In this issue: Cardinal George: With you, I pray that the year of grace 2003 will be less troubled for the Church and the world than was 2002. But troubled or not, 2003 will be a year of grace. How could it be otherwise? Our savior is born, and we are members of his body, the Church.’ There are often misunderstandings in the way the church is governed, especially when such governance is compared with our everyday experience. Archdiocesan experts in the Code of Canon Law explain how - and why - church law developed and how it functions. 12/22 The church’s listing of rights and duties for everyone 12/8 Guiding the gifts of the Spirit

After Law, Boston moves on
In his first homily as apostolic administrator of the Boston Archdiocese, Auxiliary Bishop Richard G. Lennon addressed the clergy abuse crisis several times, speaking candidly about the “dismay and disappointment, frustration and anger” felt by Catholics.