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Renée LaReau :
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Renée LaReau has been a BustedHalo contributing editor since 2002. She writes from South Bend, Indiana.
February 24th, 2009
besides giving up chocolate
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40 days of preparation for the Easter season when Christians are called to renew their commitments to ...
September 16th, 2008
An Army veteran and scholar on the costs of waging peace
As a scholar, peace activist and Army veteran, David Cortright offers a unique perspective on war and peace issues. A professor at the Kroc ...
November 27th, 2007
Five recommended spiritual reads for Advent and Christmas
This year will be different. That's the promise many of us make to ourselves just after Thanksgiving each year. We make silent oaths that we won't spend too ...
September 27th, 2007
The Religious Landscape of People in their 20s and 30s
In many ways, the 18-to-34-year-old crowd is a sought-after demographic. Advertisers continually try to lure young fashionistas, techies and foodies with their cutting-edge wares. Television executives craft sitcoms ...
January 23rd, 2007
Meditations for Finding Peace by Nicole Sotelo
"Your faith has made you well," Jesus says to a woman who seeks out his healing presence. "Go in peace, and be healed…" (Mark 5:34). Many people who ...
October 26th, 2006
A Catholic Ride Through America's Evangelical Landscape: by Peter Feuerherd
Visit Jerusalem in Orlando! Journey into the Sinai Wilderness! Expect to be inspired! These are some of the many exclamations splashed across the Web site for The Holy ...
October 19th, 2006
Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women: by Christine B. Whelan
Reviewed by Renée LaReau In a well-known "Sex and the City" episode, Miranda, a high-powered attorney who works 16-hour days, tells a man she meets at a speed dating ...
March 31st, 2006
An interview with the author of My Life with the Saints
Rev. James Martin--Jesuit priest and associate editor of America magazine--has written and edited numerous books on the spiritual life, including the memoir In Good Company: The Fast Track from the Corporate ...
March 13th, 2006
The Best American Spiritual Writing 2005
A quick glance at the "inspiration" section in any large bookstore is all one needs to determine that books classified as spiritual writing occupy a large tent. Joseph ...
November 7th, 2005
John Allen's new book on Opus Dei attempts to separate fact from fiction regarding the most controversial force in the Catholic Church.
Chances are, for most people, the words “Opus Dei” conjure up the image of an albino assassin monk, Silas, or the mysterious and haunting “Teacher” in Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci ...
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