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December 2006

December 20, 2006

Into the Anglican wilds

All it took the other day was hearing pop star Olivia Newton-John'srecording of the "Ave...

December 13, 2006

Let Hanukkah be Hanukkah

The candelabra should have eight candles in a straight line with a separate holder --...

December 06, 2006

Old sins in confession

St. Peter Damian was a man with a mission.The church reformer was appalled by the...

November 2006

November 29, 2006

Walking in Joseph’s sandals

Anyone who has looked at Christmas cards knows where to find Joseph in a typical...

November 22, 2006

Using the ‘Passion Playbook’

The players in studio power offices call it the "Passion Playbook."At least, that's what the...

November 15, 2006

Trying to market the Mass?

It's the kind of devil's advocate question that Roman Catholic priests discuss when no one...

November 08, 2006

Blonde, female, Christian, late-night comedian

It's no surprise that Victoria Jackson watches "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip," the latest...

November 01, 2006

Hypocrites are us

Talk about bad timing.On the day after former Congressman Mark Foley entered an alcohol rehab...

October 2006

October 25, 2006

Zombies meet Dante at the mall

Kim Paffenroth was 13 years old when filmmaker George A. Romero released "Dawn of the...

October 18, 2006

Pentecostal power 2006

Church historian Vinson Synan has made 20 trips to Latin America while studying the explosive...

October 11, 2006

Facing some giant lessons

Like millions of other American kids, Alex Kendrick couldn't believe his eyes the first time...

October 04, 2006

Hellish grudges can kill

The helicopters kept making circles in the air so that the cameramen could keep showing...

September 2006

September 27, 2006

The new campus rebels

They are the campus rebels, the young women who refuse to play by the rules...

September 20, 2006

Slicing the Veggies

If you were a television executive, which program do you think would offend the most...

September 13, 2006

Please let Harry Potter die

Father Jonathan Tobias knows exactly what he will do when J.K. Rowling releases the final...

September 06, 2006

Why eulogies have changed

Seconds after American Airlines Flight 11 passed overhead, another Franciscan brother ran to Father Mychal...

August 2006

August 30, 2006

Georgetown revises its rules

David French knew what he was getting into when he signed up to study on...

August 23, 2006

Heathens make better flicks?

Broadcaster Dick Staub thinks the gridiron drama "Facing the Giants" will be a hit in...

August 16, 2006

Democrats, faith and Roe

Talk to Democrats at church and you will usually find citizens who yearn to find...

August 09, 2006

Mad Mel and the Talmud

Police-beat reporters -- even in Hollywood -- rarely get to quote the Babylonian Talmud.However, there...

August 02, 2006

To hell with that housewife

For many mainstream ministers, it's a moment of humor, celebration and a touch of world-weary...

July 2006

July 26, 2006

PG or not PG?

When it comes to "Facing the Giants," the one thing the players in Hollywood and...

July 19, 2006

About those ‘Left Behind’ readers

When it comes to describing the end of the world, millions of readers are convinced...

July 12, 2006

Fighting blasphemy laws is blasphemy

OXFORD, England -- Abdul Rahman of Afghanistan was not the first Muslim convert to Christianity...

July 05, 2006

That other Zion conspiracy

The conspiracy is almost too big for words and its secrets have been protected through...

June 2006

June 28, 2006

A word from Canterbury, finally

Thousands of Episcopalians believe the Sacrament of Marriage should be modernized to include same-sex unions.Thousands...

June 21, 2006

Reporters, with blog on their side

Anyone who follows what Ruth Gledhill has to say at her "Articles of Faith" website...

June 14, 2006

A vote for the resurrection

The Rt. Rev. Nicholas Thomas Wright believes in the resurrection.The bishop of Durham, England, doesn't...

June 07, 2006

Facing the MPAA giant

The Motion Picture Association of America is crystal clear when it describes why its "PG"...

May 2006

May 31, 2006

Connecting Baha’i dots in Iran

Anyone who reads the newspaper Kayhan knows that Baha'i believers are part of a giant...