Empty, desolate and dry. Although these are the words most commonly thought of when describing the desert, they only tell a small portion of the story. For much of the world the desert ...

Their faces keep surfacing on the evening news, in snapshots pulled from fireplace mantels or the pages of the family album. These are photos never meant to be here, at the tragic center of a ...

 Our internet connection was out�a serious problem for the BustedHalo.com booth on site at World Youth Day (with the Pope) in Toronto, Canada. So I hiked the hundred feet or so to ...

When I began my year-long chaplain residency last September, I thought I had bought myself some time—time to "ride out" the economic downturn, deepen my relationship with God, and set my life on a new ...

"Anna Nicole Smith is busting out with a wild new reality sitcom. It's the place where pop culture and cleavage converge, so tune in and stay abreast of Anna Nicole's big adventures." -- Program description from ...

There's a favorite story in my family that goes something like this… My father-in-law, a Frenchman, had just arrived in Latin America. He made his way to the government offices in the capital to get his ...

Have you talked to your Mother today? You might want to contact her. She's been waiting for you. She loves you very much, and would like to know how your day went. She will listen to tales of traffic ...

Men and women of a certain age were simply unable to reach maturity without attending some social event that featured the soundtrack from the movie Grease, particularly that portion in which the phenomenon ...

The Cuban exile now living in Canada told the Cubans at the World Youth Day celebrations in Toronto: "If there is any way I can help you at all, please let me know." Ismael Sambra spoke ...

The lake was warm. I dropped into the water and pushed off from the dock. I swam into the sunshine, floated, and waited for Steve. He swam near and pointed down. He motioned to my ...