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March 2001

March 21, 2001

Orlando’s new Holy Land

ORLANDO -- In his flowing Middle Eastern robes, Coptic Bishop Youssef stood out among the...

March 14, 2001

The Very Rev. Ted Turner speaks

Once again, the Very Rev. Ted Turner has bravely stepped forward to blaze new trails...

March 07, 2001

Lieberman takes faith-based leap

It's the question haunting the U.S. Capitol: Does changing lives have anything to do with...

February 2001

February 28, 2001

Looking for a new god? A fresh creed?

When it comes to answering life's big questions, the World Wide Web offers more research...

February 21, 2001

Kosovo mourns on All Soul’s Day

For generations, Serbs have visited the graves of their ancestors on All Soul's Day to...

February 14, 2001

Praying with the digital natives

It's hard to move into a new office without spending some time exploring the past....

February 07, 2001

The Late Great Planet Hollywood

The book was a global phenomenon and inspired sequel after sequel until millions rallied around...

January 2001

January 31, 2001

Learning to preach in fog

The question was so simple that Haddon Robinson wasn't sure he had heard it correctly....

January 24, 2001

The offering-plate rules

The pastor preferred to spend the moments just before the main Sunday service in prayer....

January 17, 2001

Boil Ashcroft in holy oil

Hours before taking his U.S. Senate oath, John Ashcroft knelt before his elderly father. The...

January 10, 2001

Bobos ‘r US

Every Saturday, journalist David Brooks and his family can choose between three services at their...

January 03, 2001

Sin, safety, candor and free speech

The landscape was buried in snow, but there wasn't a ski slope in sight. The...

December 2000

December 27, 2000

Red states, blue states, me states, you states

The Year of our Lord 2000 was the year of The Map.You know the one:...

December 20, 2000

Oh joy, a Christmas vision

There are only 365 shopping days, give or take a few, until next Christmas.And all...

December 13, 2000

Hanukkah — freedom or death

It's almost time to fire up the big menorah in the public square.It's time for...

December 06, 2000

Martin Marty and the soul of DC

A glance down from an incoming airplane is all it takes to see that Washington,...

November 2000

November 29, 2000

Faith and terror in Indonesia

One wave of warriors came out of the mountains while another came in boats from...

November 22, 2000

Candlestick holders in Russia

Russians use a special term to describe the state officials who pay brief visits to...

November 15, 2000

God and man, and The Simpsons

The King James Version of the Bible is a masterpiece of the English language and...

November 08, 2000

Mount Sinai remains on the political map

One thing is certain amid the chaos and nail biting of the White House race...

November 01, 2000

Sex, drugs & Catholic education

It's hard to talk about college life without covering sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.But...

October 2000

October 25, 2000

What’s so special about Jesus?

Every summer, lots of religious people sit in lots of national conventions and hear lots...

October 18, 2000

This is not a religion story

This was the 12th time that Linda Gibbons had violated the 18-meter "bubble zone" that...

October 11, 2000

Prophets and politicos in the public square

In the summer of 1964, President Lyndon Johnson sent his right-hand man to visit Fannie...

October 04, 2000

The confessions of Harry Stein

Life was simpler back when journalist Harry Stein knew his place.If asked to define "politically...

September 2000

September 27, 2000

The Episcopalians vs. the Anglicans

The voices on the telephone sound angry and anxious and they keep calling Charles Nalls...

September 20, 2000

The man who didn’t disappear

NEW YORK -- The formal interview was over, so Richard Nixon propped his feet on...

September 13, 2000

Ted Turner, meet John Paul II

Pope John Paul II, this is Ted Turner.Ted Turner, will you please introduce yourself to...

September 06, 2000

Prayers in Catholic schools?

It was a Catholic campus, so the history professor was free to voice a prayer...

August 2000

August 30, 2000

Meet the new Barbie, same as…..

American youth culture doesn't get much safer than Britney Spears.The former "Mickey Mouse Club" diva...