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December 2nd, 2008
Popular Culture, Graphic Representations of Torture and Violence Panel 1, part 1 (see parts 2 and 3 below)
The photographs that revealed the torture and abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib shocked the world. American military personnel and civilian contractors are seen engaged ... |
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December 2nd, 2008
Surprising others this Christmas... Return to the Advent calendar.
While we are all warm and snuggly around a family fireplace, men and women are serving our country in ... |
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December 1st, 2008
In response to Cara O'Brien's "Do We Invite God" I smiled ruefully on reading Cara O'Brien's article, "Do We Invite God?" Whether to "invite" God to the wedding is clearly a sincere question ... |
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December 1st, 2008
Sartre Return to the Advent calendar.
Advent Quotable
While serving in the French army in 1940, Jean-Paul Sartre, the existentialist philosopher and playwright, was ... |
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November 30th, 2008
Where does the idea for an Advent wreath come from? Return to the Advent calendar.
Advent Fast Fact
The Advent wreath actually has pre-Christian Germanic origins. During the shortest day of the year (the winter ... |
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November 25th, 2008
Surprising Info and Prizes on EACH DAY of Advent
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November 25th, 2008
For families divided by politics, gathering together this holiday season provides both challenges and opportunities I worry about the holidays this year. My relatives are an eclectic bunch, pretty evenly split—to use crude and somewhat useless political labels—between the Left ... |
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November 25th, 2008
Frustrated American dieters seek spiritual support As you gather round the family table to give thanks, you'll consume anywhere from 2000 to 7000 calories as you graze on turkey, stuffing and ... |
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November 24th, 2008
The only gift we can all afford this holiday season Thanksgiving is upon us, marking the beginning of the holiday season. We look to this season to lift our spirits and yet come January we ... |
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November 19th, 2008
A financial advisor and a scripture professor offer advice on how to navigate the current economic crisis Whether it is the rising cost of your weekly grocery bill, water cooler rumors about layoffs or the nightly news, everyone is reminded about the ... |
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November 18th, 2008
A young bride-to-be struggles over God's place in her wedding ceremony
The women sitting behind my mother were horrified. They had just heard the wedding vows of a radiant young couple, vows that included no mention ... |
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November 16th, 2008
Descended from the Jesus Movement of the 60s and 70s, The Twelve Tribes strives to restore true Christianity [caption id="attachment_5368" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Twelve Tribes members celebrate Sabbath"][/caption]
When Shuvael and Matanah Hebert sold their upscale, four-bedroom home in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to ... |
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November 13th, 2008
Father George Coyne, SJ, former director of the Vatican Observatory, talks with host Mike Hayes about the Catholic Church's official view on evolution with regards to scientific theories and religious interpretations of the ... |
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November 12th, 2008
A boomer contemplates the millenials on the night of the election Nov. 4, 2008 — I'm hanging out in an enormous public room at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia. A large screen TV has one ... |
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November 11th, 2008
A BustedHalo video feature Faith, spirituality and religion are too often looked upon as the province of "experts" who spend all their time in places of worship. At BustedHalo.com we frequently hear from readers who desperately want to explore ... |
