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2017-10-09T16:25:58-05:00

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Approaching Mystery: Joanna Penn Cooper Talks to the Dead

Last updated on: October 9, 2017 at 4:25 pm By Guest Contributor

Last week, my brother was visiting from out of state, and one night he told me that he wanted to watch a “campy” movie, something light and fun. I suggested Practical Magic, the witch movie from the ‘90s with Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman based on an Alice Hoffman novel. Very soon after starting it, I remembered that this is, in fact, a somewhat unsettling movie. The Puritan witch in the opening barely escapes hanging, then curses herself and her descendants... Read more

2017-09-26T18:50:24-05:00

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Pest’s Letters: This Son-of-a-bitch Doesn’t Stand for the National Anthem Either

Last updated on: September 26, 2017 at 6:50 pm By Matt Lafleur

Dear Patriot, I’ll set the stage for you. Smells of sweat and cheap beer hastily drunk and the cacophony of of over 90k fans envelop me as the loudspeaker begins to play “Livin’ On A Prayer” – the Bon Jovi anthem that has strangely become dear to most LSU fans, who shout the words. Even though they sing gruffly and unmelodically, it doesn’t matter. “Take my hand, and we’ll make it, I swear” speaks to college students, and they resonate... Read more

2017-09-26T18:21:24-05:00

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The Greatest Fault of Fr. James Martin’s Book? It’s Boring. Here’s Why.

Last updated on: September 26, 2017 at 6:21 pm By Guest Contributor

Some Catholics are ferociously angry at James Martin, SJ’s recent book, Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter Into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity. “Father James Martin is one of the most vocal advocates for the Catholic Church’s acceptance of active homosexuality,” sensationalist LifeSite News railed. Church Militant reported that 77 percent of its followers think Fr. James Martin should be defrocked and laicized (that is, stripped of his priestly “powers”... Read more

2017-09-26T16:11:34-05:00

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How Blogs Hurt (and Help) the Catholic Church–especially Catholic Women

Last updated on: September 26, 2017 at 4:11 pm By Jessica Mesman Griffith

I’m a voracious reader of religion journalism and theology, but I’m not a journalist or a trained theologian. I’m an essayist, a writer, and, yes, I’m a blogger. But I think making a clear distinction between writing journalism and theology and the writing I do is crucial to understanding the environment of “fake news” and misleading theology that writers like me—opinion writers, bloggers—have helped to create. I’m willing to own my part here. First, I want to share with you... Read more

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2017-09-27T09:59:29-05:00

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Dark Devotional: Remain in the Flesh

Last updated on: September 27, 2017 at 9:59 am By Guest Contributor

I feel a little grandiose saying my life is necessary for anyone’s benefit, but the truth is, all of our lives are necessary to another. Read more

2017-09-25T10:53:41-05:00

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Approaching Mystery: Seeing Ghosts with Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum

Last updated on: September 25, 2017 at 10:53 am By Guest Contributor

I have come for the quiet and the solitude. For two weeks, I’ll live in this old school building with four other writers. My bedroom here was once a classroom, our shared dining room a cafeteria. Each day, I pass through the empty gym to shower in the locker room, and it’s not hard to picture its blond-wood bleachers populated by the gangly, awkward bodies of teenagers. When my flip-flops squeak on the waxed gym floor, I jitter at my... Read more

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2017-09-27T09:42:15-05:00

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Songs As Sanctuary: Jenn Morson on Johnny Cash

Last updated on: September 27, 2017 at 9:42 am By Guest Contributor

Ever since I can remember, when I saw Johnny Cash, I saw my dad. Read more

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2017-10-02T09:16:56-05:00

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Songs as Sanctuary: Maren Grossman on Lady Gaga

Last updated on: October 2, 2017 at 9:16 am By Jessica Mesman Griffith

Pope Francis has spoken of “credible witness,” the kind of witness that makes Christianity seem believable. I’m not sure that it’s opposite has a name, but I’m sure I’ve seen it. I’ve seen the kind of witness that makes Christianity seem like a cruel joke and a broken promise. I’ve seen it writ large, and I’ve seen it up close. “You’re giving me a million reasons to let me go, you’re giving me a million reasons to quit... Read more

2017-09-16T07:38:09-05:00

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Songs as Sanctuary: Cassidy Hall on Alanis Morissette’s “Head Over Feet”

Last updated on: September 16, 2017 at 7:38 am By Guest Contributor

In middle school I had no idea who I was. I was mostly known for wearing adidas track suits and writing notes to all my friends and their boyfriends. Looking back, I can see the inner workings of a late bloomer — always uncomfortable, usually awkward, curious about everything without really knowing how I felt. From confusing crushes on other girls to strange obsessions with female musicians, middle school was a constant brush with the mystery of myself. ... Read more

2017-09-15T09:38:08-05:00

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Songs as Sanctuary: Rob Saler on REM’s “E-Bow the Letter”

Last updated on: September 15, 2017 at 9:38 am By Guest Contributor

When you grow up in a small town, it’s easy to assume that the world more or less mirrors the hierarchies and values of that microcosm, just at a larger scale. As a kid who didn’t hunt, play sports, or drink (although one of those would change dramatically in a few short years), the social and symbolic economies of my hometown did not really have much of a place for me. One thing I remember vividly is how the... Read more

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