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recent features We all suffer for each other, and gain by each other’s suffering; for man never stands alone here, though he will stand alone hereafter; but here he is a social being, and goes forward to his long home as one of a large company. — Cardinal Newman We live and die; Christ died and lived! — John Stott Unplug Tonight! SXSW 2010: Forgiveness on Film and Barbara Smith Conrad “It’s today!” said Piglet. “My favorite day,” said Pooh. — Winnie the Pooh A Laptop Pilgrimage: Day 2: Travel along the Camino de Santiago with our Busted Halo pilgrims without leaving your home busted blog Hello from Syria! What I say to people who tell me I’m motivated by pride to question the Church Why I love First Things Catholics and Republicans on same-sex marriage and public reason Please don’t leave the Catholic Church! So, being 28… On Overthinking (and Susan Boyle) How Heresy Becomes Theology Why talking to certain Catholics is like talking to communists Changes to the Blog More Blog Entries	BustedBlog June 13th, 2007 Hurray for Monks! by Jeff Guhin From Jeff Guhin So, people love monks. Why? We watch movies about Chinese monks, we’re fascinated by nuns, etc, etc. Priests might creep us out post-scandal, but I don’t think that prejudice extends to monks. Why not? Because we all sense there’s something deeper going on in our selves, and monks (and nuns) have the guts to go for it… print email editor comments (0) post a comment Your Privacy Matters Please note that the editorial staff reserves the right to not post comments it deems to be inappropriate and/or malicious in nature, as well as edit comments for length, clarity and fairness. Name (required) E-Mail (required)	sponsored links interested in this space?