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...
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Olympic speedskater Kristin Holum won't be participating in this year's Vancouver games. Despite being labled a "champion waiting to happen"...
Despite the federal government shutting down for business under the threat of another snowstorm, the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering was busy with heavy day...
Back when I was in (public) high school, we had an interesting assignment for health class: We had to ask our parents, "What if I got pregnant?"...
Today marks the one year anniversary of the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Last year it seemed that most of the country was filled with hope (though...
Prsident of the U.S. bishops' conference Cardinal Francis George expressed a desire to be moving away from the sex abuse crisis in his opening address to...
Read, slowly and out loud, these three quotations that appear in The Recollected Heart. Then use the questions that follow as a guide for a group discussion...
Part One – The Business of Forgiveness Why is it necessary for you to forgive? Under what circumstances is it difficult for you to do so? What do you...
Chapters 1-6: A process of conversion John Dear is a rich and self-centered "frat boy" when he begins college. But certain courses, experiences, and...
