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The Entire Collection:     Volume I (Aug. 31, 2001 to Aug. 23, 2002)    |    Volume II (Aug. 30, 2002 to Aug. 22, 2003)    |    Volume III (Aug. 29, 2003 to Aug. 20, 2004)    |    Volume IV (Aug. 27, 2004 to Aug. 26, 2005)   |    Volume V (Aug. 27, 2005 to Aug. 26, 2006)   |   Volume VI (Sept. 1, 2006 to Aug. 25, 2007)    |   Volume VII (Sept. 1, 2007 to Sept. 19, 2008)     |   Volume VIII (Sept. 26, 2008 to ...)


DATE Volume Number Title
August 31, 2001 1 1 The  archbishop's wife speaks for herself
September 7, 2001 1 2 ‘Dutch model’ or ‘Dutch disease?’
September 14, 2001 1 3 Ratzinger and Martini, shapers of the debate,
about to leave center stage of this papacy
September 21, 2001 1 4 Americans abroad seek each other 
and God amid news of terror
September 28, 2001 1 5 In Kazakhstan, a plea for attention
and a marvelous sign of hope
October 5, 2001 1 6 The pressures of being a pope 
October 12, 2001 1 7 U.S. bishops at synod gently 
advocate greater local authority
October 19, 2001 1 8 Let’s make a deal: 
Covering a synod in Rome
October 26, 2001 1 9 Throwing one more red hat 
into the (unofficial) papal race
November 2, 2001 1 10 ICEL, the little translation agency
that stirred a storm in the church
November 9, 2001 1 11 Opus Dei: No surprise it 
gets top billing in this papacy
November 16, 2001 1 12 A remarkable, hidden summit
where laity got to quiz the curia
November 23, 2001 1 13 Collegiality, as in sharing power:
The anti-Curia cause that’s gone global
November 30, 2001 1 14 Tough to make common cause when 
Vatican takes a bin Laden view of modernity
December 7, 2001 1 15 Sparks fly when new overseer 
of mission work meets the troops
December 14, 2001 1 16 Rome on America: Thanks for 
the money, stop rocking the boat
December 21, 2001 1 17 Feeling upbeat about the pope and fasting; 
Rome’s really good guys in red (and yellow)
December 28, 2001 1 18 For all who feel put upon by the Vatican:
A new patron saint of Holy Rehabilitation
January 4, 2002 1 19 Praying for peace; angst over the Middle East; 
A plea for kindness to biblical scholars
January 11, 2002 1 20 Scouting report: three soon-to-be-cardinals range 
from conservative to more conservative to unknown
January 18, 2002 1 21 Independent voices can bring 
balance to views of the Vatican
January 25, 2002 1 22 In Tubingen, good Swiss wine goes well 
with an evening of Hans Küng recollections
February 1, 2002 1 23 Assisi, with some suggestions for improving 
ecumenical gatherings; lunch with Gutiérrez and others
February 8, 2002 1 24 Diplomacy: failing in the Middle East, needed 
in Taiwan, and used by a Lefebvrite bishop in Thailand
February 15, 2002 1 25 Cardinal Stafford, the ideas man; a World Youth Day 
with a social edge; speaking of compromise in the Middle East
February 22, 2002 1 26 Making sense of things when church appears at odds with itself; 
Greek Catholics in Russia; transvestites’ pilgrimage raises ire
March 1, 2002 1 27 When being a footnote gets dangerous; following 
papal hopefuls; and a bet that there’s beer in heaven
March 8, 2002 1 28 Clergy sex abuse: an Anglo-Saxon story
March 15, 2002 1 29 New Ways Ministry Conference: a moderate, 
pastoral outreach to gay and lesbian Catholics
March 22, 2002 1 30 And now, three cardinals who won’t be pope
March 29, 2002 1 31 Cultural gap: The extra hurdle 
in covering the Vatican
April 5, 2002 1 32 Don’t expect a resignation; a U.S. tour; 
Interesting words from the pope’s preacher
April 12, 2002 1 33 Outside of Rome, some things come clear, 
And one is growing crisis of leadership
April 19, 2002 1 34 Influence the next conclave – write a letter; 
Catholic visions for the future; asking pardon
April 26, 2002 1 35 Running the 24/7 news cycle marathon; 
Jimmy Breslin’s advice; cutting the tour
May 3, 2002 1 36 By way of Naples, a cautionary tale; a counter-example 
in Austria’s Groër; Arinze’s take on religious pluralism
May 10, 2002 1 37 U.S. ambassador takes on issue of trafficicking in humans; 
Vatican view on health care; Fides director departs
May 17, 2002 1 38 One papabile’s take on the sex-abuse scandal; 
The pope’s health; and a reader’s critique
May 24, 2002 1 39 On the road with the pope; more give-and-take 
at a news conference; the history of theology
May 31, 2002 1 40 Parsing papal parlance; Clearing up Navarro’s 
clarification; following the popemobile’s lead
June 7, 2002 1 41 On claims of media ‘anti-Catholicism’; rapprochement with 
the Orthodox; Milingo update; another ‘no’ to group confession
June 14, 2002 1 42 In chance meeting, Cardinal Schotte’s views on Dallas;
Rose petals and more for Padre Pio; a commercial announcement
June 21, 2002 1 43 Why Rome’s not warm to “zero tolerance”, Belgium’s sex abuse policies no
precedent; yes, Virginia, Jesuits have liturgy conferences; then, there’s“Conclave”
June 28, 2002 1 44 And now, a good word for clerical culture; 
more papal handicapping; ordination of women scheduled
July 5, 2002 1 45 An illicit ordination of women; an unlikely source questions women’s
ordination; hints of a new encyclical
July 12, 2002 1 46 Last July 4th with the pope; Vatican finances; Swiss Guard murder update;
Law’s in town; the Order of St. George
July 19, 2002 1 47 A whiff of anti-Semitism in Rome’s assessment of sex abuse
crisis; a boost for Tettamanzi; lawyers target Holy See
July 26, 2002 1 48 On exaggerating the sex abuse crisis; more on The Pope 
Against the Jews; a curia member on curial qualities
August 2, 2002 1 49 An image that will last forever; hierarchy galore; 
Examining the words; a perilous Mass perch
August 9, 2002 1 50 Inculturation at papal Masses; Maciel gets front-row seat; 
next, Poland and St. Faustina
Auguust 16, 2002 1 51 The endgame for ICEL; Vatican sources (or, no, the pope isn’t 
headed for a monastery in Poland); the church and its money
August 23, 2002 1 52 A papal message ignored; the ‘virtual’ Jewish quarter; Images from
Auschwitz; one-year anniversary

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