<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Busted Halo &#187; Renée LaReau</title> <atom:link href="http://www.bustedhalo.com/author/renee-lareau/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com</link> <description>an online magazine for spiritual seekers.</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:50:02 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>25 Great Things You Can Do For Lent</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/25-great-things-you-can-do-for-lent/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/25-great-things-you-can-do-for-lent/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:59:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HOMEPAGE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homepage Flash Box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality : HP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[abstinence during Lent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ash wednesday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[concrete steps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[don't give up chocolate for Lent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fasting and abstinence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FastPrayGive]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Give]]></category> <category><![CDATA[giving up chocolate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lent cliche]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pray]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social conscience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spiritual practices]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=663</guid> <description><![CDATA[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 spiritual practices like Fasting, Prayer and Almsgiving. The season is intended as a time for personal conversion leading up to Easter. The belief is that our consistent participation in these [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/25-great-things-you-can-do-for-lent/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Busted: David Cortright</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-david-cortright/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-david-cortright/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:00:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture : HP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Recently Featured : HP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[absolute pacifism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[civilian immunity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cortright v. Resor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[counterterrorism advisor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[David Cortright]]></category> <category><![CDATA[economic sanction advisor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[force of law]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fourth Freedom Forum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[history of pacifism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nonviolent approaches]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Peace: A History of Movements and Ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[proportionality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reinhold Niebuhr]]></category> <category><![CDATA[selective objector]]></category> <category><![CDATA[soldier of Vietnam War]]></category> <category><![CDATA[United Nations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[war and peace issues]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=4417</guid> <description><![CDATA[As a scholar, peace activist and Army veteran, David Cortright offers a unique perspective on war and peace issues. A professor at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, Cortright also has advised the United Nations on issues including weapons inspections, counterterrorism, and sanctions against rogue regimes. He has [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-david-cortright/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Season&#8217;s Readings</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/seasons-readings/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/seasons-readings/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:26:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archbishop oscar romero]]></category> <category><![CDATA[christian nonviolence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[christmas preparations]]></category> <category><![CDATA[daily reflection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[god of peace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[peace activists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prayer booklets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reflection questions]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=1651</guid> <description><![CDATA[This year will be different. That&#8217;s the promise many of us make to ourselves just after Thanksgiving each year. We make silent oaths that we won&#8217;t spend too much on Christmas presents. We tell ourselves that we won&#8217;t overindulge at holiday f&#234;tes, and that we&#8217;ll take some time to really savor the true meaning of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/seasons-readings/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Googling God</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/googling-god/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/googling-god/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:50:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[google searches]]></category> <category><![CDATA[latchkey kids]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lifelong commitment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mike hayes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[praise and worship music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spiritual sensibilities]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=697</guid> <description><![CDATA[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 and reality shows hoping to capture the interest of this population. The Catholic Church, too, seeks their energy, enthusiasm and talents. But appealing to these young adults [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/googling-god/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Women Healing from Abuse</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/women-healing-from-abuse/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/women-healing-from-abuse/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:23:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sex & Relationships]]></category> <category><![CDATA[book women]]></category> <category><![CDATA[finding peace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[power of prayer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[scriptural reflection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[slim volume]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sotelo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[theological knowledge]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=756</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8220;Your faith has made you well,&#8221; Jesus says to a woman who seeks out his healing presence. &#8220;Go in peace, and be healed&#8230;&#8221; (Mark 5:34). Many people who have suffered as a result of disease, divorce, death or other tragedies speak to faith&#8217;s capacity to heal and comfort. In her first book, Women Healing from [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/women-healing-from-abuse/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Holyland USA</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/holyland-usa/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/holyland-usa/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:38:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=773</guid> <description><![CDATA[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 Land Experience, a Florida theme park advertised as &#8220;Orlando&#8217;s most inspiring destination.&#8221; This Holy Land facsimile, dotted with such sites as &#8220;The Dead Sea Qumran Caves,&#8221; &#8220;Calvary&#8217;s [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/holyland-usa/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SWANS&#8217; Song</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/swans-song/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/swans-song/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 04:43:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[christine whelan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[columnist maureen dowd]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fact checkers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[professional successes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[women achievers]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=774</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Reviewed by Ren&#233;e LaReau In a well-known &#8220;Sex and the City&#8221; episode, Miranda, a high-powered attorney who works 16-hour days, tells a man she meets at a speed dating event that she&#8217;s a flight attendant. Why? She&#8217;s afraid she&#8217;ll intimidate him with the truth, ruining her chances for a real dinner-and-movie date or even a romantic [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/swans-song/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Busted: Jim Martin, SJ</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-jim-martin-sj/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-jim-martin-sj/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2006 21:03:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Profiles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorothy Day]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jesuit priest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jim Martin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spiritual life]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2465</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rev. James Martin&#8211;Jesuit priest and associate editor of America magazine&#8211;has written and edited numerous books on the spiritual life, including the memoir In Good Company: The Fast Track from the Corporate World to Poverty, Chastity and Obedience, chronicling his journey from the corporate subculture of General Electric to the Jesuit priesthood, and Awake My Soul: [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-jim-martin-sj/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Eternal Matters</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/eternal-matters/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/eternal-matters/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2006 04:05:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bruce wilkinson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gift of peace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[martin luther king]]></category> <category><![CDATA[midnight snack]]></category> <category><![CDATA[philip zaleski]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sacred scripture]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=816</guid> <description><![CDATA[ A quick glance at the &#8220;inspiration&#8221; section in any large bookstore is all one needs to determine that books classified as spiritual writing occupy a large tent.  Joseph Cardinal Bernardin&#8217;s The Gift of Peace nestles next to Bruce Wilkinson&#8217;s The Prayer of Jabez, while Kabbalah for Beginners and books of Sufi poetry fill the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/eternal-matters/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Magnum Opus</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/magnum-opus/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/magnum-opus/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2005 21:08:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dan Brown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Allen]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2466</guid> <description><![CDATA[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 Code. Controversy has swirled around Brown’s fictional interpretation of a number of religious topics since Da Vinci’s publication and, no doubt, was also a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/magnum-opus/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Heresy for Dummies</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/heresy-for-dummies/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/heresy-for-dummies/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:09:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dogma]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2467</guid> <description><![CDATA[After the death of John Paul II and the election of Pope Benedict the XVI, print and broadcast media pundits regularly bandied about phrases like &#8220;defender of church doctrine&#8221; and &#8220;watchdog of church teaching.&#8221;  After a few days of taking in the breaking news, the differences between terms like &#8220;dogma&#8221; and &#8220;doctrine&#8221; and &#8220;teaching&#8221; [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/heresy-for-dummies/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Word on the Street: All I Want for Christmas</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/word-on-the-street-all-i-want-for-christmas/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/word-on-the-street-all-i-want-for-christmas/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2004 21:13:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Word on the Street]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2468</guid> <description><![CDATA[On the surface, Christmas shopping season is at its peak and our lists of "must haves" and wants are long. But will full shopping bags and trees blockaded by presents fulfill all our Christmas desires? No way, says our unofficial survey.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/word-on-the-street-all-i-want-for-christmas/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Busted: Sr. Rose Thering</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-sr-rose-thering/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-sr-rose-thering/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:05:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Profiles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[death of jesus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[doctoral research]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dominican sister]]></category> <category><![CDATA[honest dialogue]]></category> <category><![CDATA[professor emerita]]></category> <category><![CDATA[school textbooks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unlikely hero]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=881</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sitting in her wheelchair and tethered to a constant supply of oxygen, 84-year-old Sr. Rose Thering doesn&#8217;t exactly fit the image of a righteous crusader for change. But this Dominican sister who challenged the Catholic Church&#8217;s long-held teachings regarding the Jewish people has been an unlikely hero in the decades-long struggle to change Catholic attitudes. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-sr-rose-thering/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>All I Did Was Ask</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/all-i-did-was-ask/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/all-i-did-was-ask/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2004 21:17:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[terry gross]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2470</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the introduction to a collection of her radio interviews broadcast on National Public Radio, Fresh Air host Terry Gross has a few words for potential skeptics: &#8220;You may be wondering what the point is of reading interviews that were meant to be listened to,&#8221; writes Gross, who has hosted Fresh Air since 1975. &#8220;But [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/all-i-did-was-ask/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Word on the Street: Ohio on My Mind</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/word-on-the-street-ohio-on-my-mind/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/word-on-the-street-ohio-on-my-mind/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2004 21:18:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Word on the Street]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2471</guid> <description><![CDATA[On Election Day 2004 all eyes were on the state of Ohio, where some voters stood in line for hours to cast their presidential vote. Busted Halo asked some young voters in Columbus, the state capitol, for their thoughts on the outcome of this year&#8217;s presidential election. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/word-on-the-street-ohio-on-my-mind/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Father Yogi</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/father-yogi/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/father-yogi/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2004 21:21:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spiritual benefits]]></category> <category><![CDATA[theology of the body]]></category> <category><![CDATA[thomas ryan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[yoga]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2472</guid> <description><![CDATA[Whether it&#8217;s Pilates or spinning, marathoning or extreme kayaking, Americans love their exercise. No doubt the number of new gym memberships and fitness-related New Year&#8217;s resolutions will spike in a couple of weeks, right after we&#8217;ve all ingested too many rum balls and glasses of egg nog. Physical activity for the sake of good health is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/father-yogi/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>True Colors</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/true-colors/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/true-colors/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2004 21:26:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brian doyle]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2473</guid> <description><![CDATA[Robert Barron, a young priest and theologian, recently coined the phrase &#8220;beige Catholicism,&#8221; lamenting that Catholicism, in its effort to blend seamlessly into the fabric of American life is in danger of being stripped of its uniqueness, its color, and its vibrancy. Perhaps Barron is right. Maybe we are becoming kind of bland and beige, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/true-colors/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>For the Love of the Game</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/for-the-love-of-the-game/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/for-the-love-of-the-game/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2004 21:26:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Entertainment & Lifestyle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[baseball]]></category> <category><![CDATA[baseball announcer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[batting practice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sports]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2474</guid> <description><![CDATA[Opening day awaits As the River City Rascals&#8217; home opener approaches, radio baseball announcer Phil Giubileo&#8217;s to-do list grows longer. As the broadcast voice for this Frontier League single &#8220;A&#8221; team located 35 miles west of downtown St. Louis, Giubileo, who is heard over on KSLQ 104.5 FM, will pore over last year&#8217;s statistics, schmooze with [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/for-the-love-of-the-game/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Turning 30</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/turning-30/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/turning-30/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2004 19:44:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Renée LaReau</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gray hair]]></category> <category><![CDATA[luminous mass]]></category> <category><![CDATA[maternal grandmother]]></category> <category><![CDATA[party like a rock star]]></category> <category><![CDATA[promowest pavilion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[punk band]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=1079</guid> <description><![CDATA[On a recent Saturday night, my husband and I went to a concert for an Irish punk band he had been following for over half a decade.  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Java Goddess and Garage Man Renée: With our house-hunting completed, I can now list yet another way in which Jim and I are different. Those comments I made during our early blissful engaged months about our similarities and compatibilities? Whatever. I feel like tossing them out the window. 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Love thyself and trust thyself, yes, but not too much. Be confident, yes, but not obnoxious, said mentors. 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