships with others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strengthening relationships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The night before I traveled to my brother’s wedding I was putting the finishing touches on his wedding gift: a hand-crocheted tablecloth. After four years in the making, it was wonderful to finally work on the last part &#8212; blocking it. This task was the most tedious. Stretching the tablecloth and pinning it at every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As the poet said, &#8220;Only God can make a tree&#8221; &#8212; probably because it&#8217;s so hard to figure out how to get the bark on. &#8212; Woody Allen</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/as-the-poet-said-only-god-can-make-a-tree-probably-because-its-so-hard-to-figure-out-how-to-get-the-bark-on</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Creation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[God in nature]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eat lunch outside today, or, if it&#8217;s winter where you are and it&#8217;s too cold, at least eat by a window with a view of nature.]]></description>
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		<title>The Government’s Attack on Consciences</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/blogs/the-government%e2%80%99s-attack-on-the-catholic-church</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/blogs/the-government%e2%80%99s-attack-on-the-catholic-church#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Gonzalez Kraft</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[La Lupe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Health and Human Services Contraceptives in Healthcare Ruling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I voted for President Obama in the 2008 election. Leading up to that election and after it, I’ve fought an uphill battle trying to explain how I could be Catholic and vote for a president that so obviously has pro-choice goals. In my argument, I kept coming back to the USCCB’s statement, “As Catholics we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What does the word Liturgy mean?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-does-the-word-liturgy-mean</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/what-does-the-word-liturgy-mean#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julianne Wallace</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liturgy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The word liturgy has developed over many years. In classical greek, leitourgia is a work done on behalf of the people. In ancient times, any work that was done by someone for the good of the community could be considered a leitourgia. In the early church, liturgy referred to both the people involved in ministry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Prayer</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/blogs/the-power-of-prayer</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/blogs/the-power-of-prayer#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie Reuter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Girls Meet G-d]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Full disclosure: I never thought much about prayer before Farrah, Monica and I started this blog. Praying wasn&#8217;t something I did on a daily basis and I certainly didn&#8217;t openly talk about it. But, a change of events and a new job opportunity has made me reflect on the power of prayer. When I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulate Busted Halo With a Video, Win a Prize!</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/features/congratulate-busted-halo-with-a-video-win-a-prize</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/features/congratulate-busted-halo-with-a-video-win-a-prize#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editors</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Busted Video : HP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[birthday celebration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next month Busted Halo® turns 10! BustedHalo.com was founded 10 years ago in order to help young adult spiritual seekers explore their faith and connect with other young adults on their own journeys toward God. We’re still at it with thought-provoking articles, blogs, and columns, engaging videos, informative podcasts, and “The Busted Halo® Show with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faith is taking the first step even when you don&#8217;t see the whole staircase. &#8212; Martin Luther King Jr.</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/faith-is-taking-the-first-step-even-when-you-dont-see-the-whole-staircase-martin-luther-king-jr-2</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/faith-is-taking-the-first-step-even-when-you-dont-see-the-whole-staircase-martin-luther-king-jr-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a leap of faith today and do something that might have uncertain results.]]></description>
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		<title>Do Catholics have to go to Marian shrines like Fatima once a year?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/do-catholics-have-to-go-to-marian-shrines-like-fatima-once-a-year</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/questionbox/do-catholics-have-to-go-to-marian-shrines-like-fatima-once-a-year#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ginny Kubitz Moyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catholic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shrines]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There’s zero obligation for Catholics to go to Marian shrines. The decision to visit them is totally voluntary. Many shrines do attract large numbers of pilgrims; the Marian apparition site at Lourdes, France, for example, attracts about five million pilgrims a year. Some come in hope for healing (the spring at Lourdes has been associated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One with a spirit of joy preaches without preaching. &#8212; Blessed Teresa of Calcutta</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/one-with-a-spirit-of-joy-preaches-without-preaching</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/one-with-a-spirit-of-joy-preaches-without-preaching#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[joy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concentrate today on what brings you joy.]]></description>
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		<title>Any religion is forever in danger of petrifaction into mere ritual and habit, though ritual and habit be essential to religion. &#8212; T. S. Eliot</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/any-religion-is-forever-in-danger-of-petrifaction-into-mere-ritual-and-habit-though-ritual-and-habit-be-essential-to-religion-t-s-eliot</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[everyday habits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read Phil Fox Rose&#8217;s column, &#8220;Re: Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus&#8221; about the viral video and reflect on the role ritual plays in your practice of your religion.]]></description>
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		<title>Family Style</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/blogs/family-style</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Martin, SJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home for the holidays, I told my mother that my students couldn&#8217;t believe I was in my thirties. Her response without missing a beat was, &#8220;That&#8217;s probably because you act so juvenile.&#8221; I wish I could say it went uphill from there, but sadly as I was helping to clear the table of turkey, etc., [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down  and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful,  giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats,  so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; my word shall not return to me void,  but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it. &#8212; Isaiah 55</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[calling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pray today that God&#8217;s word might speak to you and give your life the direction that it may need.]]></description>
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		<title>Re: Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-58-re-why-i-hate-religion-but-love-jesus</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-58-re-why-i-hate-religion-but-love-jesus#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Fox Rose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the viral video &#8220;Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus,&#8221; by Jefferson Bethke, approaches 18 million views, I will add my response into the clutter. I&#8217;ve seen pro-life responses. I&#8217;ve seen Catholic exceptionalism responses. I&#8217;ve seen atheist and non-Christian responses that agree but then have their own conclusions. I am not interested in getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. &#8212; Aristotle</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/we-are-what-we-repeatedly-do-excellence-then-is-not-an-act-but-a-habit-aristotle</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/we-are-what-we-repeatedly-do-excellence-then-is-not-an-act-but-a-habit-aristotle#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take action and begin forming a new positive habit.]]></description>
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		<title>My daughter, I see more Pharisees among Christians than there were around Pilate. &#8212; St. Margaret of Cortona</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/my-daughter-i-see-more-pharisees-among-christians-than-there-were-around-pilate</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/my-daughter-i-see-more-pharisees-among-christians-than-there-were-around-pilate#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask yourself, where are you judgmental towards anyone in your life.]]></description>
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		<title>When Super PACs Came To Town</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/features/when-super-pacs-came-to-town</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/features/when-super-pacs-came-to-town#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael O'Loughlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a couple fumbles in the week leading up to the South Carolina primary, and then being routed in that contest by Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney has won the Florida GOP primary and appears poised once again to reclaim the moniker of “inevitable nominee.” Though Gingrich still leads in national polls, Romney’s win in Florida [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Time for Church</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/blogs/finding-time-for-church</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/blogs/finding-time-for-church#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie Reuter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month, I wrote about one of my resolutions to go to church every Sunday. After doing some research I was surprised to learn that there are five Catholic churches within walking distance of my apartment. Now I really don&#8217;t have an excuse to not attend. However, when I woke up New Years Day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coveting Thy Neighbor&#8217;s Good</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/blogs/coveting-thy-neighbors-good</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/blogs/coveting-thy-neighbors-good#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Gonzalez Kraft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m going to be honest. At the end of December I was not in a good place. I was unhappy with everything &#8212; my home, my relationship with everyone in my life, my spiritual life, my performance at work. Everything. I felt really bad about how I was doing all around. I just kept playing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get, but if you work really hard and you&#8217;re kind, amazing things will happen. &#8212; Conan O&#8217;Brien</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/nobody-in-life-gets-exactly-what-they-thought-they-were-going-to-get-but-if-you-work-really-hard-and-youre-kind-amazing-things-will-happen-conan-obrien</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember nothing great is achieved without hard work and a strong spirit.]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Great Acting?</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/blogs/what-is-great-acting</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/blogs/what-is-great-acting#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake Martin, SJ</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Movie Minister]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s always about Meryl. Much like the painfully awkward song and dance numbers and the deadly dull banter between presenters, Streep has become a sort of informal Oscar tradition since her first nomination for The Deer Hunter in 1978. Streep is iconic, perhaps more so than the woman she portrayed to garner her 17th nomination: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most? &#8212; Mark Twain</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/but-who-prays-for-satan-who-in-eighteen-centuries-has-had-the-common-humanity-to-pray-for-the-one-sinner-that-needed-it-most</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who is your number one enemy? Pray for them.]]></description>
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		<title>Five Football-Free Alternatives to Super Bowl Sunday</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/features/five-football-free-alternatives-to-super-bowl-sunday</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Dilyard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not a football fan? Neither am I. But in a country where football is more or less a religion, it’s hard to escape the clamor and commotion surrounding the holiest of holy days &#8212; Super Bowl Sunday. I’ve managed to circumvent The Big Game for the past few years (one of the perks of attending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Develop a benevolent world view; look for the good in the people and circumstances around you. &#8212; Brian Tracy</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/develop-a-benevolent-world-view-look-for-the-good-in-the-people-and-circumstances-around-you-brian-tracy</link>
		<comments>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/develop-a-benevolent-world-view-look-for-the-good-in-the-people-and-circumstances-around-you-brian-tracy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world is not a perfect place but always remember there is more positive than negative. Strive to focus on the positive today.]]></description>
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		<title>Let go into the Mystery, let yourself go. You&#8217;ve got to open up your heart, that&#8217;s all I know. Trust what I say and do what you&#8217;re told, and baby, all your dirt will turn into gold. &#8212; Van Morrison</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/let-go-into-the-mystery-let-yourself-go-youve-got-to-open-up-your-heart-thats-all-i-know-trust-what-i-say-and-do-what-youre-told-and-baby-all-your-dirt-will-turn-into-gold</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today sit in quiet for just five minutes and open your heart to new possibilities.]]></description>
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		<title>Church and State and Charity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:42:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael O'Loughlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney released his tax returns this week, and much of the focus has been on his astronomical income and the relatively low tax rate he paid on those earnings. But also embedded in those IRS forms is evidence of Romney’s charitable giving. Over the past two years, Mitt Romney took in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost. &#8212; Robert H. Schuller</title>
		<link>http://bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/always-look-at-what-you-have-left-never-look-at-what-you-have-lost-robert-h-schuller</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do not focus on your list of regrets. &#8212; Remind yourself that everything happens for a reason and count your blessings!]]></description>
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