| July 20th, 2004 Busted Halo's intrepid intern reports back on her recent trip Even in the middle of the noisy competition hall, with dozens of other swords clashing and thwacking, the sound of a saber blade breaking is unmistakable. Usually you stop to see ... |
| July 18th, 2004 A Modern Look at an Ancient Prayer A few years ago, I remember watching a network news report about the beneficial effects of meditative prayer. The report first featured a Catholic women's group that was devoted to praying ... |
| July 3rd, 2004 Cult Classic The Stepford Wives Goes Under the Knife What does a man want in a wife? Does he look for an independent, equal partner? Or does he want a Mrs. Cleaver/Barbie hybrid, a domestic goddess who lives ... |
| June 24th, 2004 Through his recent book and Yoga DVD, Father Thomas Ryan is reclaiming the body in Christian spirituality. Whether it'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's resolutions will spike in a couple ... |
| June 24th, 2004 The Busted Halo Interview with the author of the New York Times Bestseller Father Joe. Perhaps it is fitting that it took someone whose job it is to satirize sacred cows and poke fun at hypocrites to write one of the most powerful spiritual ... |
| June 2nd, 2004 The thinking-person's superhero The most fascinating disguise in this summer's blockbuster Spiderman 2 has nothing to do with special effects or characters on the screen. Though the second installment in the franchise ... |
| June 2nd, 2004 A review of Awake My Soul: Contemporary Catholics on Traditional Devotions edited by James Martin, S.J. To an older generation of Roman Catholics, the mention of traditional devotions like the eucharistic adoration and liturgy of the hours might elicit either chilling memories of ... |
| May 20th, 2004 I can't keep quiet any longer.Beyond the teeth I'm going to finally reveal the reason why daytime and prime time (Sun-Thurs., May 17-May 26, 2004) versions of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? have been such ... |
| May 17th, 2004 Spinal Tap, National Lampoon and SPY Magazine Alumnus, Tony Hendra, Gets Serious About His Faith Don Imus' plugs I first spotted Father Joe, Tony Hendra's new spiritual autobiography, on a bookshelf in our office. At Commonweal magazine we receive dozens of books a month from various religious ... |
| May 10th, 2004 The Comics on Busted Halo I love those cream-egg Easter candies. Your know the kind - milk chocolate shell with that gooey sweet sugar cream filling... |
