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Busted Halo
123 Articles
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Strengthening Faith With Creativity: How I Stay Close to Christ Through Art
The paint tubes lay scattered across the table — crimson, ultramarine, aureolin. I squeezed dollops onto the palette, taking a ...
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How Volunteering in Hospice Care Strengthened My Faith in Eternal Life
Seven years ago, I gripped the steering wheel as I tentatively drove to a nearby hospice home. I was responding to a carefully ...
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Homily: Eucharist is a Verb
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Father Dave connects today’s Solemnity to the Greek word for ‘thanksgi...
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Learning to Embrace Silence
Monday morning, in the gym locker room, I share a mirror with a young woman half my age, as we ready ourselves for the day. She...
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Connecting with Creation: Creative Ways to Pray Outdoors This Summer
In his 1990 World Day of Peace message, St. John Paul II, an avid hiker, said: “Our very contract with nature has a deep restor...
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How I Found Friends Through Faith: Trusting God to Bring Meaningful Connections
After college, there was a period in my life when I dreaded the weekends. I anxiously awaited the long hours of unstructured t...
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Building Spiritual Bonds: How Holy Friendships Have Shaped My Life
I never knew that I needed holy friendships until I found them. Or maybe I should say, until God sent me some wonderful women a...
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Transforming Small Talk: Building Community Through Meaningful Conversations
The autumn air swirled around the skirt of my formal dress while jazz music filled the party tent. My husband and I were attend...
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Three Practices that Can Change How You Go to Confession
If you have ever experienced that pit-in-the-stomach feeling before going to Confession, you are not alone. The Sacrament of Re...
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