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- 11/23/2011 - Thanksgiving: Giving Thanks In Tough Times
- 11/13/2011 - Father Beck Interviews Judith Light
- 11/06/2011 - Father Beck Interviews Judy Collins
- 10/16/2011 - Father Beck Interviews Julianne Moore
- 09/22/2011 - Joel Osteen and Fr. Beck
- 09/01/2011 - Election 2012: God's Role in Politics?
- 07/31/2011 - NASCAR, Budweiser, Goodyear and God?
- 07/17/2011 - The New God Squad
- 07/10/2011 - Casey Anthony: What Would God Say?
- 06/19/2011 - For My Father on Father's Day
- 05/22/2011 - Will the world really end on May 21st?
- 05/07/2011 - Is Bin Laden pure evil?
- 04/24/2011 - Fr. Beck on MORNING JOE
- 04/10/2011 - Cokie Roberts on her Inter-faith marriage and more
- 03/20/2011 - Joy Behar on Faith Parts 1 & 2
- 02/20/2011 - Cairo & Lara Logan
- 02/12/2011 - Digital Confession
- 01/30/2011 - The great celibacy debate
- 01/23/2011 - What Have We Learned From Tucson?
- 01/16/2011 - Lessons From the Tucson Tragedy
- 12/27/2010 - The Redeeming Power of Santa
- 12/12/2010 - Moment of Faith: Charity
- 11/21/2010 - Finding A FRESH Way to Look At Life
- 10/31/2010 - Final Chance for Charlie Sheen?
- 10/24/2010 - Spirituality of THE SIMPSONS?
- 10/17/2010 - Faith in the Mine, Religion, and Teen Suicide
- 10/10/2010 - Hate Speech: How Can It Be Christian?
- 09/26/2010 - Throwing Rocks at Faith
- 09/12/2010 - The Price of Religious Hostility
- 08/29/2010 - A Time For Tolerance
- 08/22/2010 - The Perils of Perfection
- 08/15/2010 - EAT PRAY LOVE and Clergy Burnout
- 08/08/2010 - The Power of Charity
- 07/18/2010 - Mel Gibon, Lebron James, and a "Gangster Priest"!
- 07/11/2010 - Does Lindsay Lohan Need To Find Humility?
- 07/04/2010 - America's New Found Vampire Obsession
- 06/27/2010 - What Happens When Faith is Lost?
- 06/13/2010 - Adultery on the Rise
- 06/06/2010 - 25 Years in the Cloth
- 05/30/2010 - Supreme Court Takes Ethical Stand
- 05/23/2010 - Little Girls As Go-Go Dancers Is Not Okay
- 05/16/2010 - Vanessa Williams on Her Faith
- 05/09/2010 - Coming Out to God
- 05/02/2010 - Forget Love, Can't We Just Be Civil?
- 04/25/2010 - South Park Death Threat?
- 04/18/2010 - Are Gay Priests the Problem?
- 04/11/2010 - Who Cares What Would Jesus Do?
- 04/04/2010 - Easter Whether We Like It Or Not
- 03/28/2010 - Will A&P Catholics Still Flock to Church on Palm Sunday?
- 03/21/2010 - The Pastor Who Bares It All
- 03/14/2010 - SO, ARE YOU REALLY HAPPY?
- 03/07/2010 - French Confession: Call It In
- 02/28/2010 - Fasting From Comparisons and Competition
- 02/21/2010 - The Path of Redemption for Tiger Woods
- 02/14/2010 - The Power of Half
- 02/07/2010 - Human Bed Warmers More Than a Gimmick?
- 01/30/2010 - Standing Up For Sitting Down
- 01/23/2010 - How Can I Keep From Singing?
- 01/16/2010 - Images of First Family Makes Fur Fly
- 01/09/2010 - The Prized Cross
- 01/03/2010 - Here's To A Better 2010... And A Better You!
- 12/19/2009 - Sleeping On A Bed Of Nails
- 12/13/2009 - Live Like You're Dying
- 12/06/2009 - So What IS Advent Anyway?
- 11/29/2009 - The Thanksgiving Of Listening
- 11/22/2009 - What Should We Allow on Our License Plates?
- 11/15/2009 - The Woman Mauled By The Chimpanzee May Now See More Clearly Than the Rest of Us
- 11/08/2009 - Scientology: Religion, Cult, Or Just Plain Weird?
- 11/01/2009 - From All Hallows Eve To Halloween
- 10/25/2009 - Smoking: Serious As A Heart Attack
- 10/18/2009 - Looks-Obsessed Culture Making Us Unhealthy
- 10/11/2009 - Where Are The Parents?
- 10/04/2009 - Kids Killing Kids: The Real Olympian Challenge
- 09/27/2009 - Turning 50
- 09/20/2009 - The Tragedy of War with Suicides
- 09/13/2009 - Do You Want to Deny Jesus Healthcare?
- 09/06/2009 - Is Labor Day A Spiritual Holiday?
- 08/30/2009 - The Lion Of The Senate
- 08/16/2009 - Exile is Not Always A Bad Thing
- 08/09/2009 - Aren't We All Clunkers, Really?
- 07/26/2009 - All Sparkle and No Stillness
- 07/19/2009 - POPE BREAKS WRIST and HIS MESSAGE LIMPS
- 07/12/2009 - A SAD GOODBYE TO SAINT GABRIEL'S YOUTH RETREAT HOUSE
- 07/05/2009 - Wading Into The River of Resentment
- 06/28/2009 - MICHAEL and FARRAH: TOO MUCH?
- 06/21/2009 - INFIDELITY: SEXUAL AND OTHERWISE
- 06/14/2009 - SARAH PALIN IS NOT LAUGHING AT DAVID LETTERMAN
- 06/07/2009 - AN AMERICAN IDOL?
- 05/31/2009 - STANDING ON A MOTHER'S SHOULDERS
- 05/24/2009 - The Living of FARRAH FAWCETT
- 05/17/2009 - ANGELS and DEMONS
- 05/10/2009 - The Buzz Heard Around The World
- 05/03/2009 - SWINE FLU and FAITH?
- 04/26/2009 - He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
- 04/19/2009 - MEL GIBON: Divorce, Annulment...Are You Kidding?
- 04/12/2009 - An Easter Message from Father Beck
- 04/05/2009 - Passion / Palm Sunday - Holy Week
- 03/29/2009 - WHY CHURCHES ARE LOSING MEMBERS
- 03/15/2009 - Introduction
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Email to a FriendJuly 18, 2010 - Mel Gibon, Lebron James, and a "Gangster Priest"!
by Father Edward L. Beck, C.P.
For this week's Reflection, Watch Fr. Beck and Chris Cuomo of ABC News talk about Mel Gibson, Lebron James, and a "Gangster Priest"!
Part I: MEL GIBSON: here.
Part II: LEBRON JAMES and GANGSTER PRIEST: here.
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