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June 13th, 2006
A crisis of commitment
This past December, a Church in Orange, NJ (just outside of Newark) was the site of an unusual, and in some communities even radical, act: my then boyfriend and I—two black ... |
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June 9th, 2006
Remedies for the Church from a 23-year old Whisperer.
He may not be the pope but if chapters 1-3 of "The Gospel According to Rocco" have proven anything it's that Whispers in the Loggia's Rocco Palmo can pontificate with ... |
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June 6th, 2006
Just who is the mysterious scribe behind Whispers in the Loggia, the controversial blog that Catholic power brokers can't seem to get enough of?
He is a wiry bantam rooster of a man; a ball of nervous energy with brown hair and rectangular glasses sitting atop a Roman nose. From a row ... |
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June 5th, 2006
Catholic Do's and Don'ts: A Guide for Wedding Guests
The wedding season is upon us and BustedHalo readers have written in with great questions about religious protocol as we celebrate our friends' marriages. Does attending a Saturday evening ... |
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June 2nd, 2006
Busted Halo discusses faith's place in art and the public market with one of America's most adventurous singer-songwriters.
In the world of popular music there is perhaps no genre that is more suspicious of Christian faith than indie rock. Having grown out the late 70s punk movement ... |
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May 31st, 2006
A look inside the home schooling phenomenon and the lives of three of its practitioners
Moving from California to Guam in third grade, Rebecca Nations anticipated a new school and learning environment as she made the transition from the West Coast to the tropics. ... |
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May 29th, 2006
One seminarian's journey of faith from the Congo to the United States
It's easy to spot Raphael Okitafumba in the crowd outside of St. Finbar church on a sunny Sunday morning in southern California. Tall and lean, with a ... |
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May 29th, 2006
Listening to my son talk about God
I was walking with my son, Jonah, who was six, and his friend, Jack, home from school. They were discussing Pokemon cards.
"Chancey EX has 120 HP points," ... |
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May 22nd, 2006
Jewish-Christians at USC struggle with the effects of conversion to Christianity
David Allen's parents wanted him to see a psychiatrist. Why? Not because he was depressed, taking drugs or getting bad grades in college but because he wanted to convert to Christianity.
Allen is one of several ... |
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May 22nd, 2006
Advice from Celibate Clergy
Since I began writing this column, scores of readers have emailed me asking for personal advice. I always offer whatever thoughts I can, and usually end letters by recommending that they ... |
