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VOTF - General:
- December 27, 2004 - Struggling to keep the faith, Bret Schulte, US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
- November 14, 2004 - Voice of the Faithful is silenced, Eileen McNamara, BOSTON GLOBE
- October 14, 2004 - Important Information Links for Parish Voice, VOTF National Parish Voice
- September 13, 2004 - Letter’s demands may jeopardize talks, Rita Ciolli, NEWSDAY
- August 29, 2004 - Voice of the Faithful influence questioned years after inception, Jay Lindsay, BOSTON GLOBE
- August 16, 2004 - With one voice, Thousands protest church in public Mass, Michael Paulson, BOSTON GLOBE
- August 14, 2004 - A Mass of healing on Boston Common, John Hynes and Sheila Connors Grove, NEW YORK TIMES
- July 29, 2004 - Story of “Voice of the Faithful” told by its founder, Anne-Marie Smolski, WELLESLEY TOWNSMAN STAFF
- July 10, 2004 - Church urged to draw on laity, Dan Robrish, HERALDSUN.COM
- June 5, 2004 - May 22 Forum Welcome Statement, Joseph F. O’Callaghan
- May 24, 2004 - VOTF Field Coordinator Mary Ann Keyes sends along this summary of the recent Santa Clara Conference.
- April 14, 2004 - Vigilance, now more than ever, Rita Ciolli, NEWSDAY
- March 21, 2004 - Raising lay voices, Nancy Haught, OREGONIAN
- March 7, 2004 - A voice for the people: Holy Cross professor says lay Catholics must be heard, Michael Wyner, METROWEST DAILY NEWS
- February 23, 2004 - The Real Agenda, Robert M. Rowden, AMERICA
- February 15, 2004 - Catholic laity seeks more clout in church practices, Bill Broadway, WASHINGTON POST
- February 6, 2004 - Priest accuses Voice of the Faithful of hypocrisy, Francis X. Fay, THE NORWALK HOUR
Victims:
- December 30, 2004 - The Legal System and Clergy Abuse in 2004, Marci Hamilton, FINDLAW
- December 22, 2004 - Priest Pleads Guilty to Sex with Girl, Joann Klimkiewicz, HARTFORD COURANT
- December 22, 2004 - Cardinal Subpoenaed in Priestly Abuse Lawsuit, Alison Leigh Cowan and Winnie Hu, NEW YORK TIMES
- December 21, 2004 - Court wants Egan subpoena enforced, Ivan H. Golden, GREENWICH TIME
- November 26, 2004 - Abuse Victims’ Camp, Judy Valente, RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY
- September 26, 2004 - 9-25-04 SNAP Conference, Andrew Ragouzeos, THE HOUR
- September 26, 2004 - Unseal the records in priest scandal, Editorial, CT POST
- September 26, 2004 - Victims talk about priest sex abuse, Andrew Brophy, CT POST
- September 24, 2004 - Norwalk man honored for supporting victims of sexual abuse, John Nickerson, STAMFORD ADVOCATE
- July 14, 2004 - Group calls for nuns to address sex abuse, Stephen Manning, BOSTON GLOBE
- July 2, 2004 - Victims group meets diocese official, Richard C. Dujardin, PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
- April, 2004 - New SNAP Chapter, THE DAY
- April 7, 2004 - SNAP Press Release
- April 4, 2004 - SNAP Launched in Connecticut, Francis X. Fay, Jr, NORWALK HOUR
- February 11, 2004 - Support group forms for victims of clergy sex abuse, Diane Scarponi, NEWSDAY
- February 9, 2004 - More Revelations Coming on Clergy Sex Abuse, Allison Frank, THE DAY
Priesthood:
- December 13, 2004 - Shepherds Finessing Their Flock, Editorial, NEW YORK TIMES
- December, 2004 - A Troublesome Priest, Andrew Greeley, BELIEFNET.COM
- November 28, 2004 - The Catholic Church: Keeping the faith - at great personal cost, Kevin Horrigan, ST LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
- November 17, 2004 - Catholic priests and the laity must move forward carefully, Kenneth J. Moynihan, WORCESTER TELEGRAM AND GAZETTE
- November 14, 2004 - Catholic Church ‘evil’, priest says, Kathleen A. Shaw, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF
- November 13, 2004 - Priest of Integrity Award - Rev. James Scahill, Thomas Doyle, Religious News Online, Worcester Massachusetts
- October 22, 2004 - The Legion of Christ, Rev Richard P. McBride, THE TIDINGS
- August 21, 2004 - Among faithful, mum isn’t the word, Susan Hogan/Albach, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
- August 10, 2004 - Priests say dismissal lacked due process, Arthur Jones, NCR
- July 12, 2004 - Developments in clergy abuse crisis, SEATTLE-POST INTELLIGENCER
- April 30, 2004 - Retaliation, Father Doyle?, STORY HUNTERS
- April 28, 2004 - Catholic Group Asks for Married Priests, Daniel J. Wakin, NEW YORK TIMES
- April 25, 2004 - A frank talk with God, Jimmy Breslin, NEWSDAY.COM
- March 2004 - An Aging Giant Carries On, Dick Ryan, from HOLY HUMAN, Resurrection Press
- March 8, 2004 - Keeping the collar through the crisis, The Rev. James Martin, SJ, THE BALTIMORE SUN,
- March 2004 - Sex-abusing priests issue still smoldering, Frank J. Keegan, CONNECTICUT POST
- February 7, 2004 - Lay editor defends civil rights of accused priests, Donna Porstner, THE ADVOCATE
- February 5, 2004 - The Second Wave of Abuse: The Fate of Our Accused Priests, Catherine Henningsen, talk delivered to VOTF meeting in Norwalk, CT on 2-5-04
Governance & Accountability:
- December 25, 2004 - NCR publisher looks back at church, forward to time, Bill Tammeus, KANSAS CITY STAR
- December 23, 2004 - Minnesota archbishop bars Legionaries from his archdiocese, Jerry Filteau, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
- December 20, 2004 - Journalist responds to Legion's "disinformation strategy", Matt C. Abbott, RENEW AMERICA
- December 19, 2004 - On-site church audits best, Editorial, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
- December 19, 2004 - Flaws in church system let another scandal strike, Tom Feeney, NEWARK STAR-LEDGER
- December 10, 2004 - Misplaced papal praise, Editorial, NCR
- December 10. 2004 - Vatican heaps praise on Legionaires of Christ, Editorial, NCR
- December 8-14, 2004 - The much-raised question: Can the pope resign?, Michael Austin, THE SOUTHERN CROSS
- December 7, 2004 - Bishops seek a way out from sex-abuse scandal, John Salveson, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
- December 5, 2004 - The Holy See and the Legionaries of Christ, John L. Allen, Jr, NCR
- December 4, 2004 - Mistrust lingers after sex abuse scandal, David Briggs, THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
- December 3, 2004 - VOTF Unveils Proposals to Alter Structure of Church, Francis X. Fay Jr, THE HOUR
- November 20, 2004 - Church leadership stumbles again, David Nyhan, GLOUCESTER DAILY TIMES
- November 14, 2004 - Sex abuse scandal hangs over US bishops' choice of new leader, Reuters, BOSTON.COM
- November 9, 2004 - Catholics angry over scandals, study finds, David Briggs, TIMES-PICAYUNE (New Orleans)
- October 30, 2004 - Catholicism in crisis?, YORK DAILY RECORD
- October 15, 2004 - Surviving the storms of dysfunction, Tom Roberts, NCR
- October 15, 2004 - Winning the Culture War, Rev. Richard P. McBrien, THE TIDINGS
- October 11, 2004 - Voting Our Conscience, Not Our Religion, Mark W. Roche, NEW YORK TIMES
- October 11, 2004 - No End to Abuse Scandal, Opinion, HARTFORD COURANT
- September 2004 - Bishop Thomas Gumbleton is passionate for the people’s voice in selecting bishops, CHURCHWORLD
- September 26, 2004 - Mahony better watch out for legion of Christ, Jason Berry, NY TIMES
- September 26, 2004 - Fight against abuse by clergy far from over, John Nickerson, THE ADVOCATESeptember 19, 2004 - Hear Their Voices, Opinion, NEW YORK TIMES
- September 23, 2004 - Media, Bridgeport Diocese Debate Abuse Documents, Lynne Tuohy, HARTFORD COURANT
- September 23, 2004 - Newspapers seek access to abuse records, AP, HARTFORD COURANT
- September 13, 2004 - Hollow Words, DALLAS MORNING WORDS
- September 12, 2004 - Accused in Rome, Reese Dunklin, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
- September 11, 2004 - Austrian Church struggles with scandal, Michael Higgins, TORONTO STAR
- August 26, 2004 - Lawyer says abuse priest implicated Paterson bishop in coverup, Steve Strunskyp, AP
- August 25, 2004 - To bless the rice host, Leonard Swidler, PHILADELPHIA ENQUIRER
- August 10, 2004 - St. Agnes neighbors look for win-win, Hoa Nguyen, GREENWICHTIME.COM
- July 27, 2004 - When a pope is not a pontiff, Thomas C. Fox, NCR
- July 3, 2004 - Bishops welshed on abuse, Abbott Koloff, DAILY RECORD
- June 25, 2004 - Catholic Common Ground Lecture, John L. Allen, Jr, NCR
- June 30, 2004 - Interim head of review board sees more cooperation with bishops, Agostino Bono, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
- June 27, 2004 - The Bishops vs the Bible, Garry Wills, THE NEW YORK TIMES
- June 22, 2004 - Catholics need to play more active roles, Dick Ryan, NEWSDAY
- June 16, 2004 - U.S. Catholic Bishops Approve New Series of Audits on Abuse, Laurie Goodstein, NEW YORK TIMES
- June 15, 2004 - Bishops must answer to laity, Eileen Flynn, MIAMI HERALD
- June 13, 2004 - Lori keeps quiet on abuse issue before bishops conference, Donna Porstner, STAMFORD ADVOCATE
- June 13, 2004 - Even cardinals have bad days, Eugene Cullen Kennedy, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
- June 12, 2004 - Catholic bishops to discuss clergy sex abuse, Rachel Zoll, AP
- May 31, 2004 - Two Groups Call on Bishops to Open Up June Sex Abuse Meeting, SNAP PRESS RELEASE
- May 26, 2004 - Bishop says church credibility ‘zilch’ if abuse audits were to stop, Tracy Early, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
- May 23, 2004 - Sex-abuse review at crossroads, Gary Stern, THE JOURNAL NEWS
- May 22, 2004 - Egan short-circuiting reform, Carol Eisenberg, NEWSDAY
- May 21, 2004 - Review board must take on cardinals, Andrew Greeley, CHICAGO SUN TIMES
- May 17, 2004 - Statement of the National Coalition of American Nuns
- May, 2004 - Keating on review board-bishop spat: “Openly subversive”, Joe Feuerherd, NCR
- May 13, 2004 - Most bishops support lay review board, John L. Allen Jr, NCR
- May 13, 2004 - Catholic abuse review in turmoil, Gary Stern, THE JOURNAL NEWS
- May 11, 2004 - Review Board head charges bishop’s “manipulated” sex abuse panel, Joe Feuerherd, NCR
- May 2, 2004 - Church sex abuse conference focuses on actions of bishops, Daniel Tepfer, CT POST
- April 30, 2004 - Arrogance of bishops is appalling, Bill Wineke, WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL
- April 23, 2004 - Bishops seduce and abandon review board, Eugene Kennedy, NCRONLINE.ORG
- April 21, 2004 - Cardinal urges church to be more democratic, Philip Pullella, CHICAGOTRIBUNE.COM
- April 16, 2004 - Editorial, National Catholic Reporter
- April 12, 2004 - Did we only now learn abuse is wrong?, Paul Kendrick, MAINE VOICES.
- March 27, 2004 - The changing Church: 101 Questions and Answers on Vatican II, Maureen Sullivan, PAULIST PRESS
- March 12, 2004 - Several articles of interest at the National Catholic Reporter, Vol 40, No. 19
- March 8, 2004 - Terrible history likely to haunt Church’s future, Tom Feeney, NEWHOUSE NEWS SERVICE
- March 5, 2004 - Is church punishing volunteers, Tamara Dietrich, dailypress.com
- February 28, 2004 - Finger-pointing at the top, Carol Eisenberg, NEWSDAY
- February 28, 2004 - Fix the church in the name of hope, James E. Post, president of VOTF
- February 27, 2004 - US bishops report on clergy sex abuse, Joe Feuerherd, NCR
- February 27, 2004 - Excerpts from the “causes and contexts” report on the clerical sex abuse crisis, US NEWS JOURNAL
- February 20, 2004 - The American Catholic Church, talk given by Anthony T. Padovano at the 11/20/03 NJ VOTF meeting.
- February 4, 2004 - It is time for a Second Reformation, Marci Hamilton et al, RELIGIOUS NEWS ONLINE
- January, 2004 - After the Earthquake, Thomas G. Plante, AMERICA MAGAZINE
- January 16, 2004 - The sinew of Christian life, Tom Roberts, NCR
- January 16, 2004 - Audit avoids basic question: Why?, Thomas Doyle, NCR
- January 9, 2004 - Collection of Responses to the Report on Diocesan Audits (19 pages)
Letters/OpEd:
- September 26, 2004 - Discontent among the faithful, Opinion, NY TIMES
- April 12, 2004 - Opinion: Bishops must not delay, BALTIMORE SUN
- March 2004 - Fifty Years of Shame, Sexual Abuse in the Diocese of Bridgeport, Joeseph F. O’Callaghan
- March 5, 2004 - There Must Be Consequences, NY TIMES Editorial
- February 22, 2004 - Letter to the Editor, Bill O’Sullivan, THE HOUR
- February 20, 2004 - Church in Crisis - Essay, Jason Berry, NCR
Politics:
- November 17, 2004 - Politics play bigger role at bishops meeting, Virginia DeLeon, The Spokesman-Review
- October 21, 2004 - Ad in Pittsburgh Catholic opposes one-issue voting, Ann Rodgers, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- October 14, 2004 - A faith-based president?, Opinion, BALTIMORE SUN
- October 12, 2004 - Election guide splits the church, John Grogan, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
- October 11, 2004 - Voting Our Conscience, Not Our Religion, Mark W. Roche, NEW YORK TIMES
- August 19, 2004 - Bush Campaign Adviser Quits as Sexual Misconduct Case Is Recalled, David D. Kirkpatrick, NEW YORK TIMES
- May 30, 2004 - Debate of church rite is a matter of context, Tim Rutten, PHILLY.COM
- May 19, 2004 - Catholic Democrats warn cardinal, Alan Cooperman, WASHINGTON POST
- May 11, 2004 - Lay group says bishops divisive on gay marriage, Michael Paulsen, BOSTON.COM - Jim Post responds.
- January, 2004 - Young Fogeys - Young reactionaries, aging radicals ..., Andrew Greeley, THE ATLANTIC
- January, 2004 - The American Catholic Church in Neverland, Joe Feuerherd, NCR
Books/Reviews:
- March 26, 2004 - A Review of Two Recent Books on the Catholic Church Clergy Debacle, Marci Hamilton, FINDLAW
- February 27, 2004 - Norwalk author breaks wall of religious silence, Gloria Cole Sugarman, NORWALK HOUR
- February 22, 2004 - Vows of Silence, article by Maurice Timothy Reidy, THE HARTFORD COURANT
- January, 2004 - Book Review of Our Fathers, David France, NY TIMES
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