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“Sexual Vulnerability and a Spirituality of Suffering: Explorations in the Writing of Etty Hillesum.” 22 Pacifica: Australasian Theological Studies (February 2009): 75-89.*

“The Office of the Bishop within the Communio Ecclesiarum: Insights from the Ecclesiology of Jean-Marie Tillard.” Science et Esprit. 61 (Mai-Dec. 2009): 175-94.*

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“Accountability in the Church: Report from Chiapas.” New Theology Review 19 (2006): 33-45.

“Let’s Pray, Pay and Have Our Say!” U.S. Catholic 71:5 (May 2006): 18-20.

“Ecclesiological Perspectives on Church Reform.” In Church Ethics and its Organizational Context: Learning from the Sex Abuse Scandal in the Catholic Church. Edited by Jean Bartunek, Mary Ann Hinsdale, and James F. Keenan, 57-68. Kansas City: Rowman and Littlefield, 2005.*

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“Looking Ahead: My Hope for the Next Pope.” Commonweal 132 (April 22, 2005): 9-10.

“Who’s the Boss? ” U.S. Catholic 70 (March 2005): 18-22.

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“Bringing Our Lives to the Table: Intentional Preparation for the Liturgy.” Liturgical Ministry. (Fall 2003): 207-12.*

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“Are Deacons the Answer?” Commonweal 130 (August 15, 2003): 22-4.

“Marital and Ecclesial Commitment.” America 189 (August 4-11, 2003): 8-11.

“Discovering ‘God’s Rhythms’: Nourishing Christian Spirituality in a Technological Culture.” New Theology Review16 (February 2003): 6-20.

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“The Selection of Bishops: Recovering the Enduring Values of Our Tradition.” Co-authored with John Huels. The Jurist 59 (1999): 348-76.*

“Richard McCormick on the Moral Magisterium.” Louvain Studies 25 (2000): 348-62.*

“Reflections on the Future of Papal Primacy.” New Theology Review 13 (November 2000): 52-66.

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“Shifting Meanings in the Lay-Clergy Distinction.” Irish Theological Quarterly 64 (1999): 115-39.*

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“‘Home Economics’ and the Household of God.” Family Perspectives Journal 14 (Fall 1997): 1-4.*

“Doing Liturgy in a Technological Age.” Worship 71 (September 1997): 429-51.*

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“The Catholic Faith: The Limits and Scope of Pastoral Ministry.” Commonweal 123 (February 9, 1996): 14-18.

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“The Eucharistic Ecclesiology of Nicolas Afanassieff: Prospects and Challenges for Contemporary Ecumenical Dialogue.” Diakonia 27 (January 1994): 18-44.*

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