August 28, 2005 - Issue #83
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Aneel Aranha
Fr. Fio Mascarenhas
Fr. Francis Jamieson
Fr. Jack McArdle
Fr. John McCloskey
Fr. Jude Botelho
Fr. Peter deSousa
Fr. Rufus Pereira
Fr. William Saunders
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Mark Shea
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Indulgences: The World's Most Misunderstood Spiritual Gifts by Mark Shea
Most Catholics live and die blissfully unaware that the Church even offers indulgences anymore. (A Catholic friend to whom I mentioned I was writing this article said, "They went out with Vatican II, didn't they?") Practically no Catholic gives much thought to them. They languish in the Church's attic of doctrinal knick-knacks. So why bother with them? Read more


Come 'Ere Till I Tell You #7
Playing God by Fr. Jack McArdle


For Better Or For Worse #37
Healing Our Memories by Fr. Peter deSousa


Random Musings #3
Oh, Grow Up! by Amy Welborn


Scripturally Speaking #24
The Ministry of Intercession by Fr. Fio Mascarenhas


Straight Answers #55
The Primacy of Peter by Fr. William Saunders


Introducing: The Eucharist
A New Vision of God by Fr. Erasto Fernandez


Christian Music #27: Anointed
Love and Life #04: Can Love Last Forever?
Bible Geek #25: Mary's Perpetual Virginity
The Pope Speaks to Youth #37: Testify To The Light
Lighthouse #5: Brothers Free Will and Will Power

Bible Stories #50: The Miraculous Jar of Oil
Storybook #12: Thou Shall Not Steal
Aesop's Fables #40: The Ass and the Wolf
Cool Pics #8: Strange Real Buildings
Things To Make #13: Sock Puppet