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Confession automated?

Tuesday, March 9, 2010
By Megan Sweas
When I first heard about the Confessional phone line on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me's "Bluff the Listener" game, I thought that it had to be true. "Bluff the Listener" is a segment on the NPR news quiz where each panel tells a ridiculous story, only one of which is true.
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Stations on the go

Friday, March 5, 2010
By Bryan Cones
There's an app for that, too. Ave Maria Press has released its first app for the iPhone, a digital stations of the cross. Times were you had to actually "walk" to the stations; now you can walk with them!
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If the pope were stranded on an island... Top 10 pop albums

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
By Megan Sweas
In its continued effort to speak to the wider culture more frequently, the Vatican’s semi-official newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, released a Top 10 list of rock and pop albums for all time. Here is their "semi-serious" guide, perfect if you’re stranded on a desert island, the newspaper said:1. Revolver by The Beatles2. If I Could Only Remember My Name by David Crosby3.
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Skate thee to the convent

Wednesday, February 17, 2010
By Meghan Murphy-Gill
Olympic speedskater Kristin Holum won't be participating in this year's Vancouver games. Despite being labled a "champion waiting to happen" by fans of the sport, the Nagano games in 1998 were here first, and only, Olympics.
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Bet on Lent or give up betting?

Wednesday, February 17, 2010
By Megan Sweas
Lent as an opportunity for online betting?
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PETA V.P. to Cardinal George: Go vegan for Lent

Friday, February 12, 2010
By Meghan Murphy-Gill
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) vice president Bruce Friedrich sent this public letter to Cardinal George this week asking him to consider going vegan for Lent. The first paragraph is intriguing. Apparently the two have a history of correspondence.
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A public letter to Hottiegram

Thursday, February 4, 2010
By Megan Sweas
Dear Hottiegram,I know that somewhere a PR profile of me says that I cover "women's issues," but do you know where I work: A CATHOLIC MAGAZINE! I frequently get e-mails pitching me the latest diet fads, make-up, and other products that I would never put in U.S. Catholic magazine.
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Psychic nun?

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
By Meghan Murphy-Gill
Every fall, my college newspaper's sports section featured a column called "Picks of the week." Four of us and one weekly guest picker would submit our winning picks for several college football games each week and the sports editor would write a humorous summary.
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The Gospel according to LOST?

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
By Online Editor
By guest blogger Andrew Gill, a producer for Chicago Public Radio and self-proclaimed "LOST Mega Fan" who will miss tonight's premiere to cover Illinois' primary election. Guest blog posts express the views of the author. They do not necessarily reflect the views of U.S. Catholic, its editors, or the Claretians. Read more about the relationship between faith and television.
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Would you give up your house?

Monday, February 1, 2010
By Megan Sweas
The world seems to be in a giving spirit these days, but few have given to the level of the Salwen family, who sold their house and moved into a new one for half the price, giving away the difference. Always a family of volunteers, the project began when the Salwen's then-14-year-old daughter, Hannah, said she wanted the family to make more of a difference in the world.
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