Looking Back and Moving Forward…
When I took over as editor-in-chief of Busted Halo in May 2004 we were still living in a web 1.0 world. YouTube, Facebook and Twitter…
read moreA Tale of Two Transfers
Often it’s the things that don’t turn out the way we’d planned that teach us the most about ourselves and what’s important. A more philosophical…
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Four Tips for Keeping Your Semester Holy
I’m a college English professor with two children, ages 6 and 8. As a new school semester begins for our family, new routines automatically emerge.…
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Community Service: How You Can Act on Catholic Social Teaching Every Day
During my many years of volunteer service (primarily in hunger relief organizations), I’ve witnessed a frustrating phenomenon. While people (admirably) tend to focus on opportunities…
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Praying for Presence: How the Examen Helps Me Focus
When I was a kid, there were nights at the dinner table when my dad would get quiet and start staring off into the distance.…
read moreBusted: Morgan Atkinson
Introduction and interview by Bill McGarvey It is no surprise that a young seeker—as Morgan Atkinson was back in the mid-1970s—would be interested in the…
read moreThe Belly of a Paradox
Forty years ago today, Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk and perhaps the most popular American Catholic writer in history, stepped out of a bathroom shower…
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