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2015-03-10T10:02:53-07:00

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@PONTIFEXCELLENT!

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:02 am By Cathleen Falsani

Rather than shoo the tyke away, Papa Frank - BECAUSE HE'S SO FRIGGIN' AWESOME - just let the kid do his thing, eventually inviting him to take a seat in the papal chair when the pontiff had to get up to greet grown-up dignitaries. Read more

2015-03-10T10:02:54-07:00

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Roger, We Will Miss You

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:02 am By Cathleen Falsani

“To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts,” Ebert said. “We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try...I didn’t always know this and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.” Read more

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OSCAR SPIRIT: Faith, Morals and the 2013 Best Picture Nominees

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:02 am By Cathleen Falsani

The fragility of life. The servanthood of love. The (im)morality of war. The fundamentals of mercy and justice. The power of grace and forgiveness. The oneness of creation. The personal (and spiritual) toll of climate change. The nature of God and faith. These are some of the spiritual themes explored in the mostly august field of nine contenders for the 2013 Academy Award for Best Picture. Read more

Jean-Louis Trintignant

Life of Pi

Michael Haneke

2015-03-10T10:02:54-07:00

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God Girl’s Got News: My Happy Return to Fourth Estate

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:02 am By Cathleen Falsani

It is with great delight that I share some (personal) breaking news: At the end of the month, I will be joining the staff of the Orange County Register as its Faith & Values Columnist. Read more

Orange County Register

United States

2015-03-10T10:02:54-07:00

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My Open Letter to Justin Bieber on CNN.com

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:02 am By Cathleen Falsani

Whether you’ve partaken of the “sacred herb” just once or burn more cabbage than Tommy Chong at a Furthur show is not the issue that most concerns me. It’s the decision to light a spliff or one-hitter or cigarette or whatever it was in that Newport Beach hotel room last week where folks were snapping pictures with their smartphones that troubles me. Read more

Newport Beach California

2015-03-10T10:02:55-07:00

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Dragonflies, Death, and the More

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:02 am By Cathleen Falsani

I needed to hear this today. Maybe you do, too. Read more

2015-03-10T10:02:55-07:00

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Uncle Bono Busking: A Dublin Christmas Tradition

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:02 am By Cathleen Falsani

Once again, in an Advent treat that's become one of our favorite holiday traditions, Bono joined Glen Hansard and other Irish artists (including Sinead O'Connor) on Christmas Eve in a round of busking on Dublin's Grafton Street to raise money for charity. Read more

GODSTUFF

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Cry of a Tiny Baby: Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:02 am By Cathleen Falsani

""The idea that there’s a force of love and logic behind the universe is overwhelming to start with, if you believe it. But the idea that the same love and logic would choose to describe itself as a baby born in shit and straw and poverty is genius. And it brings me to my knees, literally. " - Bono on the Incarnation from The God Factor: Inside the Spiritual Lives of Public People Read more

Farrar Straus and Giroux

2015-03-10T10:02:55-07:00

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Give a Gift with Purpose from the ONE Shop

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:02 am By Cathleen Falsani

There is still time to order #GiftsthatGive for Christmas and Hannukah from the ONE Campaign's Store -- including the gorgeous scarves made by fashionABLE in Ethiopia exclusively for the ONE Campaign pictured above. Read more

2015-03-10T10:02:56-07:00

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Which Wes Anderson Character Are You?

Last updated on: March 10, 2015 at 10:02 am By Cathleen Falsani

I think I'm a hybrid of Owen Wilson in Darjeeling Limited, Frances McDormand in Moonrise Kingdom, and Margot Tennenbaum. How about you? Read more

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