COVER STORY • U.S. bishops urge president to `step back from brink of war' COVER STORY • Vatican leaning toward OK of experimental application of U.S. norms FEATURE ARTICLE • OCTOBER IS RESPECT LIFE MONTH (Picture) FEATURE ARTICLE • 2002 Father/Son program for 12-14 year old boys planned for Oct. 20 FEATURE ARTICLE • Sisters of Charity of Nazareth…120 years of service in Memphis FEATURE ARTICLE • Report: most dioceses have policies, procedures on sex abuse			• This Far By Faith by Bishop J. Terry Steib, S.V.D., D.D. • From The Heart And Mind Of Father Bill • Papal News • Diocesan News • Parish News • Lectionary Readings • Education • A Message From Dr. Mary C. McDonald • Reflections On Sunday's Readings • Obituaries • VISION 2000 UPDATE • Spanish Mass Schedule • Catholic Community Calendar
			OCTOBER IS RESPECT LIFE MONTH -- During an in-womb procedure to correct spina bifida on a 21-week-old fetus, the baby's hand grips the finger of Dr. Joseph P. Bruner in an operating room at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 19, 1999. Photographer Michael Clancy captured the remarkable moment for USA Today. Since then Clancy has made the photo available to pro-life organizations for brochures, posters and Web sites. The West Tennessee Catholic will print a series of articles during the month of October to coincide with the U.S. Bishops' designation of the month as Respect Life Month.