Below are all the installments of Sister Mary Lucy Astuto's columns GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER for 2000. For her columns in 2001, see 2001 columns and for past columns from 1996 through 1999, see 1996-99 columns.

INSTALLMENTS TO DATE

DECEMBER

• Friday, December 29, 2000 Acute awareness in examining our consciences part one

• Friday, December 22, 2000 My Christmas Wish For You

• Friday, December 15, 2000 Need help to make a good Confession?

• Friday, December 8, 2000 Advent - Preparing for Jesus!

• Friday, December 1, 2000 A Respite - My Retreat!

NOVEMBER

• Friday, November 17, 2000 We've been down this road before!

• Friday, November 10, 2000 The Gentle Shepherd is Laid to Rest

• Friday, November 3, 2000 A Gentle Shepherd

OCTOBER

• Friday, October 27, 2000 Halloween has turned into Helloween!

• Friday, October 20, 2000 More Wisdom of Saint Augustine

• Friday, October 13, 2000 Be Not Afraid!

• Friday, October 6, 2000 How to answer the critics who say we worship Mary!

SEPTEMBER

• Friday, September 29, 2000 Wheeling and Dealing with Angels!

• Friday, September 22, 2000 How to discern God's Will

• Friday, September 15, 2000 Shh! God's Talking!

• Friday, September 8, 2000 The Wisdom of Saint Augustine

• Friday, September 1, 2000 Saint Augustine is the august saint not only in August but each and every day!

AUGUST

• Friday, August 25, 2000 A short and powerful prayer

• Friday, August 18, 2000 Are we ready for the shake-up?

JULY

• Fri-Sat-Sun, July 28-30 How to Discern the Will of God

• Fri-Sat-Sun, July 21-23 Saint Ann and The Miracle of the Mother of Mary

• Fri-Sat-Sun, July 14-16 Who's getting respect?

• Fri-Sat-Sun, July 7-9 The Storms of Life!

JUNE

• Fri-Sat-Sun, June 23-25 The Eucharist is Jesus!

• Fri-Sat-Sun, June 16-18 The Greatest Mystery

• Fri-Sat-Sun, June 9-11 Some Ecclesiastical Norms Regarding Indulgences

MAY

• Thur-Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon, May 25-29 What are Indulgences? part three

• Thur-Fri-Sat-Sun, May 18-21 What are Indulgences? part two

• Thur-Fri-Sat-Sun, May 11-14 What are Indulgences? part one

APRIL

• Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon, April 28-May 1 We all need God's Mercy

• Easter Sun-Mon, April 23-24 He is truly Risen!

• Friday, April 14-16 Need help with Confession?

• Friday, April 7-9 Pray with your heart...with your whole heart!

MARCH

• Friday, March 31 - April 2 My Trip to the Holy Land

• Friday, March 10-12 Pray! Pray! Pray!

• Friday, March 3-5 Doing everyday duties well!

FEBRUARY

• Friday, February 25-27 Who wants to marry who?

• Friday, February 18-20 Can't we say whatever?

• Friday, February 4-6 A father with wisdom

JANUARY

Sister Mary Lucy Astuto's GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER ARCHIVES FOR 2000

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