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Volume 9, Number 10
   October 1998   



 
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Cover Story

   

Walking the Ecumenical Tightrope

Joint statements involving Catholics and Evangelicals offer both hope and danger-not unlike the possible definitions of "new" Marian dogmas. The hope is for closer union, the danger is that there may be wider division.

   
By Philip Blosser
 

Feature Article

   

How to Talk About Confession

Yes, you can explain the sacrament of confession to non-Catholics, if you approach the topic in the right way. You also can convince lukewarm Catholics that they need to return to the sacrament.

   
By Joanna Bogle
 

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The False Decretals

Anti-Catholics claim that medieval popes knowingly used forged documents to bolster papal prerogatives-and that, without those documents, the modern papacy never could have developed. But what does history say?

   
By Steven O'Reilly
 

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The Ten Most Common Misconceptions About Apparitions

Many Catholics are confused about private apparitions. Some even have refashioned their faith around them. Here's the scoop on these phenomenal phenomena.

   
By Kevin Orlin Johnson
 

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A Parting of Friends
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Filioque: "And the Son"

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The Continuation of Miracles
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Consumerism's Siren Song
By Leslie Ryland

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The Post-Conciliar Spirit
By Dietrich von Hildebrand

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Freed by Boundaries
By J. Steven Covington

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