| May 4th, 2004 A Chicago Play Captures Boston Clergy Sex Scandal As Tragedy The scandal of Catholic clergy sexual abuse of children is, after two years, still on the front pages of the nation's papers. But playwright Michael Murphy, director David Zak, ... |
| May 3rd, 2004 Confessing to Not Being in Your ‘Right' Mind My biggest sinBless me, Father, for I have sinned. I last confessed on retreat a few weeks ago, but I unfortunately forgot one horrendous sin. I guess I didn't ... |
| April 19th, 2004 Do We Want That Instant, Antisocial High to Be Legal? You lookin' for common ground between the political Left and Right? Go to your local pot dealer.You'll find there the profit motive Republicans drool over, as well as the ... |
| April 17th, 2004 Living with the Tensions of Unemployment As my wedding day approaches, and looming responsibilities begin to appear on the horizon, I have become more aware of the fact that I need a real job.Identity crisisThe idea of equating work with identity ... |
| April 12th, 2004 A young mid-westerner reflects on his summer in India Calling it a "vacation" might be a bit of a stretch, but through his correspondence with friends back in the United States, 29-year-old, Minneapolis native Paul Lickteig offers up ... |
| April 12th, 2004 Buddhist Monk Teaches Kindness, Compassion, and Christ I never understood the washing of the feet.For newcomers, an explanation: each Holy Thursday at the Mass of the Lord's Supper, there is a ritual washing of at least ... |
| April 10th, 2004 What Will Mel Gibson Do with All of That Money? Reports say that Mel Gibson stands to make over 350 million dollars from his movie The Passion of the Christ. That's a huge payoff for a personal investment of 30 million ... |
| March 19th, 2004 Does God Really Want Our Catholic Guilt? I ate meat this past Friday. I didn't mean to; it just happened.Abstinence malfunctionI was at lunch with a friend at Evergreen, one of my favorite Chinese restaurants in ... |
| March 17th, 2004 Missionary Bishop St. Patrick Was No Leprechaun How much of what we do on St. Patrick's Day is actually associated with the man St. Patrick? Turns out very little, actually.Green beer? Leprechauns? Pinching? "Paddy" would ... |
| March 1st, 2004 14 Psychics, an Election, and the Virgin Mary's Dating Service Crystal Ball v. Gore On the evening of the 2000 election, I sat before Judith Regan Live watching a psychic make a prediction about the outcome."We won't know who won for a ... |
