Articles from U.S. Catholic (December 1, 2003)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A closer walk with thee: you have to be quiet if you want to wake the baby Jesus in your life. In a noisy, busy world, the silence and solitude of contemplation are essential elements in our Advent search for the newborn kingdom.	Camille, Alice	Column	1811
A friend indeed.	Griffin, Emilie	Letter to the Editor	92
Advent.		Brief Article	68
An unlikely teacher.	Lattin, Don	Brief Article	59
Are regular church-goers more altruistic?		Brief Article	53
Bad news.		Brief Article	98
Bible belt.	Dix, Tara	Brief Article	73
Catholic tastes.	McPherson, John	Brief Article	38
Catholics, Episcopalians at odds.		Brief Article	278
Come, Lord Jesus.	Berry, Wendell	Poem	93
Feedback.			1495
Finding the body.	Willis, Paul J.	Poem	177
Fun nun calendar.	Dix, Tara	Brief Article	61
God walks with me.	Partyka, Barbara L.	Letter to the Editor	202
Good news.		Brief Article	92
Hey baby, what's your major?		Brief Article	81
HIV tests for would-be priests?		Brief Article	92
In practice.		Brief Article	87
In praise of protesting.		Letter to the Editor	519
In season.		Poem	35
Mary, Mary, quite contrary: defying the stereotypes of a meek, mild-mannered Mary, the Magnificat proclaims the liberating and revolutionary message of a passionate, prophetic woman. In her new book, Elizabeth A. Johnson takes a critical look at Mary--who she is and what she represents in the 21st century.	Johnson, Elizabeth A.	Cover Story	4075
Mary.		Brief Article	106
May Isidore be with you.	Dix, Tara	Brief Article	101
Merry Christmas.	Gilmour, Peter	Column	461
No room.		Brief Article	122
Not until we've walked a mile ...		Letter to the Editor	340
O little wall of Bethlehem: security barriers and wars on terror are no way to seek peace on earth.			694
Paul Conklin (1929-2003).		Obituary	331
Photographic memory.	Scherer-Emunds, Meinrad	Obituary	481
Saint watch.		Brief Article	66
Salvation.	Beckett, Wendy	Brief Article	176
Schools that work: a creative approach to funding that puts students in both the corporate office and the classroom has sparked a renewal in Catholic education.	Gary, Heather Grennan		2690
Smear attempt upsets Keating.			169
Supporters of the British Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) stand together in central London with American performer and illusionist David Blaine suspended from a crane in the background.		Brief Article	131
Take a bow: can the body language of the new liturgical rules help create community?	LeBlanc, Ann	Column	785
The gospel according to Mel: although not yet released, Mel Gibson's movie the Passion is already embroiled in a heated public controversy. Is it anti-Semitic and theologically flawed or simply the greatest movie ever made?	McCormick, Patrick	Column	1876
The nine days before Christmas: after five centuries, the Filipino tradition of Simbang Gabi is still something to crow about.	Lazaro, Jolisa	Brief Article	700
The questions about purgatory.	Johnson, Jim	Letter to the Editor	97
Verbatim.		Brief Article	213
What are you waiting for? Try this for advent: next time you are forced to cool your heels, see the wait as a spiritual invitation.	Barron, Robert		2233
What is contemplation?	Schorn, Joel		419
What would Buddha do? An interview with Thich Nhat Hanh.	Schlumpf, Heidi	Interview	3643
Wilderness.		Excerpt	210
You better not shop around: countering the current trend to shop around for a parish that "fits" you, Peter Feuerherd makes the case for sticking with your neighborhood community. He argues that everyone loses when Catholics see churches as one more consumer choice.	Feuerherd, Peter		1537