What’s less fun than telling your kids at the mall that Santa Claus doesn’t...
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View ArticleSpiritual Surf: Brittany Murphy, Auschwitz, Pius XII, Winter Solstice, Justin...
Brittany Murphy?! Yes, sweet and innocent and apparently-addicted Brittany Murphy 2009 just had its 2008 moment, in the sense of the loss of an ingenue who actually had talent, not just an external...
View ArticleSpiritual Surf: Sundance takes down Mormons; Kitty Kelley takes down Oprah;...
8: The Mormon Proposition, a movie on spiritual politics Utah not only hosts the annual Sundance Film Festival; in the 2010 edition of the film fest, the state’s (unofficial) church has a starring role...
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Laid-off, foreclosed, going broke, ill, stressed, lonely or sad? The Novena to St. Jude is tailor-made for times of troubles BY SOUL’S CODE — Call it a Catholic meditation. Call it a koan of loving...
View ArticleSpiritual Surf: 10 reasons to feel awesome about 2012
Political activists on both the left and right project dark times ahead. We present a contrarian upside, spiritually-speaking: 1. You can start the year by seeing the Dalai Lama, live (Dateline:...
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