Chicago Tribune religion reporter and friends on a quest for truth and Truth--yes, with a capital T
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Thanksgiving isn’t a religious holiday. But many families sitting down for the traditional turkey feast will thank someone. If not God, who? Begging the question, is Thanksgiving a religious tradition in disguise as a national holiday? Duke University theologian Stephen...
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On Tuesday the Obama administration unveiled "United We Serve: Feed A Neighbor," an initiative to help combat hunger nationwide. Meanwhile, his former church on Chicago's South Side, Trinity United Church of Christ, distributed 3,750 baskets to families in the Chicago...
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Are American Catholics facing irreconcilable differences? The late Chicago Cardinal Joseph Bernardin didn’t believe that. Shortly before his death in 1996 he founded the Catholic Common Ground Initiative, a forum for the faithful to confront their polarities and celebrate their...
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Of all the statements, directives, guidelines and off-handed remarks offered by American Catholic bishops this week, one in particular struck a chord with me personally and professionally. That was the comment by Chicago Cardinal Francis George suggesting that my colleagues...
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Value of Chaplains
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Hesham Hassaballa, author of the blog "God, Faith and a Pen" As a doctor, I believe chaplains fulfill an absolute critical role. They are an extremely important part of the treatment team. Not every patient will benefit from the services...
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Lest there be confusion about where the Roman Catholic church stands on marriage, reproductive technology and treating chronically ill and dying patients, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops released guidelines for their flock about all three issues this week. In...
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No Need To Speculate
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Hesham Hassaballa, Author of the blog God, Faith and a Pen Let's imagine this scenario: a gunman opens fire on his co-workers, killing 13 and injuring more than 2 dozen others. He was long feared to be mentally unstable, even...
Sister Anne Flanagan In uniform: Did Maj. Hasan's dress signal more than devotion?
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Sister Anne Flanagan, Daughter of St. Paul and author of Nun Blog As coverage of the Ft. Hood shootings continues, I find myself wondering less about Major Hasan's religion than about his clothing. Let me explain. As someone who has...
Sister Anne Flanagan My (first) guest post for The Seeker... It is, as Manya commented below, a "fertile" topic for discussion; one to which Catholics bring a unique and sometimes controversial contribution.
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Sister Anne Flanagan, Daughter of St. Paul and author of Nun Blog Where is King Solomon when you need him? He once made a landmark ruling in a case involving parental rights (remember that one?), but the situation outlined on...
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Abortion and health care reform undoubtedly will be on the agenda for America’s Roman Catholic bishops when they meet next week. But so will other matters of life and death such as the church’s most recent teaching on reproductive technology,...
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Zeenat Rahman, Public Advocacy Senior Program Coordinator for Interfaith Youth Core On our TV and computer screens yesterday, an all too familiar scene carried itself out; the story of a disturbed single gunman who carries out a mass shooting on...
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If a Christian soldier shouted "God is great!" before firing on a group of his comrades, would we immediately assume he had religious motivation for his rage? Why does it matter that Major Nidal Hasan shouted those words in Arabic...
Shannon Fleshood Myers Manya, I so enjoy your column, have shared it with several others. I know you were destined for greatness!
Hesham A. Hassaballa
My post on The Seeker
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Hesham Hassaballa, Author of the blog "God Faith and a Pen" As a physician, I believe spirituality is a very special and important part of the overall health and well being of a patient. Many people, including the author, turn...
