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  • Bill Casey & Ray Joyce- Show #14 - March 31-April 3, 2006

  • Gail Pohlhaus & Dr. William D'Antonio - #47 Nov 18-25,2005

• 5/23/04 - Group says bishops delaying reforms, BY Carol Eisnberg, Newsday Read More

• 5/21/04 - Catholic group committed to change, By Steve Gushee, Palm Beach Post Read More

• Catholics speak out on abuse Star-Telegram

• 3/24/04Give laity a key role in fixing church, James Muller and Charles Kenney, Boston Globe, 3/6/04

• Church Abuse Goes From Scandal to Sermon KEN MAGUIRE AP, 3/1/04

• Fix the Church in the Name of Hope , Jim Post Boston Globe, 2/28/04

• Newsday, Feb. 28, 2004 - Finger-pointing at the top

• CBS News, February 27, 2004 - "Shameful to the Church"

• Voice of the Faithful Notes Glaring Omission in John Jay Study 2/27/07

• How deep will the bishops' review board dig? National Catholic Reporter, By Jason Berry 2/20/04

• The Archdiocese of Cincinnati guilty of coverup
  The Cincinnati Post 11/21/03

• O'Malley to reconsider policies against lay group
  Boston Globe 11/20/03

• The Voice of the Faithful, The Hourline,
  By FRANCIS X. FAY Jr. 10/27/03

• Catholic forum criticizes bishops
  By GARY STERN THE JOURNAL NEWS
  10/26/03

• Catholics gather for Voice of the Faithful conference
  10/26/03

• Conference Focuses on Clergy Abuse
  By Ann Givens, Newsday 10/26/03

• Catholic group prepares conference at Fordham
  By Gary Stern,The Journal News 10/12/03

  Catholic Paper Won't Run Ad
  Lay group promoting abuse-crisis meeting
  by Stephanie Saul, Newsday 10/4/03

• "Voice Of The Faithful" Send Message To Church Leaders
  byJennifer Steiner 10/4/03
  CINCINNATI (OH)

• LETTING Their Voice Be Heard - Newsday

• The Lay Vocation & Voice of the Faithful
  by Fr. Thomas P. Rausch, America Magazine, Sept. 29, 2003 Read More

• NCR Issue Date: September 19, 2003
  We break the same bread -- let’s talk
  By PEGGIE L. THORP
  

• REFORMER: Give Catholic laity input - Arizona Republic, AZ, 9/17/03 "Faith is not the issue," said Jim Post, co-founder and president of the Boston-based Catholic lay reform group Voice of the Faithful. "The issue is the human administration of the church." Read more.

• Pedophile Ex-Priest Is Killed in Prison Fellow Inmate Strangled Geoghan By Alan Cooperman and Rob Stein Washington Post - 8/24/03

• On LI Death Evokes Sadness
  By Michael Rothfeld Newsday 8/23/03

• Mass of Healing, panel on sex abuse Sunday
  Voice of the Faithful sponsors Parma, Ohio event
  Beacon Journal 8/23/03
  

• Voice of the Faithful: Seeking changes in the Church
  Interview with Jim Muller Cincinnati Enquirer, 8/17/03
  

• Survivors network: It's time to get an accounting
  Cincinnati Enquirer, 8/17/03
  

• 'Voices' hope to empower laity
  By Nan Fischer, Guest columnist Cincinnati Enquirer, 8/17/03

   

• Voice for change Sex scandals: Reform movement
  Sunday, August 10, 2003, Cincinnati Enquirer
  
  

• The Catholic Church's crisis: Change will come, but how? By John Rivera The Baltimore Sun, August 10, 2003
  

• Activist says church's sex scandal opened new role for Catholic laity By Janet I. Tu Seattle Times 8/2/03
  
  

• Lay group requests to engage O'Malley
  By Kevin Cullen, Boston Globe, 7/29/2003
  
  

• O'Malley needs to make peace Boston Globe Editorial - 7/22/2003 By James E. Post
  
  
  

• In a Layman’s Terms - Jim Post discusses the most recent developments in the scandals that have rocked the Roman Catholic Church for the past 18 months Newsweek 6/20/03
  
  

• Commonweal, June 6, 2003, "VOTF: Year Two - An Interview with Voice of the Faithful President James E. Post", and interview with Jim Post, President, VOTF.
  
  

• Voice of the Faithful Bears Witness:
  U.S. Bishops' Conference, St. Louis, June 19th - 21st
  
  

• A Pledge to Listen on LI
  By Rita Ciolli, Newsday
  
  

• Gov. Keating Resigns U.S. Conference Of Bishops Supporters Are Shocked And Disappointed
  
  

• Healing Those Hurt by Scandal
  Va. Catholic Church Joins With Lay Group in Special Mass
  
  

• Archdiocese apologizes to victims Archdiocese apologizes to priests' victims Promises to safeguard youth
  Elizabeth Fernandez, San Fransico Chronicle 6/15/03
  
  

• I have this image in my head
  By Tom Fox, publisher National Catholic Reporter, 6/13/03
  
  

• Richmond's Catholic bishop meets with lay reform group members
  By the Associated Press Published, Dailypress.com, 6/13/03
  
  

• Boston Catholic Laity Pre-Empt New Bishop in Setting Diocese Agenda
  By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Salt Lake Tribune 6/14/03
  
  

• Voice of Faithful sets a reform agenda
  By Jenna Russell, Boston Globe 6/8/03
  
  

• Activist fighting another war - Doctor who battled nuclear weapons turns his attention to crisis in Catholic Church.
  By Judith Cebula Indianapolis Star June 6, 2003
  
  

• Voice Of Faithful In Tucson
  Julie Prince, News 13 Reporter 6/8/03
  
  

• Voice ready for long battle
  By Monica Deady / Roslindale Transcript, 6/5/03
  
  

• Banned group has Mass at LI shrine
  By Theresa Vargas (NY) Newsday 6/1/03
  
  

• 5/23/03 National Catholic Reporter, A message to America’s bishops: Listen to Yogi By JAMES E. POST
  
  

• 6/2003 St. Anthony Messenger, A Movement is Born, By John Bookser Feister
  
  

• Most in poll would prosecute Law Area Catholics back settlements
  By Michael Paulson, Boston Globe, 5/12/03
  
  

• Group sees N.Y. victory as boost Voice of the Faithful renews push for access
  By Michael Paulson, Globe Staff, 5/3/2003
  
  

• Melbourne, Australia Embraces VOTF's Svea Fraser
  By Barney Zwartz, The Age
  
  

• Marathon Lessons for VOTF, Steve Krueger, Executive Director
  

• Louisville VOTF Announces Formation
  By Peter Smith, The Courier-Journal
  
  

• One year later, Voice of Faithful faces new tests
  By Michael Paulson, Boston Globe, 4/13/2003
  
  

• Reform group meeting barred from Catholic Charities building
  Portland Press Herald, Friday, April 11, 2003
  
  

• Survivor Speaks Out With Voice of the Faithful
  By Brian Magoolaghan, The Wave, 4/6/03
  
  

• Reform Catholics meet with cardinal
  BY Kate N. Grossman, Chicago Sun Times, 4/1/03
  
  

• Church refuses lay reform group's money
  By Michael Paulson, Boston Globe, 4/1/03
  
  

• The Rise of the Voice of the Faithful
  In-depth coverage by the Boston Globe
  
  

• Ruling hurt victims of church abuses By Paul T. Kendrick
  Copyright 2003 Blethen Maine Newspapers Inc. 4/1/03
  
  

• Bishop won't lift church ban on Voice of Faithful Group's leader, Lennon meet
  By Michael Paulson, Globe Staff, 3/12/2003
  

  What the Diocese Should Do to Regain Trust Newsday
  By Paul Ginnetty. Paul Ginnetty is director of the Institute for the Study of Religion and Community Life at St. Joseph's College,Patchogue.
  
  

• Sins of the Fathers Grand jury says LI diocese protected abusive priests ,
  By Rita Ciolli, Newsday
  
  

• The Boston Files, By Rita Ciolli and Joseph Mallia Staff Writers, Newsday
  
  

• Catholic group strives to mend church
  Voice of Faithful wants active laity to address clergy scandal
  By Elizabeth Fernandez, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer, 02/03/03
  
  

• Voice Of The Faithful Says Church Must Change
  Natalie Jacobson BostonChannel.com , 01/29/03

• ‘Movement Of The Spirit’ Comes To Rockaway Voice Of The Faithful Meeting Set For Jan. 29 By Howard Schwach, The Wave

• Boston's Catholics Say Little Done to Restore Church Trust
  By Elizabeth Mehren LA Times Staff Writer, 01/26/03
  

• Voice of the Faithful presses Lennon to meet
  By Michael Paulson, Boston Globe, 01/10/2003
  

• Keep the Faith, Change the Church
  Founding Pesident Jim Muller, MD shares a Nobel Prize for his fight against nuclear arms. Now he's taking on the Catholic church. By Richard Conklin '59M.A. Notre Dame Magazine

• The Catholic Church Confronts Its Future — Practical steps bishops and laypeople can take to ensure abuse doesn't happen again. By James E. Post, President, Voice of the Faithful
  
  

• Power in the Pews Voice Of The Faithful, lay Catholics speaking out
  By Julie Scelfo NEWSWEEK 1/6/03
  

• Scandal Stirs Lay Catholics to Push for Power, by Laurie Goodstein and Sam Dillon, 11/10/02
  
  

• Law Seeks Specific Goals Of Lay Group
  By Amalia Barreda BostonChannel.com , 10/14/2002
  
  

• Law relaxes ban on lay group's meetings
  By Michael Paulson, Boston Globe, 10/13/2002
  
  

• Members say lay group not anti-Catholic
  By John Chadwick, The Bergen Record, 10/12/02
  
  

• Group and Law seen at odds on donation plan
  Voice of Faithful to offer $62,000 to archdiocese
  By Michael Rezendes, Boston Globe, 10/11/2002
  
  

• Keating questions banning of lay group
  By Michael Paulson, Boston Globe, 10/5/2002
  
  

• Catholic lay group: Church hierarchy trying to silence us
  By David Perry, Lowell Sun, 10/02/02
  
  

• Bishop bans VOTF from meeting at Parish
  By Michael Paulson, Boston Globe, 10/1/2002
  
  

• Lay Catholics deserve an ear
  By Gail Buckley, New York Daily News, 9/22/02
  
  

• Promising Initiatives to Help Heal the Wounds of the Boston Catholic Church
  By Paul La Camera, President and General Manager, BostonChannel.com
  9/22/02
  

• Church meets dissenting voices with silence
  By Michael Paulson, Boston Globe, 9/16/2002
  
  

• An Appeal To the Bishop
  By Jimmy Breslin, Newsday, 9/15/02
  
  

• 600 Gather Despite Ban By Bishop
  By Carol Eisenberg, Newsday, 9/14/02
  
  

• Their Vow: Not to Be Silenced
  By Carol Eisenberg, Newsday, 9/11/02
  
  

• "The Reformer,"
  By Paul Wilkes, The New Yorker, 9/02/02.
  
  

• The Catholic Faithful Have to Speak Out
  By Thomas Doyle, Boston Globe 8/29/2002
  
  

• "Faithful To Kids, Christ,"
  By Jimmy Breslin, Newsday, August 27, 2002
  
  

• Lay group responds to conservatives
  By Michael Paulson, Boston Globe, 8/21/2002
  
  

• "Money and Morality Intersect, and Outrage Becomes Palpable,"
  By Michael Olesker, Baltimore Sun, 8/6/02
  
  

• 4,000 meet to give laity a voice,
  By Chuck Colbert, National Catholic Reporter, 8/2/2002
  "Keep the Faith, Change the Church," has become the battle cry for the largest lay-led, church reform advocacy group — Voice of the Faithful — to emerge in the wake of the sex-abuse crisis. On July 20, 2002, over 4,000 faithful voices participated in VOTF's historic meeting at Boston's Hynes Convention Center to express their anger, sadness, and frustration with at a hierarchy unwilling to accept the laity's proper place in the Church as outlined in the documents of Vatican II. The laity has spoken; however, as one survivor in attendance asked, "Are we too late?" Read more
  
  

• Lay group works toward $1m goal
  By Christopher Rowland, Boston Globe, 8/2/2002
  
  

• True Believer
  By Tom Duffy, People, 7/29
  
  

• Catholic Charities shifts on lay group's fund-raising
  By Sacha Pfeiffer and Stephen Kurkjian, Boston Globe, 7/26/2001
  
  

• Small Group Has Big Goals
  By Thomas Farragher, Boston Globe, 7/21/2002
  
  

• Lay Catholics issue call to transform their church
  By Michael Paulson, Boston Globe, 7/21/2002
  
  

• "Catholics Hoping to Shift Bit Of Power From Pulpit to Pew,"
  New York Times, July 21, 2002
  
  

• Catholic reformers hold historic meeting
  By Jane Lampman,The Christian Science Monitor 7/19/02
  
  

• Rebels in the Pews
  By David Van Biema, Time, 6/17/02
  
  

• "Standing Up Out of the Pews and Giving Voice,"
  By Patrick Smyth, Irish Times, June 15, 2002
  
  

• "People in the Pews Speak Out on Web,"
  By Carol Eisenberg, Newsday, June 11, 2002
  
  

• "Church Must Pay the Price of Abuse,"
  The London Times, June 10, 2002
  
  

• Angry at Scandal, Lay group seeks quiet uprising in pews
  By Pam Belluck, New York Times, 5/31/02
  
  

• New groups push for change,
  By Chuck Colbert, National Catholic Reporter, 4/26/2002
  How fitting that Boston, the cradle of American democracy, would once again serve as the setting for another revolution. This time the preservation of the Church is at stake. With a stroke of the keyboard and the click of the mouse, the shot has been heard round the Church: no longer will the laity stay silent; absolute power with no representation cannot and will not be tolerated. VOTF members have become a formidable force in the struggle for change from within the Church. Read more
  

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