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March 2011

March 07, 2011

Angels and Damon (and free will)

When searching for big ideas, a Hollywood screenwriter can't dig any deeper than "The Epic...

February 2011

February 28, 2011

Getting iConfession wrong

For generations, Catholics carried these simple leaflets inside their handbags or wallets, short texts topped...

February 21, 2011

Maher says Obama’s faith is fake

The last thing the White House needed was another TV preacher questioning the sincerity of...

February 14, 2011

College campus holy wars

Anyone who explores academic hallways on American campuses will find lots of cartoons posted on...

February 07, 2011

Super Bowl holy wars — 2011

The ill-fated "Feed Your Flock" ad is, without a doubt, the most famous 30 seconds...

January 2011

January 31, 2011

Shriver and God’s big family

If someone truly wants to understand R. Sargent Shriver, all they need to do is...

January 24, 2011

Praying with (or to?) John Paul II

Sister Marie Simon-Pierre was a soft-spoken nurse in the south of France when her life...

January 17, 2011

Yes, Catholics need more priests

As a regular part of his ministry, Archbishop Edwin O'Brien of Baltimore says Masses on...

January 10, 2011

Thumbs down for Obama faith, again

For those keeping score, let it be noted that the White House transcript from the...

January 03, 2011

Baptists face Christmas, present and future

This is the time of year when many pastors sit in their offices muttering, "It...

December 2010

December 27, 2010

2010 was that kind of year in religion

President Barack Obama did something on Sept. 19th that caught many in the national press...

December 20, 2010

Hallelujah, saith the masses

As millions of YouTube viewers know, the "Hallelujah Chorus" is even hotter than usual this...

December 13, 2010

Celebrate Christmas — gasp! — in Christmas?

Father Dino Bottino didn't expect to spark a firestorm several years ago when he delivered...

December 06, 2010

Return of (part of) the chaplaincy story

Editor's note: There was no "On Religion" column this past week due to the death...

November 2010

November 29, 2010

A social media Reformation?

As every avid Twitter user knows, there are only 140 characters in a "tweet" and...

November 22, 2010

John Lennon, ‘spiritual,’ not ‘religious’

Few images of John Lennon are as iconic as that of the ex-Beatle playing a...

November 15, 2010

Rome ponders iMissal app

When it comes to liturgical details, the Vatican has clear guidelines about sacred objects that...

November 07, 2010

Congregating with Jon Stewart Leibowitz

In the beginning, there was the multimedia superstar Glenn Beck summoning his Tea Party congregation...

November 01, 2010

Politics, Baylor, The NoZe & Aqua Buddha

If Texas Baptists had a patron saint, the Rev. George W. Truett would almost certainly...

October 2010

October 25, 2010

Don’t ask, don’t tell the chaplains

The setting: The office of a priest who serves as a military chaplain. The time:...

October 18, 2010

God hates most sinners, saith Phelps

The words of the fifth Psalm are not for the faint of heart. "Thou art...

October 11, 2010

Love, hate, apathy, faith

One of the most important facts to grasp about the small, but growing, flock of...

October 04, 2010

A Catholic Colbert report

For Catholics raised during the head-spinning days after Vatican II, few things inspire flashbacks to...

September 2010

September 27, 2010

St. Peter in Westminster Abbey

During his long exile in Normandy, the Saxon prince who would become known as Edward...

September 20, 2010

Rights and wrongs of Pastor Terry Jones

The deaths of the 10 International Assistance Mission medical workers inspired headlines that were both...

September 13, 2010

Synagogue for Jewish seekers

For centuries, Jews have watched their rabbis show reverence to God during Rosh Hashanah and...

September 06, 2010

Alveda King’s old dream

Fox News star Glenn Beck staged the show at the Lincoln Memorial, and then fired...

August 2010

August 30, 2010

Obama and Allah, past and present

In the spring of 2007, candidate Barack Hussein Obama met with a New York Times...

August 23, 2010

Patricia Neal and her angels

After her destructive affairs with married men, after the death of her first child, after...

August 16, 2010

Hail Marys for Hitch

One of the last things Thomas Peters does each day is face the Cross of...