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August 12th, 2008
The songwriter behind "Wild Thing," "Angel of the Morning" and "I Can't Let Go" on music, gambling and the Church of the Train Wreck
If he'd done nothing more than pen the seminal "Wild Thing," Chip Taylor would still be a force to be reckoned with. The garage stomp classic that The ...
July 3rd, 2008
Being Catholic and Being American
In a cultural climate such as the United States— where the sense of polarization along social, economic, political and religious lines seems to be the default posture — maintaining unity amidst ...
June 19th, 2008
The Gift of Friendship Across Faith Lines
Ever since re-engaging with my faith a few years back, I've found myself hanging out with a growing number of other Catholics. They support me in my spiritual growth; they understand ...
June 14th, 2008
Tim Russert (1950-2008)
"When he saw those values reflected back to him in the people he came across like the Jesuit priests who taught him, his dad’s drinking buddies or Senator Moynihan who he once worked for, Russert ...
May 29th, 2008
The personal computing pioneer on philanthropy and “Life After Apple”
He was a Cal-Berkeley dropout who sought to impress his friends in a local computer and electronics hobby club with a slick, new ...
May 29th, 2008
The Obama campaign in the South is working overtime to correct the rumor that their candidate is a Muslim
A recent telephone call illustrates the problem. Deb Geissler of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is working the phone bank for Barack Obama headquarters in her home state, when she reaches ...
May 22nd, 2008
Some Navajo Indians mix Christianity with the old ways
Raymond Lewis, a retired mechanic living in the Navajo Nation in Arizona, tucks away his rosary and rises from kneeling and praying in front of a statue ...
May 19th, 2008
Catholic Theologian John Haught Speaks with BustedHalo about Ecology, Religious Education and its Influences on Young People
Dr. John F. Haught has spent nearly 40 years as an educational innovator in creating an understanding of religion combined with educational facets of cosmology, biology and ecology. In ...
May 12th, 2008
C.S. Lewis' stepson discusses Prince Caspian, life with Lewis and America's "trivial" Christianity
The Chronicles of Narnia has been a classic of children's literature for over a half century, beloved by millions of readers the world over who are intimately familiar ...
May 9th, 2008
A daughter reflects on her deeply religious mother's struggle to come out of the closet and remain Catholic
"I need to tell you something." My mom said. "Okay." I prepared myself for something tragic, when instead I heard, "I'm not Catholic anymore, I just thought you ...
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