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July 13th, 2008
Busted Halo's® Mike Hayes appears on Canadian National Catholic TV Network
On Sunday, July 13th Busted Halo® Managing Editor Mike Hayes will be featured on Canada’s National Catholic TV Network, Salt and Light at 7pm and 11pm (EST). ...
July 10th, 2008
Thom Yorke and Vincent Van Gogh... undeniably distorted and utterly beautiful
Who knows, were he born a century earlier perhaps Radiohead’s Thom Yorke might have picked up a paintbrush instead of a microphone. Yorke and 19th century ...
July 9th, 2008
You can’t spell love without evolve
For most of my adult life, I was what you might call, a casual evolutionist.  You know, the type of person who could handle your run-of-the-mill, cocktail-party conversation on Darwinism.  All ...
July 7th, 2008
Declare your financial independence
This weekend, we celebrated our nation’s independence with fireworks and cook-outs. But according to a recent Busted Halo® survey, young adults are struggling for an even more personal ...
July 3rd, 2008
Being Catholic and Being American
In a cultural climate such as the United States— where the sense of polarization along social, economic, political and religious lines seems to be the default posture — maintaining unity amidst ...
July 1st, 2008
U2-themed liturgies offer a sacred spin on the music of the world's biggest band
Until recently, I believed the most heavenly experience I would ever have through music happened at a U2 concert in 1997 when I had an OMG moment as Bono blew a ...
June 30th, 2008
WALL-E's a winner
Even by Hollywood standards the story idea pitched to movie executives for Pixar’s WALL-E must have sounded hallucinogenic: “So we’ve got this robot, but it's a ...
June 27th, 2008
Our readers respond
My last column, "Wives, obey your husbands?" was intentionally provocative... and it worked! Over the years, as I attended different parishes during college and beyond, I noticed something odd: Depending on ...
June 25th, 2008
Searching for spiritual explanations for ghosts in America’s most haunted city
Young lovers hear inhuman growls when they stroll past it. Passing tourists feel tugs at their shopping bags, but when they whirl around, nothing is there. Teenage thrill-seekers take photos of ...
June 24th, 2008
After the flood
"I pray that the community spirit stays strong in all these communities, and that the floods can't drown the love we feel for our neighbors in times of need."
June 23rd, 2008
Earlier this month, a Catholic watchdog group protested a student art exhibition that displayed certain religious symbols in a sexually explicit manner. Have you ever been offended by a piece of art?
June 19th, 2008
The Gift of Friendship Across Faith Lines
Ever since re-engaging with my faith a few years back, I've found myself hanging out with a growing number of other Catholics. They support me in my spiritual growth; they understand ...
June 18th, 2008
A renowned New York artist adds a modern twist to ancient Jewish law in creating a painting of Biblical proportions
"Each painting lays out in black, white, purple and magenta just how present G-D is in all aspects of life."
June 17th, 2008
Moral Dilemma #10: Our Expert Weighs In
"Sometimes we have to go to the top or even go outside the system when conflict or corruption is systemic."
June 14th, 2008
Tim Russert (1950-2008)
"When he saw those values reflected back to him in the people he came across like the Jesuit priests who taught him, his dad’s drinking buddies or Senator Moynihan who he once worked for, Russert ...
June 12th, 2008
“Wives, obey your husbands?”
As someone who studies the family and relationships, I usually look forward to the discussion of these big, important issues in the liturgy. At one church I attended during childhood summers, fathers would be recognized ...
June 11th, 2008
Moral Dilemma #10: A Wrinkle
Introduction: Now we'd like to complicate Barbara and Courtney's dilemma just a bit more by telling you what happened next... Need to get up to speed with the first part of the dilemma? Want to see how ...
June 9th, 2008
"Do you think Barack Obama should choose Hillary Clinton to be his running mate?"
June 6th, 2008
June 5, 2008. Memorial of Saint Boniface, bishop and martyr. Father Dave asks us to look to the martyrs for inspiration and strength to carry burdens of all kinds for one another.St. Malachy's Church, Broadway ...
June 6th, 2008
Prince Caspian struggles to recapture the magic of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
It’s not easy being a villain in Narnia. Twice now, in the two movies based on C.S. Lewis’ beloved series, the bad guys begin with the whole world in their ...
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