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VOTF - General:
- December, 2003 - Journey of Revelation, Commitment and Hope, Steve Mueller, Editor, VOTF Newsletter
- November 14, 2003 - Voice conference calls church to accountability, openness, Chuck Colbert, NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
- November 7, 2003 - VOTF hears national leader, Francis X. Fay, Jr, THE HOUR
- October 27, 2003 - Voice of the Faithful, Francis X. Fay, Jr., THE HOUR
- October 26, 2003 - VOTF Conference articles:
- September 29, 2003 - The Lay Vocation and Voice of the Faithful, AMERICA Magazine, Vol. 189, No. 9, by Thomas P. Rausch, S.J.
- September 28, 2003 - Letting Their Voice Be Heard, Newsday by Rita Ciolli.
- September 19, 2003 - We break the same bread - let’s talk, National Catholic Reporter by Peggie L. Thorp, in response to:
- August 17, 2003 - Voice of the Faithful: Seeking changes in the Church. An interview with Jim Muller, The Enquirer, Cincinnati, Ohio
- July 23, 2003 - Statement by Jim Post regarding the Massachusetts Attorney General's report. This is not just about Boston. The seven points of emphasis apply to every diocese in the US - not the least of which is Bridgeport.
- July 20, 2003 - VOTF Newsletter, article by Jim Post
- July 4, 2003 - Trading places, finding places. Despite bishop’s ban and bar tactics, questioning voices find forums , National Catholic Reporter by Dennis Coday
- June 2003 - Voice of the Faithful: Keep the Faith, Change the Church, By John Bookser Feister, June 2003 issue of the "St. Anthony Messenger" entitled "Crisis in the Church"
- May 26, 2003 - A Year Of Painful Change, Voice Of The Faithful, A Catholic Lay Group, Marks Its First Anniversary, by Frances Grandy Taylor, Hartford Courant
Priesthood:
- November 28, 2003 - On Celibacy, Fr. John Guiliani, NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
- October 15, 2003 - Abused priest to speak out at conference, The Advocate by Donna Porstner.
- September 29, 2003 - Author to speak about Catholic policy on Clergy, The Tennessean by Brian Lewis. (about 10/25 Tri-State Conference Keynote Speaker, Eugene Kennedy)
- August 26, 2003 - Married priests win new support, Journal Sentinal by Mary Zahn and Tom Heinen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- August 24, 2003 - Planning a future with fewer priests, Journal Sentinal by Tom Heinen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- July 7, 2003 - Clergy Sex Abuse, Time to reform the priesthood, San Francisco Chronicle by Tom McMahon
- May 28, 2003 - Priest Quits in Sex Abuse Case, 1st in Bridgeport diocese to voluntarily surrender cleric’s role, by Daniel Tepfer, Connecticut Post
Governance & Accountability:
- December 26, 2003 - The costs of failure, Rev. Richard P. McBrien, THE TIDINGS
- December 5, 2003 - Providing help during a tumultuous two years, Father J. Bryan Hehir, THE TIDINGS
- December 14, 2003 - True listening requires a willingness to be transformed, Raymond A. Schroth, NEWSDAY
- November 28, 2003 - Book review of The Liberation of the Laity: In Search of an Accountable Church by Paul Lakeland, Delores Leckey, NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
- November 2003 - Under church’s reform plan a few bishops lead change, USA TODAY
- November 17, 2003 - The Pilgrim City En Route, AMERICA
- November 18, 2003 - Bishop’s Response to Questions is More PR, Dick Ryan, NEWSDAY
- October 25, 2003 - Cleaning up the mess, John Langan, THE TABLET (Britain)
- September 12, 2003 - Is Reform Possible? Excerpt >From an Essay by Thomas J. Reese, S.J., Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, Episode 702
- September 12, 2003 - Catholic Church Update, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
- September 7, 2003 - Unheavenly Days for the Catholic Church, New York Times by R. Scott Appleby
- July-August -A Church at Risk, Sojourners Magazine by Peter Steinfels
- July 10, 2003 - Despite Promises, The Catholic Church Hasn’t Changed, The Day by Mary McCarty
- June 27, 2003 - Future uncertain for Catholicism in United States, The Charlotte Observer by David Gibson
- June 25, 2003 - Reflections on US Catholic Bishops’ Conference, by Steven A. Krueger, Executive Director, VOTF
- June 16, 2003 - A Cardinal Without Credibility, Hartford Courant Editorial
- June 16, 2003 - Governor Keating Resigns From National Review Board, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Letters/OpEd:
- November 2003 - Reflections of the VOTF Conference at Fordham, Joe O’Callaghan
- July 6, 2003 - A Bishop in sandals is a welcome change, Opinions, New York Daily News
- June 27, 2003 - Interview with Reverend Thomas Doyle, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
- June 27, 2003 - Many Catholics Still Angry, IrishAbroad by Tom Deignan
- June 19, 2003 - Finding Hope in My Faith, New York Times by Frank Keating
- June 10, 2003 - Letter to the editor in the Stamford Advocate by Joe O’Callaghan
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