Why do people cheat?
September 15, 2012
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Dishonesty is complex. Dan Ariely explains why people cheat. With an excursion into the confessional.
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Catholics in Minnesota, buck hierarchy, campaign for marriage equality
September 15, 2012
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Catholics for Marriage Equality in Minnesota is producing some simple, moving videos that make the against a proposed amendment to their state’s constitution that would ban same-sex marriage.
Finding joy in the High Holy Days
September 15, 2012
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You go to church or synagogue because you feel obligated; you send your children to Hebrew school with reservations and over their protestations. The upcoming Jewish holidays, Yom Kippur in particular, can feel like an orgy of self-immolation. During this season, the liturgy forces the faithful to regard without blinking their mortality and worse: the chanciness of everything.
An unexpected history lesson
September 15, 2012
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Commemoration of James Chisholm, priest (1815-1855) Psalm 116:5-9 Sirach 38:9-17 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 Matthew 24:1-8 I wasn’t born in Virginia, but I always consider myself
Freedom in tradition
September 15, 2012
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by Tricia Gates Brown Garlicky minestrone reaches down the hall and out the front door of the church, drawing me in on a wave of
Nigerian primate warns government to confront Boko Haram
September 14, 2012
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The Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, Primate of Nigeria is appealing to the government to confront the violent Muslim extremist group Boko Haram. Okoh’s rhetoric is significantly more temperate than that of his predecessor Peter Akinola, but he makes it clear that religious violence may spin out of control in his country.
The Wood Duck
September 13, 2012
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All is still green, but the days are shortening and cooler than they were three weeks ago. Some days are still gorgeous, and on those
Rally and Get Out There! Woof Woof, Meow!
September 13, 2012
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It’s that time again. I know it’s more than a week before October 4 but pet blessings are right around the corner and I want you to be prepared. This is a major evangelism opportunity if you do it right.
Social media and social change: strengths and limitations
September 11, 2012
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As Christians who strive for social justice, we know that we often need the fast and furious exposure that social media can bring. But we also need the long-term, careful work that takes decades
Teachers and lessons
September 11, 2012
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Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart from it. – Proverbs 22:6
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