<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Busted Halo</title> <atom:link href="http://www.bustedhalo.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com</link> <description>an online magazine for spiritual seekers.</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:00:52 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>We live and die; Christ died and lived!  &#8212; John Stott</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-20/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-20/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:00:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Calendar - Lent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daily Jolt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[death and resurrection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[death and resurrection of christ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[illness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mortality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[resurrection of christ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[resurrection of jesus]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-20/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fast from the need to be in control today. Pray for anyone in your life who may be struggling with illness. Give an hour to visit someone who is ill. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-20/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Unplug Tonight!</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/unplug-tonight/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/unplug-tonight/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:06:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jewish sabbath]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11327</guid> <description><![CDATA[The whole nation is talking about it – even Katie Couric. Organization Reboot, based on Jewish values and traditions, are always on the lookout for creative ways to tap into universal, spiritual practices. Tonight, they are asking all of us – Jews and non-Jews – to unplug as they launch “Sabbath Manifesto.” Believe it or [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/unplug-tonight/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SXSW 2010: Forgiveness on Film and Barbara Smith Conrad</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/sxsw-2010-forgiveness-on-film-and-barbara-smith-conrad/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/sxsw-2010-forgiveness-on-film-and-barbara-smith-conrad/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tom Gibbons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kicking and Screaming]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11318</guid> <description><![CDATA[ The following post is a continuation of BustedHalo&#8217;s coverage of the 2010 South By Southwest festival. The guest contributor for this post is Lynn Freehill, and Austin-based writer. After 25 years of on-again, off-again lessons about how God asks us to forgive each other, I came to a group discussion of forgiveness with fair confidence that I [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/sxsw-2010-forgiveness-on-film-and-barbara-smith-conrad/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>&#8220;It&#8217;s today!&#8221; said Piglet. &#8220;My favorite day,&#8221; said Pooh.  &#8212; Winnie the Pooh</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-19/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-19/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:00:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Calendar - Lent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daily Jolt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[awareness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[everyday acceptance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[perfect day]]></category> <category><![CDATA[positive attitude]]></category> <category><![CDATA[presence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Winnie the Pooh]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-19/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fast from negative thoughts today. Pray that those around you have a wonderful day. Give your company to someone who could use it today. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-19/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How did St. Joseph die?</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-did-st-joseph-die/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-did-st-joseph-die/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:52:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[How did St. Joseph die?]]></category> <category><![CDATA[st joseph]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-did-st-joseph-die/</guid> <description><![CDATA[We don&#8217;t know. Easiest question ever! Scripture has provided us with very little evidence of St. Joseph&#8217;s life much less his death.  He has no spoken words in the Bible and God only speaks to him in dreams.  We assume that Joseph is dead because we don&#8217;t see him at the foot of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-did-st-joseph-die/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Laptop Pilgrimage</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/a-laptop-pilgrimage/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/a-laptop-pilgrimage/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:36:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Editors</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homepage Flash Box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture : HP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[camino de santiago]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fr. Larry Rice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Larry Rice CSP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pilgrimage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pilgrimage site]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pilgrimage sites]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spring break]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11324</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Spiritual Seeker Adventure 2010 Welcome to the Camino&#8230;Last year Busted Halo® designed a pilgrimage experience for seekers who normally wouldn&#8217;t be caught dead on a religious pilgrimage. Our Spiritual Seeker Adventure was designed as an international journey that is part adventure travel, part spiritual retreat and wholly unlike any other type of travel experience. It&#8217;s taking [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/a-laptop-pilgrimage/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Shall I not inform you of a better act than fasting, alms, and prayers?  Making peace between one another; enmity and malice tear up heavenly rewards by the roots. &#8212; Muhammad</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-18/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-18/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:00:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Calendar - Lent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daily Jolt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[making peace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[peace]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prophet muhammad]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-18/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fast from anger. Pray for the strength to forgive those who have hurt you. Give your forgiveness to someone you&#8217;ve been struggling to forgive. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-18/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>If the majority of our parish is of an immigrant background, what should we do to help them pray in a way that speaks to their experience?</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/if-the-majority-of-our-parish-is-of-an-immigrant-background-what-should-we-do-to-help-them-pray-in-a-way-that-speaks-to-their-experience/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/if-the-majority-of-our-parish-is-of-an-immigrant-background-what-should-we-do-to-help-them-pray-in-a-way-that-speaks-to-their-experience/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:25:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Neela Kale</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[immigrant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[inculturation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[praying with people from different cultures]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/if-the-majority-of-our-parish-is-of-an-immigrant-background-what-should-we-do-to-help-them-pray-in-a-way-that-speaks-to-their-experience/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Just by asking the question – and by caring about how your community prays – you are already on the right track.  But the way you asked the question points to how you can begin to answer it for yourself.  Do you want to know what “we” should do to help “them”?  [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/if-the-majority-of-our-parish-is-of-an-immigrant-background-what-should-we-do-to-help-them-pray-in-a-way-that-speaks-to-their-experience/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Street Seekers &#8212; St. Patrick&#8217;s Day</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/street-seekers-st-patricks-day/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/street-seekers-st-patricks-day/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:44:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Editors</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Busted Video]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Busted Video : HP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homepage Flash Box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Holidays and G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ireland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[st patrick]]></category> <category><![CDATA[st patricks day]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11294</guid> <description><![CDATA[At Busted Halo® we believe everybody has a halo, some are just a little more busted than others. In our new Street Seekers segment, we seek halos in places and at times that may be unexpected. This St. Patty’s Day, our Street Seekers are hitting the pavement with our Spiritual Aptitude Test (SAT) to see whose faith [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/street-seekers-st-patricks-day/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SXSW 2010: Reconciliation Along the Red Carpet</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/sxsw-2010-reconciliation-along-the-red-carpet/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/sxsw-2010-reconciliation-along-the-red-carpet/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:42:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tom Gibbons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kicking and Screaming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[austin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barbara Conrad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barbara Smith Conrad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Discriminatoin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paramount Theater]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rascism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[reconciliation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Red Carpet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South By Southwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SXSW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SXSW 2010]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Who]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tommy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[University of Texas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[When I Rise]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11313</guid> <description><![CDATA[ The following post is a continuation of BustedHalo&#8217;s coverage of the 2010 South By Southwest festival. This is my week to play “press agent.”  I have a badge that makes me feel extra special and my name is on a list that allows me to take pictures on many of the Red Carpet premieres here at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/sxsw-2010-reconciliation-along-the-red-carpet/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The greatest prayer is patience. &#8212; Gautama Buddha</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-17/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-17/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:00:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Calendar - Lent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daily Jolt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acceptance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[patience]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teachings of the buddha]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-17/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fast from impatience. Pray for an area in your life where you need more patience. Give time to help someone who normally gets on your nerves. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-17/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gone Hollywood</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/gone-hollywood/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/gone-hollywood/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:28:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Editors</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homepage Flash Box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Busted Halo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[busted halo headquarters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[edit meeting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hollywood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[religious education congress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11293</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Every week in our editorial meeting we bring together the great minds of our Busted Halo crew to talk about what we&#8217;ve been doing on the site and to bounce ideas off one another for new segments, stories, features, competitions and other new ways to make your days a little more interesting. This week we&#8217;re on [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/gone-hollywood/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Green With Envy</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/green-with-envy/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/green-with-envy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:00:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Greg Ruehlmann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homepage Flash Box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics & Culture : HP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[parades]]></category> <category><![CDATA[st paddy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[st patrick]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://beta.bustedhalo.com/?p=2401</guid> <description><![CDATA[You have to hand it to the Irish.  Every March 17th, they put on the party of the season.  Celtic or not, everybody celebrates St. Patrick’s Day. I am St. Patrick’s biggest fan.  I love how popular piety, overpopulated parades and the free-flow of Guinness mix to form a rare and rowdy [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/green-with-envy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another&#8217;s, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.  &#8212; Leo Buscaglia</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-16/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-16/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:00:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Calendar - Lent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daily Jolt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flowerpots]]></category> <category><![CDATA[knowledge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leo Buscaglia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mustard seed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[smile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[smile on my face]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sower and seed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wisdom]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-16/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fast from not sharing your thoughts with others. Pray for your friends. Give: Pick one of the three suggestions in today&#8217;s quote and do it. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-16/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Connecting the Dots</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/connecting-the-dots/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/connecting-the-dots/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:15:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jonathan Tuttle</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homepage Flash Box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality : HP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[A Good Man Is Hard To Find]]></category> <category><![CDATA[becoming Catholic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[catechumens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[conversion story]]></category> <category><![CDATA[converting to Catholicism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Damascus moment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Flannery O'Connor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[nihilism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[personal faith journey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RCIA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rite of Acceptance]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11284</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Among the seekers at inquiry sessions and the candidates and catechumens in Sunday RCIA classes, one&#8217;s Personal Faith Journey is currency. It is asked for and shared like a business card whenever new faces attend, or even when the old ones feel like hearing it again. Even at the Rite of Acceptance, in front of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/connecting-the-dots/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>SXSW 2010: The Duality of Edward Norton</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/the-duality-of-edward-norton/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/the-duality-of-edward-norton/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:43:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tom Gibbons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kicking and Screaming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2010]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alamo Draft House]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ash wednesday]]></category> <category><![CDATA[austin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Duality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ed Norton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Edward Norton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ego]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Empire Strikes Back]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fight Club]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jung]]></category> <category><![CDATA[keeping the faith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leaves of Grass]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[multiple personality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rabbi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South By Southwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SXSW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SXSW 2010]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Incredible Hulk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[upper west side]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11288</guid> <description><![CDATA[ The following post is a continuation of BustedHalo&#8217;s coverage of the 2010 South By Southwest festival. The search for the spirituality at the South By Southwest media festival in Austin began with a pot movie.  No, I am not advocating alternative lifestyles… at least not those of the Cheech and Chong variety.  But when I found [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/the-duality-of-edward-norton/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>If I want to get a tummy tuck or a breast enhancement am I committing a sin?</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/if-i-want-to-get-a-tummy-tuck-or-a-breast-enhancement-am-i-committing-a-sin/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/if-i-want-to-get-a-tummy-tuck-or-a-breast-enhancement-am-i-committing-a-sin/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:07:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Richard G. Malloy, SJ</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[breast enhancement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Catholics and plastic surgery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Is plastic surgery a sin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tummy tuck]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/if-i-want-to-get-a-tummy-tuck-or-a-breast-enhancement-am-i-committing-a-sin/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Question:  What&#8217;s the Catholic teaching on plastic surgery?  If I want to get a tummy tuck or a breast enhancement am I committing a sin?Sin is the rejection of God who is love.  God gives you, well, your, body and soul!  Do you accept yourself as you are?  Is getting this or that plastic surgery [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/if-i-want-to-get-a-tummy-tuck-or-a-breast-enhancement-am-i-committing-a-sin/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>I will not play tug o&#8217; war. I&#8217;d rather play hug o&#8217; war. Where everyone hugs instead of tugs, Where everyone giggles and rolls on the rug, Where everyone kisses, and everyone grins, and everyone cuddles, and everyone wins. &#8212; Shel Silverstein</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-15/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-15/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:00:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Calendar - Lent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daily Jolt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[affection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[big hug]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hugging]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hurt feelings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[love others]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regret unkindness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ridicule]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shel Silverstein]]></category> <category><![CDATA[teasing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-15/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fast from teasing and the &#8220;just kiddings&#8221;  that could hurt others&#8217; feelings. Pray for forgiveness from those you may have hurt in the past. Give someone a hug today. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-15/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>What Works: Starting Fresh</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-23-starting-fresh/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-23-starting-fresh/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:00:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Phil Fox Rose</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homepage Flash Box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality : HP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[What Works]]></category> <category><![CDATA[abundance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[admitting a mistake]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andy Grove]]></category> <category><![CDATA[career change]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Do What You Love The Money Will Follow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[equinox]]></category> <category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[if-onlys]]></category> <category><![CDATA[learning from failure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marsha Sinetar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[neo-Puritanism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[not controlled by the past]]></category> <category><![CDATA[not regretting the past]]></category> <category><![CDATA[personal change]]></category> <category><![CDATA[potential]]></category> <category><![CDATA[realizing your potential]]></category> <category><![CDATA[simple but not easy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spiritual change]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spiritual renewal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[start your day over]]></category> <category><![CDATA[starting again]]></category> <category><![CDATA[starting fresh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[strategic inflection point]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vernal]]></category> <category><![CDATA[way to happiness]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11278</guid> <description><![CDATA[p>The vernal equinox, Easter, Passover and the Iranian New Year are approaching. And this column marks the one-year anniversary of What Works. So I want to talk about renewal, fresh starts. (But first, thank you from the depths of my heart for being a part of this joyful process with me this past year.) So, fresh [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/what-works-23-starting-fresh/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Meet Rebbetzin Jungreis</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/meet-rebbetzin-jungreis/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/meet-rebbetzin-jungreis/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:07:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monica Rozenfeld</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rendezvous with G-d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[holocaust]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stories of inspiration]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11157</guid> <description><![CDATA[Most of us have heard of Elie Wiesel, but not many know there is a female version. Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis is a holocaust survivor from Bergen Belson who spends her days reinvigorating faith unto others. This tiny woman has a soul the size of the universe, and who looks as stunning as ever in her [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/meet-rebbetzin-jungreis/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal. &#8212; Helen Keller</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-14/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-14/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:00:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Calendar - Lent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daily Jolt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[confidence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[disabled person]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Helen Keller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[self defeating thoughts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[self deprecation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[self-confidence]]></category> <category><![CDATA[self-defeating]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-14/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fast from self-defeating thoughts. Pray for the confidence to know that you&#8217;ll be up to the task. Give:  Educate yourself about disabled people in your community and make an effort to help in any way. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-14/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Many people pray as if God were a big aspirin pill; they come only when they hurt. &#8212; B. Graham Dienert</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-13/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-13/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:59:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Calendar - Lent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daily Jolt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prayer]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11274</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fast from giving yourself easy fixes (if you&#8217;re depressed, don&#8217;t go shopping etc..) Pray: If you’re out of practice or new to prayer start off small and gives thanks before a meal or bed. Give a kind word to someone you may have hurt in the past. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-13/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Welcome to South by Southwest!</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/welcome-to-south-by-southwest/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/welcome-to-south-by-southwest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:54:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tom Gibbons</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kicking and Screaming]]></category> <category><![CDATA[austin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Catholic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Edward Norton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[incredible hulk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Islamic Punk Band]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JustFaith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leaves of Grass]]></category> <category><![CDATA[paulist]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rome]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South By Southwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SXSW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UCLA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[University of Texas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zombies]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11268</guid> <description><![CDATA[During my novitiate year, as a way to better learn about the community a number of Paulists came and talked to us about their priestly careers.  And one of them, after talking about all the things he was able to do during his time with the community—serving as the chaplain for UCLA, spending a number [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/blogs/welcome-to-south-by-southwest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God.</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-12/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-12/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Calendar - Lent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daily Jolt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[listening to God]]></category> <category><![CDATA[meditation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social networks]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-12/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Digital Fast: Fast from social networking today. Pray: Meditate and focus on listening to God. Give $10 to the FPG bowl. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-12/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Busted Halowood</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-halowood/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-halowood/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>The Editors</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homepage Flash Box]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11262</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#160; ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-halowood/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Can you explain the Bible code?</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-you-explain-the-bible-code/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-you-explain-the-bible-code/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:22:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Joe Paprocki</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Do Catholics believe in the Bible Code]]></category> <category><![CDATA[What is the Bible Code?]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-you-explain-the-bible-code/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Bible Code is both a book and a phenomenon which claims that one can find hidden (encrypted) messages in code in the first five books of the Bible in the original Hebrew text. These hidden messages are purported to predict events that occurred thousands of years later, such as the Holocaust and the assassination [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/can-you-explain-the-bible-code/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Spiritual but not religious &#8212; Not so fast!</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/spiritual-but-not-religious-not-so-fast/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/spiritual-but-not-religious-not-so-fast/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>James Martin, SJ</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Homepage Flash Box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Religion & Spirituality : HP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dogma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[faith community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gerard W. Hughes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[god in community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[God of Surprises]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Habits of the Heart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hypocrisy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[institutional Christianity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[personal faith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prophets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[religious community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[religious tradition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robert Bellah]]></category> <category><![CDATA[self-centeredness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spiritual but not religious]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spiritual not religious]]></category> <category><![CDATA[worshipping community]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/?p=11257</guid> <description><![CDATA[ Everybody seems to be spiritual these days — from your college roommate, to the person in the office cubicle next to yours, to every other celebrity interviewed. But if &#8220;spiritual&#8221; is fashionable, &#8220;religious&#8221; is unfashionable. This is usually expressed as follow: &#8220;I&#8217;m spiritual but just not religious.&#8221; It&#8217;s even referred to by the acronym SBNR. The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/spiritual-but-not-religious-not-so-fast/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>22</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Some people give time, some money, some their skills and connections, some literally give their life&#8217;s blood. But everyone has something to give. &#8212; Barbara Bush</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-11/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-11/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Calendar - Lent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daily Jolt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[charitable donation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[charity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[giving time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[something to give]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-11/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fast from giving excuses about why you can&#8217;t help others. Pray in thanks for good health. If you or someone you love is ill, pray for patience and  strength for a healthy recovery. Give  blood to a local blood bank or become a volunteer to help at one. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-11/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How should we respond when a priest does/says something during mass we don&#8217;t like?</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-should-we-respond-when-a-priest-doessays-something-during-mass-we-dont-like/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-should-we-respond-when-a-priest-doessays-something-during-mass-we-dont-like/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:33:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Mike Hayes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Question Box]]></category> <category><![CDATA[What do we do when we don't like what the priest says at mass?]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-should-we-respond-when-a-priest-doessays-something-during-mass-we-dont-like/</guid> <description><![CDATA[My first thought is that if you feel the need to respond to anything you don&#8217;t like you should have enough restraint to not fire off something impulsively over email or approach the priest immediately after mass and give him a piece of your mind. However, I do think that preachers need to know [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/how-should-we-respond-when-a-priest-doessays-something-during-mass-we-dont-like/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives. &#8212; C.S. Lewis</title><link>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-10/</link> <comments>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-10/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Daily Jolt</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Calendar - Lent]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Daily Jolt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[affection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[c s lewis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[happiness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[love and affection]]></category> <category><![CDATA[natural happiness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[show appreciation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[way to happiness]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-10/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fast from overusing the word &#8220;Love.&#8221; Pray: Reflect on the people who bring joy and happiness to your life. Give a phone call, note, even a text to someone, to show your appreciation for them. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.bustedhalo.com/dailyjolt/lent-2010-march-10/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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