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Spiritual But Not Religious? Not So Fast: Disney, I-Clouds And New Religion

Michael P. Murphy | Posted 03.21.2013 | Religion
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Michael P. Murphy

People are more religious than they give themselves credit for. But who are these new gods, what is this new spirituality, and what is the object of our new belief?

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'Thou Shalt Not Kill': A New Street Code For New Orleans

Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D. | Posted 02.12.2013 | Religion
Read More: Murder, Catholic Church, New Orleans, Christianity, New Orleans Crime, Loyola University, Thou Shalt Not Kill, Religion News
Rev. Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J., Ph.D.

Reminding people of those four words from the Bible may seem naive to some. But to a community desperate for solutions, the message "Thou Shalt Not Kill" is one way to unite in faith, safety and peace.

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Obama In 1998: 'I Believe In Redistribution' [UPDATE]

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 09.23.2012 | Business
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It turns out Mitt Romney isn’t the only presidential candidate to have a video leak this week. Fresh on the heels of Romney’s leaked campaign f...

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Bottled Water Banned At Chicago University

Posted 05.08.2012 | Chicago
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A group of students at Loyola University have passed a referendum that would all but eliminate bottled water across the Chicago campus. After sever...

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Lizzie Schiffman

Study Finds Drinking Could Help Fight Dementia

HuffingtonPost.com | Lizzie Schiffman | Posted 10.18.2011 | Chicago
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While social drinking can make it hard to remember what happened last Saturday night, a new study by Loyola University suggests it could help prevent ...

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The 10 Colleges With The Best Dorms

Posted 10.05.2011 | College
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Dorms are notoriously spartan, cinderblock affairs. However, some colleges definitely have better living quarters than others. According to the Pr...

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Is Wal-Mart Coming To Your 'Hood Next?

Posted 08.28.2011 | Chicago
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Wal-Mart's Executive Vice President Tom Mars was in Chicago Monday for the Metropolitan Planning Council's annual luncheon, and referred to the retail...

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Rahm Emanuel's 40 Days in the Desert

Al Norman | Posted 08.19.2011 | Business
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Al Norman

Just as Moses never reached Canaan, Mayor Emanuel may never emerge from the food desert if he keeps having visions of Wal-Mart as the promised land.

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Joy Resmovits

Phasing Out State Control of Post-Katrina Schools

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 08.15.2011 | Home
Read More: New Orleans, Collective Bargaining, Loyola University, School Governance, Charter Schools, New Orleans Teachers, New Orleans Schools, School Boards, Katrina, Leslie Jacobs, Recovery School District, Home News

With 75% of New Orleans students slated to attend charter schools next year, some stakeholders say a management split between the far-away state capit...

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The Amanda Knox Factor: U.S. Students Less Likely To Study In Italy After Case

LA STAMPA/Worldcrunch | Francesco Semprini | Posted 06.27.2011 | World
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Study in Italy? No grazie. Young Americans seem to have grown less attracted by the opportunity to spend a semester or two at an Italian university. A...

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Astoria Characters: The Nun of God

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 06.05.2011 | New York
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Nancy Ruhling

Being a Rikers chaplain is much more than a job to Sister Margaret. What she offers inmates is simple -- love with no toughness or any other strings attached.

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Bush Pens True Crime Book. He'd Better Worry!

Bill Quigley | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Loyola University, Center for Constitutional Rights, Cia, Crime, Spain, Torture, George W. Bush, Politics News
Bill Quigley

In his memoir (which some wise people have already moved in bookstores to the CRIME section) George W. Bush admitted that he authorized that detainee...

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Chicago's Young Sibling Geniuses: 18-Year-Old Has PhD, 13-Year-Old Graduating From College

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Sho Yano was just nine when he enrolled at Loyola University. He graduated Summa Cum Laude and at the age of 13 entered medical school at the Universi...

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New Study: Wal-Mart Brings Zero Jobs to Chicago

Al Norman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Al Norman

More than three years after coming to Chicago, Wal-Mart has produced no new jobs, no new opportunities --just a great big shift in market share.

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UPDATE: 'Suspicious' Rogers Park Fire Kills One, Injures Several (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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One person was killed and five others--including two firefighters--were injured Thursday afternoon in a blaze fire officials deemed "suspicious" in th...

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Rogers Park Fire Kills One, Injures More

suntimes.com | A Pakistan News | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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One person was killed and three others were injured, including a person who jumped from the fifth floor to escape a fire Monday afternoon near Loyola ...

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Violence Rising In Chicago

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Violent crime in Chicago continues unabated this year, with the latest unofficial statistics showing that there were 316 more shooting...

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