| May 16th, 2005 The ethics of genetic engineering In 1997, Ethan Hawke starred in a little-known movie about human genetic engineering called "GATTACA." The title cleverly uses only the letters G, A, T, C, which stand ... |
| May 11th, 2005 Little chance for dialogue with protesters atThe Vagina Monologues Some plays just shouldn't be performed at a Catholic university. Take, for example, a recent production by Fordham University students that included appearances by demonic forces, implied sexual intercourse ... |
| May 1st, 2005 CNN's Vatican analyst and National Catholic Reporter correspondent sits down with BustedHalo to talk about the death of John Paul II, the election of Pope Benedict and where the Catholic Church is headed If you happened to be anywhere near a television set during the extensive media coverage of the death of Pope John Paul II and the election of Pope Benedict, ... |
| March 27th, 2005 A review of Bob Dylan's autobiography, Chronicles: Volume I When Greil Marcus reviewed Bob Dylan's eagerly awaited 1970 album Self-Portrait for Rolling Stone, he began with the infamous line "what is this s—t?" Dylan's legions of fans, ... |
| March 19th, 2005 Author of The Rosary: A Path into Prayer Jazz singer, author, triathlete Liz Kelly has packed an awful lot of living into 37 short years. The Minnesota native has traveled and ... |
| March 2nd, 2005 A Journey of Faith From MTV to the Priesthood Before he reached 30, Dave Dwyer had already achieved some pretty significant career goals in the field of television. The Syracuse University graduate had started out filing video ... |
| February 27th, 2005 Thoughts on Freedom The following is a reflection written by Sheila Provencher, 32, who lives and works in Baghdad, Iraq, with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT). CPT is an ecumenical organization that ... |
| February 1st, 2005 Not everything is black and white Even Dave Chappelle and Jay-Z weren't cool enough. For some reason, my attempts to fit Black History Month into my high school junior English lesson plans by drawing parallels between these contemporary black ... |
| January 6th, 2005 HBO's latest comedy phenomenon is vulgar, offensive and hilariously revealing Yes, it's crass. It's crude. And it's more than a little insensitive. All these charges can and ... |
| January 4th, 2005 Tackling the abortion issue without propaganda in school Teaching morality to sixteen-year-old girls requires a lot of patience, particularly when it comes to issues that revolve around the bedroom. After all, when you are sixteen you have ... |