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December 1st, 2006
The former Bush staffer discusses his book Tempting Faith and the mutually seductive (and destructive) relationship between faith and politics
By the age of thirty, David Kuo was already a seasoned veteran in the highly specialized political warfare that takes place inside the beltway. First as an assistant to ...
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November 30th, 2006
It Feels What You Feel (And Not Much Else)
Near the end of The Nativity Story, the manger scene is as still and precisely framed as the crèches children play with under Christmas trees. The crib is ...
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November 29th, 2006
Fr. Dave Dwyer CSP goes from website to satellite
Howard Stern, Martha Stewart, Eminem and now Father Dave? Beginning on Monday December 4, Paulist Father Dave Dwyer will join Sirius satellite radio's growing roster of on-air talent when ...
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November 28th, 2006
The Tulip & the Pope by Deborah Larsen (Vintage)
In high school my best friend, Cathy, who went to an all-girl's Catholic school kept telling me, "The nuns say I have a calling." We used to crack ...
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November 27th, 2006
Of High Priests and Universal Language
At the time, Rice's much-anticipated second album was still in production. Ironically, last week, while spending time with high priests of a different sort, Rice's new album, 9, was ...
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November 17th, 2006
A brief guide to understanding meal blessings this Thanksgiving
In uncertain times, we are invariably drawn to absolute truths that help us make sense of the world. One such immutable verity is the ...
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November 16th, 2006
A candid conversation about the papacy with the author of The Rule of Benedict
In the wake of the midterm elections that created such a seismic shift in the American political landscape it is easy to forget that, not long ago, the entire ...
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November 15th, 2006
Daniel Ellsberg
Most of us can identify certain teachers or mentors who have had a profound impact on our lives. The same can be said for particular books that have shaped ...
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November 14th, 2006
Making the case for my sainthood with High School English students
"You can't be a saint," one of my students told me, matter-of-factly.
I was a bit troubled by this, as I had just told my class at an all-girls Catholic ...
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November 13th, 2006
Sacha Baron Cohen's hilarious new film cuts uncomfortably close to the bone
As the many diehard fans of British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen had hoped, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan includes sixty minutes of ...
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