Spirituality
Marc Barnes

On Going Hard

There is an underlying theme in the word of God that might be considered shocking: Go Hard. All Out. Go Big or Go Home. The greatest

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Columnists
Marc Barnes

Miracles

There are times — extremely frustrating times — when our religion is a leap of faith and a walk into the yawning darkness. There are

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New Media
Marc Barnes

Promise Me Something…

There’s a danger in this otherwise fantastic world of New Media that needs addressing. It’s the thought that blogging, or reading blogs, or evangelizing on

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New Media
Marc Barnes

Music In The Liturgy

(The problem with the question of music in the liturgy is that people want an easy answer. They want one Church document that entirely bans

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New Media
Marc Barnes

The Problem With Christian Rock

There is a problem with Christian Rock. It’s the problem that makes your modern post-Christian – that is to say, your average American – laugh

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Miracles Happen!

It’s not often that I recollect a real-life happening upon the great expanse of Internet. That’s the sort of thing I usually prefer to reserve

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Life
Marc Barnes

How To Kill Yourself

Imagine this: The day is beautiful, the birds are singing, and you’re standing on the edge of cliff, with every intention of hurling yourself off.

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Spirituality
Marc Barnes

How To Be Superman

A child knows he can fly; that’s why he tries. Adults have only forgotten. The point is that man is especially able to fly. That he should fly. That a singular event that occurred in recent history makes flying something as likely as a falling.

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