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November 27th, 2007
Five recommended spiritual reads for Advent and Christmas
This year will be different. That's the promise many of us make to ourselves just after Thanksgiving each year. We make silent oaths that we won't spend too ...
November 19th, 2007
A review of A Jesuit Off-Broadway
In his latest book, James Martin, SJ explores the work of a contemporary priest and exemplifies the quintessential Jesuit as cultured, literate believer who seeks to ...
November 8th, 2007
The author of The Year of Living Biblically talks about what it's like to live by "The Book"
Countless believers pride themselves on leading Bible-based lives, but let's face it: there's a big difference between donating to the Christian Children's ...
November 6th, 2007
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist discusses fathers, sons, a vanishing America and Bridge of Sighs
Some believe him to be the "Bard of Main Street USA." Throughout the six novels he has published since 1986, Richard Russo has created stories of small ...
November 5th, 2007
The author of Oil and Water interprets Islam for a Western audience
Amir Hussain—who describes himself as a Pakistani-born Canadian Muslim and teaches theology at a Jesuit university in Los Angeles—is intent on spreading ...
November 1st, 2007
Fr. Roderick Vonhogen a new media pioneer from the heart of the Netherlands
As Pope John Paul II lay dying, thousands of pilgrims and other well-wishers gathered outside his window, offering prayers, hoping for a ...
October 29th, 2007
DAM brings the Palestinian struggle into the world of rap
In much of the hip hop music world the constant threat of menace and violence is simply a given. Few would argue that a large part of the music's appeal is deeply ...
October 26th, 2007
The monks of Myanmar move mountains through faith
To the people, they are courageous political activists. To the government, they are conniving political agitators. They have suffered unspeakable cruelty at the hands of a military regime while ...
October 25th, 2007
Earnest but off-key, Bella preaches to the choir
Metanoia films' mission statement "to make films that matter and have the potential of making a meaningful difference in people's lives" is both lofty and laudable. To the ...
October 17th, 2007
Evening out life's balance sheet
One December, when my fiancée and I were visiting her friend in New Haven, I found a wallet in the stairwell of a parking garage. It was thick with credit and ...
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