| Correspondence: Donald Senior & his critics | 2 |
| Editorial: Kerry, the Catholic | 5 |
| Notebook: Survey says | 7 |
| Gallicho, Grant | |
| Sonia Gandhi steps down | 8 |
| McGowan, Jo | |
| The pope on PVS | 10 |
| Tuohey, John F. | |
| I Do Not Wish to Deceive | 11 |
| Sasanov, Catherine | |
| Above the law | 12 |
| Magarian, Gregory P. | |
| Listening to Koko | 14 |
| Hanly, Elizabeth | |
| English Catholics | 18 |
| Bergonzi, Bernard | |
| Jonah's Whale Addresses the Almighty | 20 |
| Klein, Laurie | |
| Still, We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie | 21 |
| Cooper, Rand Richards | |
| Jumpers Bombay Dreams Assassins | 22 |
| Wren, Celia | |
| Summer reading | 24 |
| Sayers, Valerie | |
| Summer reading | 25 |
| Cipolla, Benedicta | |
| Summer reading | 26 |
| Deen, Rosemary | |
| Summer reading | 28 |
| Dillon, Michele | |
| Summer reading | 29 |
| Vitullo-Martin, Julia | |
| 'You're lucky, Kid | 31 |
| Filbin, Diane |
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