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I don t know if any of our readers are interested in the new Tron film but I went to see it Friday and I have to say it has one of the more compelling images of original sin of recent times nbsp Jeff Bridges plays this computer programmer father-figure who creates a program Clu it s an acron

About a week ago comedian Louis C K presented an episode of his FX show Louie entitled God It was a 22 minute riff on faith Abraham and Isaac the crucifixion and saying Jesus Christ as a curse Incredibly bawdy at some moments it s nevertheless extremely thought-provoking Louis C

There s a story circulating on the internet today about an comment newly-minted Republican candidate for the Senate Sarah Pal er sorry Christine O Donnell made in 1998 on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher Now before I talk about the story a moment on the soap box Seriously media online

Seems like we re having trouble with the post I did yesterday nbsp Here s a second attempt nbsp I am a Vatican II baby nbsp Which is to say my life of faith has been entirely under the aegis of the Vatican II reforms nbsp nbsp I grew up with the St Louis Jesuits with communion by the han

Yesterday afternoon Planet Money deemed the widespread comment these days that Sovereign credit spreads in Europe are widening the scariest boring phrase nbsp in finance A credit spread is the difference between the interest rate on credit for the best economies and worst nbsp A widening cred

Writer Nick Hornby High Fidelity About A Boy and musician Ben Folds collaborate with online artists Pomplamoose for a provocative meditation about how we think about life nbsp nbsp If the video does not pop up above click here for the link Jim McDermott SJ

You might have heard of late about Eminem s new song Love the Way You Lie nbsp Top of the charts for the last five weeks the song presents rap star nbsp Eminem as a guy who cannot seem to break the cycle of violence with the woman he loves -- not unfamiliar territory for the singer who spent

The vuvuzelas have finally quietened writes David Holdcroft SJ the regional director of the Jesuit Refugee Service in Southern Africa and former director in South Africa in Eureka Street today 64 games three million spectators one million visitors and 40 billion rand A 6 billion later t

Michael Kelly has an interesting piece in Cathnews com today comparing the recent sacking of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to the current issues in church administration nbsp The sacking of a Prime Minister is just a more visible instance of something that happens every day on a less spect