Popular Culture Meets Psychology

On the way to school this morning, my eleven year old daughter reminded me that for some people, Halloween marks Satan's birthday.  Ever scouting the horizon for a useful metaphor, I pondered long and hard, and in the process recalled my visit to Target the night before. I remember standing in absolute awe before the Halloween section-which included a few plastic pumpkins, an aisle or two of costumes and row upon row upon neatly-ordered row of candy. Far more candy than I could squeeze into the widest setting on my cell phone camera and more varieties than I ever imagined existed. Read More

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I am a Jew, working in a Catholic University who is looking into the possiblility of attending a Unitarian Church with my family in the near future.  While I am pretty comfortable in my personal spirituality, I am searching for a brick-and-mortar place to nurture my family's religious growth. 

I must admit; however, that I regularly pray at the Church of Consumerism. So, here in front of you, and God, and Reverend Billy of The Church of Life After Shopping. Read More

Can a passion for music, a love for our teenagers and moral education keep our kids out of jail? Read More