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February 2004

February 04, 2004

Terrorism, fiction and the Truth

WASHINGTON -- One of the most sobering sights that novelist Joel Rosenberg has ever seen...

January 2004

January 28, 2004

That Christians For Dean www guy

John Paget has no doubt there are conservative Christians in cyberspace who are praying for...

January 21, 2004

The passion of old words and symbols

Jesuits rarely receive frantic calls from Hollywood megastars rushing to finish movies that are causing...

January 14, 2004

Deja vu Nativity wars

Another Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Winter Solstice season has come and gone, but the lawyers...

January 07, 2004

Divided by the Creeds?

The words are ancient, yet affirmed by all who join the Episcopal Church.The bishop asks...

December 2003

December 31, 2003

2003 — Divided by the Sacraments

The atmosphere could not have been tenser as the world's Anglican archbishops gathered in the privacy...

December 24, 2003

What is a ‘carol’ anyway?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Second of two columns on traditional carols.The story begins with the Empress Helena,...

December 17, 2003

A Caroling We (Don’t) Go

Sometime just before Christmas, maestro Patrick Kavanaugh will gather a few friends to take part...

December 10, 2003

Vague faith in Middle Earth

LOS ANGELES -- Faced with the end of his world, even the cheery hobbit Pippin...

December 03, 2003

A Baptist take on St. Nicholas

The bureaucrats charged with turning Russia into a godless utopia had a December dilemma and...

November 2003

November 26, 2003

Not a Catholic ‘Mass factory’

Catholics who treasure ancient liturgies smirk and call them "Mass factories."These churches are visions of...

November 19, 2003

Watching Billy and the pope

The old voice was shaky and the pre-recorded tape was poor, but the Rev. Billy...

November 12, 2003

Episcopal actions, orthodox reactions

Few would fault the clarity of the Orthodox response to the September marriage of Denis...

November 05, 2003

Comic book visionaries

LOS ANGELES -- The story has everything that a comic book needs, like rippling muscles,...

October 2003

October 29, 2003

Matrix, the Apocalypse

Anyone looking for the "Matrix" movies at a video store knows to seek the digital...

October 22, 2003

Presbyterian Divorce Ahead?

Two decades ago, the northern United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. merged with the southern...

October 15, 2003

Boomer bishops on the rise

Some of the lessons Father Kevin Martin learned in seminary have faded with time, but...

October 08, 2003

Hollywood meets the pews

NEW YORK -- Cell phone to her ear, "Junket Bible" in hand, the studio publicist...

October 01, 2003

Define ‘Jewish,’ please

The telephone rings during dinner and a dispassionate voice invites you to participate in a...

September 2003

September 24, 2003

The testimony of Johnny Cash

As a veteran of many Billy Graham crusades, Johnny Cash must have known the parable...

September 17, 2003

Symbols & Substance in Alabama

Susan Pace Hamill's colleagues on the law faculty at the University of Alabama were puzzled...

September 10, 2003

Vanilla values on the DC mall

The program opened with a homily by President Bush about American values, teamwork, dedication and...

September 03, 2003

Sept. 11 — Dreams of St. Nicholas

The first thing police found at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was a piece of...

August 2003

August 27, 2003

Free speech movement, for believers on campus

It took a few minutes for leaders of the Bisexual, Gay & Lesbian Alliance at...

August 20, 2003

The roots of King’s dream

The telephone rang after midnight and sleep was not an option for the Rev. Martin Luther...

August 13, 2003

Catholic college culture wars

Anyone trying to understand the Catholic college culture wars can start with last spring's commencement...

August 06, 2003

Faith Crisis in Blogosphere

The news from Rome infuriated the most quotable Catholic, gay, HIV-positive, political conservative in cyberspace.But...

July 2003

July 30, 2003

An Orthodox parable for today

MIAMI -- The elderly husband and wife were screaming at each other as they waited for...

July 23, 2003

Harry Potter for grownup believers (of all kinds)

ORLANDO -- Lee Hillman's nightstand contains a copy of Sir James George Frazer's classic "The Golden...

July 16, 2003

Facing the Russian icons

As was his custom, the thief began his day with prayer before an icon of Mary...