Why Our Restless Souls Matter
We writers try to find ways to remind ourselves that what we are writing really matters. One way I do this is to remember who I'm writing for. Some of you know by now that Grace Sticks is a book for...
View ArticleBuddhists offended by sexy magazine spread
-- Photos of lingerie models cavorting with Buddha statues published on the Internet by a men's magazine have caused an outcry among Thai ...
View ArticleFar from the tree
Minnesota Public Radio interview with Andrew Solomon on his new book Far from the Tree which explores disability and identity: Following up his National Book Award-winning work of nonfiction on...
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One attains to God by holding to the truth – Sri Sarada Devi
One should desire desirelessness. Desire is the obstacle to liberation. The thought that is uppermost in the mind before one...
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Catholic students host ‘HopeKids Day’ for terminally-ill
Scottsdale, Ariz., Nov 24, 2012 / 03:07 pm (CNA).- Kids can still hope in the future, even if a life-threatening illness makes that future uncertain at best. Just ask Joel. The 2-year-old from Holland...
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That’s Exactly How This Grace Thing Works
It seems that all my bridges have been burned, But, you say that's exactly how this grace thing works It's not the long walk home that will change this heart, But the welcome I receive with the restart
View ArticlePrize Winners! Spider-Man, Swan Princess, and Arthur Christmas
Thanks to all who entered! Winners: Spider-Man poster and DVD: Jay S Olathe, KS Swan Princess toy and DVD: The D Family New Port Richey, FL Arthur Christmas DVD: Holly S League City, TX
View ArticlePakistan denies pilgrim visas to Sikhs from India
Amritsar, Punjab: Pakistan has denied pilgrim visas to a group of Sikh devotees from India, who wanted to attend the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev at the Nankana Sahib Gurudwara in...
View ArticlePeter Jackson's secret handshake from Hobbit country
[caption id="attachment_5304" align="alignleft" width="205"] Peter Jackson at the premier of The Return of the King in Wellington NZ[/caption] As the New York Times reports in a fascinating long...
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Rewind radio: Charlie Sloth; Group Therapy; Possession, Jinn and Britain's...
Charlie Sloth proves just the man to fill the void in the 1Xtra drivetime slot. Elsewhere the extraordinary hold of religion is exposedCharlie Sloth (R1Xtra) | iPlayerGroup Therapy...
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Has the march towards sexual equality gone into reverse?
Since the 1960s women have moved ever closer to parity with men in the key institutions. The vote on female bishops was greeted with shock but it is a signal of a growing trendOn Tuesday, the nation...
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No to women bishops? It's high time the Church of England was taught a lesson...
Given its regressive stance on equal opportunities, is the church a fit organisation to educate our young?There can be little rest this Christmas for literalists who have just seen off the Church of...
View ArticleIndia Brings Back Draconian Law to Suppress Dissent
Vancouver, Canada: In Ludhiana, Punjab a special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court sentenced 12 Sikhs to a ten year imprisonment for a bank robbery case. This case has...
View ArticleThrough the kitchen door
Will Scott wonders if it is easier to come to church through the kitchen? From the Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices: I have listened to many stories about church kitchens. I know stories of...
View ArticleSGPC member in Critical Condition after Sirsa Dera Mob attack innocent Sikhs
Sirsa, Haryana: Followers of the Sacha Sauda Cult attacked unarmed Sikhs in Sirsa, and seriously injured a Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) representative and his associates and continued...
View ArticleDera followers are to blame for attacking Sikh group, says Senior Police...
Sirsa,Haryana: In fresh confrontation between Sikhs and Dera Sacha Sauda in Sirsa – the sect’s stronghold, four Sikhs and three Dera followers were injured in a clash on Saturday. Six vehicles were set...
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Will humans be going to planets around other stars?
by Salman HameedWell, I believe in the Star Trek universe - and so I do think that we will be able to figure out a way to travel to planets around other stars. But the author of the fantastic Mars...
View ArticleArticle 18
For November 25, 2012 Holy Mass with the new Cardinals 9:20 am-11:30 am CET St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican… Read More
View ArticleChrist the King
Reading 1 Dn 7:13-14 Responsorial Psalm Ps 93:1, 1-2, 5 Reading 2 Rv 1:5-8 Gospel Jn 18:33b-37 Today’s feast is quite unique. We proclaim Christ as our King. Most of the kings we read about in history...
View ArticleSt. Catherine of Alexandria
It is thought that the most reliable account that we have of this saint comes from the writings of the Church historian Eusebius. He related as follows: There was a certain woman, a Christian, and the...
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