HOMILETIC AND PASTORAL REVIEW

Vol. XCIX, October 1998 (No. 1) - Aug./Sept. 1999 (No. 11/12)


EDITORIALS

By Father Kenneth Baker, S.J., Editor

Praying with the Bible...............October..............................................................................................................................80

The nature and limits of episcopal conferences...............November......................................................................................80

The Lord’s Day...............December...................................................................................................................................80

What should I preach about this Sunday?...............January 1999.........................................................................................80

Evolution: A fairy tale for adults..............February...............................................................................................................80

John Paul II defends both faith and reason...............March..................................................................................................80

Bishops defend human life...............April.............................................................................................................................80

Fifty years after Humani Generis...............May....................................................................................................................80

Efficiency vs. freedom...................June...............................................................................................................................80

Feeding the Lord’s flock.....................July..........................................................................................................................80

Can one do Catholic theology independently of the Magisterium?.....................Aug.-Sept....................................................96

ARTICLES

Contraception and God’s plan. By Donald DeMarco...............1998 October........................................................................8

Contemporary dating as serial monogamy. By Connie Marshner..........................................................................................18

Prime-time TV: Our moral Pompeii. By Jane D. Anderson...................................................................................................26

Survivals and new arrivals. By Thomas Storck.....................................................................................................................30

Freemasonry and Christianity: Are they compatible? By Michael Daniel................................................................................52

G. K. Chesterton: A formidable debater. By Edward O’Brien,Jr..........................................................................................58

Why are seminaries and novitiates more or less empty today? By Paul Marx, O.S.B.............................................................62

My Favorite Priest—Eternally a priest. By Francis J. Weber................................................................................................65

Women seminarians and chaplains? By Ellen Chris Fanizzi...............November......................................................................8

Talking sex to teens. By Thomas Vander Woude.................................................................................................................17

Divine vengeance and Mary’s consent. By Robert Auman...................................................................................................29

Orthodoxy on trial. By Stephen F. Herbes...........................................................................................................................52

The forgotten pope. By Dennis O’Brien, M.M.....................................................................................................................58

Does God exist? By Eduardo J. Echeverria.........................................................................................................................61

My Favorite Priest—An amazing Jesuit. By Arthur J. Brew..................................................................................................65

Coping with the Millennium Bug: An action plan for parishes. By Joseph M. Esper................December..................................8

John Paul II moves to counter dissent. By Kenneth D. Whitehead........................................................................................19

The reliability of the Bible. By Frederick W. Marks.............................................................................................................25

Christian Martyrdom. By Victor B. Brezik,C.S.B................................................................................................................31

Christ: Myth and reality. By John Young..............................................................................................................................56

A new evangelization in the fire of the Holy Spirit. By Edwin Gordon...................................................................................62

My Favorite Priest—An inspiring youth leader. By Rawley Myers.......................................................................................67

The one-world church emerges. By Cornelia R. Ferreira....................1999 January...............................................................6

Traditional liturgy as a liberation from egoism. By Peter A. Kwasniewski..............................................................................19

Contraception and Christian personalism. By Paul F. deLadurantaye....................................................................................29

Holy Year 2000: Biblical origins of Jubilee. By Bro. John Samaha, S.M...............................................................................47

Twelve pleas from the pews. By Kurt Stasiak, O.S.B..........................................................................................................52

Never hide your priesthood. By Marcel Pasiecznik, O.F.M.................................................................................................58

A saint for today. By Rawley Myers....................................................................................................................................62

My Favorite Priest—Example of a good priest. By Joan Kiser.............................................................................................65

Ordinatio Sacerdotalis: A definition ex cathedra. By Ansgar Santogrossi, O.S.B................February.......................................7

The difficult marriage. By Clarence J. Hettinger....................................................................................................................15

In the name of God. By Adrian Calderone...........................................................................................................................24

Foundational autonomy: Bad thinking, bad results. By Roy Barkley......................................................................................45

Go to Thomas. By George H. Duggan, S.M........................................................................................................................52

Sounding like worship. By W. Patrick Cunningham..............................................................................................................57

My Favorite Priest—Beloved by clergy and laity alike. By Joseph C. Frisch.........................................................................61

The Church’s universal mission. By James V. Schall,S.J................March...............................................................................8

Dialogue and its counterfeit. By John J. Conley,S.J..............................................................................................................17

The Catechism on liturgical music. By Michael J. Miller........................................................................................................26

The curse of subjectivism. By Francis E. King,S.J................................................................................................................45

Canonizing uncle Fred. By Joseph F. Wilson.......................................................................................................................51

Schismatic traditionalists. By Matt C. Abbott.......................................................................................................................55

My Favorite Priest—Man from All Hallows. By Catherine Antolino Mervyn........................................................................59

My mother’s funeral. By Mary Oberle Hubley.....................................................................................................................62

John Paul II on the millennium and God as Father. By Thomas McGovern...............April.......................................................8

Priestly identity crisis. By Thomas M. Kocik........................................................................................................................18

Pius XII and the Jews: Greatness dishonored. By Stephen Boyle.........................................................................................26

From creatures to Creator. By Donald DeMarco................................................................................................................52

Calling God “Beloved.” By Paul Hinnebusch.......................................................................................................................56

Catholics and organ donation. By Paul A. Byrne, et al..........................................................................................................62

Artificial nutrition and hydration: It is time to take a stand. By Msgr. George P. Graham..................May.................................8

Newman and the bishops. By George W. Rutler..................................................................................................................20

Choices for young adults. By Arthur G. Quinn.....................................................................................................................26

A second chance to become priests. By Joseph C. Frisch....................................................................................................47

Catholic healthcare: We are losing the identity battle. By Patrick Guinan...............................................................................52

An uncommon policy regarding marriage. By Michael P. Orsi..............................................................................................56

The delusion of Mere Christianity. By W. P. Cunningham....................................................................................................62

My Favorite Priest—What a priest should be. By James S. Crossman.................................................................................67

Hollywood’s touch of evil. By Frederick W. Marks...............June.........................................................................................9

The Great Jubilee and the mystery of time. By John M. McDermott, S.J...............................................................................18

My journey home. By Eduardo J. Echeverria.......................................................................................................................24

Purgatory: Service Shop for heaven. By Anthony Zimmerman..............................................................................................31

For all the saints. By June E. Archer....................................................................................................................................49

Pray, pray, pray. By Rawley Myers.....................................................................................................................................53

Artificial birth control. By Robert H. Taylor, S.J...................................................................................................................56

A letter from Rome.............................................................................................................................................................59

My Favorite Priest—A faithful and loving priest. By Joseph C. Frisch..................................................................................64

Modernism: Then and now. By John Young....................July.................................................................................................7

The Pope of Truth. By Kenneth Baker, S.J.........................................................................................................................14

How dissent was “institutionalized” in the Church in America. By Kenneth D. Whitehead......................................................20

The poor and rich souls in purgatory. By Basil Cole, O.P.....................................................................................................29

Preparing for vocations to the priesthood. By James S. Foley, S.J........................................................................................47

Blessed Juan Diego. By Bro. John Samaha, S.M.................................................................................................................52

A few thoughts on virtue. By Carolyn Humphreys................................................................................................................56

My Favorite Priest—Kindness in the rectory. By James Stephen Behrens............................................................................63

Catholicism: The perfection of religion. By Thomas Storck........................Aug.-Sept.............................................................7

Cardinal Mahony’s: Gather Faithfully Together. By Basil Cole, O.P.....................................................................................14

A “Catholic” university: A contradiction or a completion? By James V. Schall.......................................................................20

Certain death or life with suffering? By Thomas A. Reso......................................................................................................28

“Ending it” is only the beginning. By Joseph H. Foegen........................................................................................................55

Spiritual acedia, torpor and depression. By John Navone, S.J..............................................................................................58

Before calling the tribunal. By Arthur J. Espelage, O.F.M.....................................................................................................63

An open letter to some of my women friends. By Elizabeth Altham.......................................................................................67

My Favorite Priest—The Monsignor. By John Henry Murphy..............................................................................................72

HOMILIES

By Mark Grimes

Rely on God (All Saints Day)...............1998 October.........................................................................................................33

God of the living (32nd Sunday of the Year)........................................................................................................................35

Lost forever (33rd Sunday of the Year)...............................................................................................................................37

Purifying fire (Christ the King).............................................................................................................................................40

Christ is coming (1st Sunday of Advent)..............................................................................................................................42

By Robert J. Batule

Time to examine your conscience (2nd Sunday of Advent)................November...................................................................33

Be not afraid (Immaculate Conception)...............................................................................................................................35

Prophetic witness (3rd Sunday of Advent)...........................................................................................................................37

Mary and Joseph (4th Sunday of Advent)...........................................................................................................................40

Always a mystery (Christmas).............................................................................................................................................42

Role reversal (Holy Family).................................................................................................................................................45

By Joseph F. Wilson

Imitate Mary (Mary, Mother of God)...............December...................................................................................................33

Drawn by a star (Epiphany of the Lord)..............................................................................................................................36

Preaching by deeds (Baptism of the Lord)...........................................................................................................................40

The greatest gift (2nd Sunday of the Year)...........................................................................................................................43

Lift up your hearts (3rd Sunday of the Year)........................................................................................................................46

Humility works wonders (4th Sunday of the Year)...............................................................................................................49

By Robert P. Clark

Language of mercy (5th Sunday of the Year)...............1999 January....................................................................................33

God first (6th Sunday of the Year).......................................................................................................................................35

Dead to sin (1st Sunday of Lent).........................................................................................................................................37

Follow Christ to the mountain (2nd Sunday of Lent)............................................................................................................40

By George M. Franko

Miracles of grace (3rd Sunday of Lent).........................February........................................................................................33

Doing God’s will (4th Sunday of Lent)................................................................................................................................36

The ultimate horror (5th Sunday of Lent).............................................................................................................................39

The last days (Palm Sunday)...............................................................................................................................................42

By Matthew V. Reilly, O.P.

My body and my blood (Holy Thursday).......................March............................................................................................33

He will live forever (Easter Sunday).....................................................................................................................................35

Good and bad confessions (2nd Sunday of Easter)..............................................................................................................37

Living the Mass (3rd Sunday of Easter)...............................................................................................................................40

We belong to a parish (4th Sunday of Easter)......................................................................................................................42

By Rawley Myers

Prayer first (5th Sunday of Easter)..................April.............................................................................................................33

Love Jesus (6th Sunday of Easter).......................................................................................................................................36

Walk with Jesus (Solemnity of the Ascension).....................................................................................................................39

Pray like Mary (7th Sunday of Easter).................................................................................................................................42

The Gift of Love (Solemnity of Pentecost)...........................................................................................................................45

A mystery forever (Trinity Sunday)......................................................................................................................................48

By Charles M. Mangan

Remembering (Corpus Christi)................May.....................................................................................................................33

The life of grace (11th Sunday of the Year).........................................................................................................................36

The fall (12th Sunday of the Year).......................................................................................................................................38

Gateway to life (13th Sunday of the Year)...........................................................................................................................41

By Ira J. Bell

Divine physician (14th Sunday of the Year)...................June................................................................................................33

We believe (15th Sunday of the Year).................................................................................................................................36

Read the Bible (16th Sunday of the Year)...........................................................................................................................38

Jesus teaching (17th Sunday of the Year)............................................................................................................................41

By David Q. Liptak

The Holy Bible (18th Sunday of the Year).........................July............................................................................................33

The Lord of history (19th Sunday of the Year).....................................................................................................................36

Woman of faith (Assumption)..............................................................................................................................................38

Upon this rock (21st Sunday of the Year)...........................................................................................................................40

Love the Church (22nd Sunday of the Year).......................................................................................................................42

By John J. Conley, S.J.

Prophetic admonition (23rd Sunday of the Year).....Aug.-Sept.............................................................................................33

The forgiving heart (24th Sunday of the Year)......................................................................................................................36

An odd parable (25th Sunday of the Year)..........................................................................................................................38

God’s messengers (26th Sunday of the Year)......................................................................................................................40

By Thomas M. Kocik

Pray the Psalms (27th Sunday of the Year)....................Aug.-Sept......................................................................................43

Preach the gospel (28th Sunday of the Year).......................................................................................................................45

Resident aliens (29th Sunday of the Year)...........................................................................................................................47

Our Father (30th Sunday of the Year).................................................................................................................................50

The six precepts (31st Sunday of the Year).........................................................................................................................52

QUESTIONS ANSWERED

By Msgr. Wm. B. Smith

Simplex priest......................1998 October.........................................................................................................................68

Ordination age....................................................................................................................................................................68

Title of ordination................................................................................................................................................................69

Theological Studies.............................................................................................................................................................69

Liturgical law..................November....................................................................................................................................69

Is Mary our Mediatrix?.......................................................................................................................................................70

Telephone Confession..................December.......................................................................................................................69

Place of the Tabernacle.......................................................................................................................................................70

Mixed Marriage....................1999 January.........................................................................................................................67

Ad hoc anointings by lay people?........................................................................................................................................69

“Primary-Secondary” Ends?......................February............................................................................................................64

“Tax obligations”?...............................................................................................................................................................66

Nutrition-Hydration?...................March..............................................................................................................................64

Abortion distortion.......................April...............................................................................................................................69

Everybody does it! Do they?...............................................................................................................................................70

Ideas have consequences................May.............................................................................................................................69

Masonic Rites.....................................................................................................................................................................70

Population control—voluntary?................June....................................................................................................................67

Air strikes?.............July......................................................................................................................................................65

Management of ectopic pregnancy......................................................................................................................................66

The “Gospel”? of Tolerance..............Aug.-Sept..................................................................................................................75

Worthy reception of Communion?.......................................................................................................................................77

BOOK REVIEWS

The Crisis in the Churches: Spiritual Malaise, Fiscal Woe. By Robert Wuthnow..........1998 October...................................71

The Totalitarian Trend of Liberalism. By Michael Schooyans................................................................................................72

Encyclopedia of Catholic Doctrine. Edited by Russell Shaw.................................................................................................73

The King’s Good Servant But God’s First. By James Monti................................................................................................75

Cardinal Galsworthy. By Edward R.F. Sheehan..................................................................................................................76

Snow White & Rose Red: A Modern Fairy Tale. By Regina Doman....................................................................................78

Karol Wojtyla: The Thought of the Man Who Became Pope John Paul II.
    By Rocco Buttiglione.................November.....................................................................................................................72

The Adoremus Hymnal. Produced by Adoremus.................................................................................................................73

Defeating Darwinism. By Philip E. Johnson..........................................................................................................................75

Fundamentals of Faith—Questions and Answers: Digest of the Catholic Catechism..............By Robert Fox.........................76

Catholicism and Ethics (A Medical/Moral Handbook). By Edward J. Hayes,
          Paul J. Hayes & James J. Drummey..........................................................................................................................77

Christian Fatherhood. By Stephen Wood with James Burnham............................................................................................78

Embraced by Mary: Marian Devotions and Prayers Throughout the Year................By Rawley Myers.............December.....72

Witness for the Truth. By George A. Kendall......................................................................................................................73

Faith—Hope—Love. By Joseph Pieper..............................................................................................................................76

Céline. Sister Genevieve of the Holy Face. By Stephanie-Joseph Piat, O.F.M......................................................................78

Catholicism: The Faith of Our Fathers. By Albert J. Nevins, M.M........................................................................................78

The Fish in the Fountain: A Story of Baptism; and The Little Turtledove Finds His Mate:
A Story of the Sacrament of Marriage. By Miriam S. Lademan and Susan A. Brindle....1999 January.................................70

Man of the Century. By Jonathan Kwitny............................................................................................................................70

The Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life. By Theological-Historical Commission..............................................................72

The Restless Flame. A Novel about Saint Augustine. By Louis de Wohl...............................................................................74

God: The Evidence. By Patrick Glynn..................................................................................................................................75

Mary and the Eucharist. By Richard Foley, S.J....................................................................................................................77

After Writing: On the Liturgical Consummation of Philosophy........By Catherine Pickstock..........February...........................67

The Red Hat. By Ralph McInerny.......................................................................................................................................69

For Shame: The Loss of Common Decency in American Culture.
    By James B. Twitchell.....................................................................................................................................................70

Paths to Renewal, the Spirituality of Six Religious Founders.
    By Zachary Grant, O.F.M. Cap.....................................................................................................................................71

Toward a New Babel. By Joyce G. Bradshaw....................................................................................................................72

On the Lord’s Appearing. An Essay on Prayer and Tradition. By Jonathan Robinson...........................................................73

Christian Totality. By Basil Cole, O.P..................................................................................................................................74

The Beauty of Holiness and the Holiness of Beauty: Art, Sanctity & the Truth
    of Catholicism. By John Saward......................................................................................................................................75

Can a Good Christian Be a Good Lawyer? Homilies, Witnesses & Reflections.
    Edited by Thomas E. Baker & Timothy W. Floyd............................................................................................................76

What God Has Joined Together. The Annulment Crisis in American Catholicism.
    By Robert H. Vasoli.......................................................................................................................................................78

100 Answers to Your Questions on Annulments. By Edward N. Peters..........March...........................................................67

The Encyclopedia of American Catholic History. Edited by Michael Glazier and
    Thomas J. Shelley...........................................................................................................................................................68

Gospel, Catechesis, Catechism: Sidelights on the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
    By Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger..........................................................................................................................................69

Distinctively Catholic. By Daniel Donovan...........................................................................................................................70

Living the Truth in Love. By Benedict Ashley, O.P..............................................................................................................72

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Past and Present. By J. C. Wilke.......................................................................................72

Written on the Heart: The Case for Natural law. By J. Budziszewski....................................................................................74

Thomas Aquinas, Theologian. By Thomas O’Meara, O.P....................................................................................................75

Newman and Conversion. Edited by Ian Ker......................................................................................................................76

Call to Action or Call to Apostasy. By Brian Clowes...........................................................................................................78

A Woman’s Work: Chiara Lubich. By Jim Gallagher...........................................................................................................79

A Young Catholic’s Apology for the Faith. By Robert J. Fox.....................April..................................................................71

Mother Teresa. Love Stays. By Christian Feldman..............................................................................................................72

The Trial of Faith of St. Therese of Lisieux. By Frederick L. Miller......................................................................................72

Family Catechism. By Alfred McBride, O. Praem...............................................................................................................73

Remaking Eden: Cloning and Beyond in a Brave New World. By Lee M. Silver..................................................................74

Loving the Church. Spiritual Exercises Preached in the Presence of Pope John Paul II.
    By Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P...........................................................................................................................76

Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G. K. Chesterton. By Joseph Pearce.............................................................................. 78

The Pursuit of Happiness—God’s Way. By Servais Pinckaers, O.P......May.......................................................................72

What Went Wrong with Vatican II? By Ralph M. McInerny................................................................................................73

Expositions of the seven Penitential Psalms. By St. John Fisher............................................................................................75

The Land and the Spirit of Italy. By John Navone, S.J.........................................................................................................76

Saint John Fisher. By Michael Davies ................................................................................................................................78

When Jesus Smiled. By Giorgio Conconi............................................................................................................................79

Lectio Divina: An Ancient Prayer that is Ever New. By Mario Masini...............June............................................................70

The Examined Life. By Dennis Helming...............................................................................................................................70

Saint Ignatius Loyola: The Pilgrim Years, 1491-1538. By James Brodrick, S.J.....................................................................71

The Teachings of Pope Paul VI on Scripture. By Brian Harrison, O.S..................................................................................73

The Way of the Lord Jesus III. By Germain Grisez..............................................................................................................74

The Bible for Theology. By Gerald O’Collins, S.J...............................................................................................................75

The Mystery of Christ in You. By George Maloney, S.J......................................................................................................77

William of St. Thierry: The Way to Divine Union. Edited by M. Basil Pennington, O.C.S.O.................................................78

Jacques Maritain: The Philosopher in Society. By James V. Schall, S.J.......July....................................................................69

Inside the Bible. By Kenneth Baker, S.J..............................................................................................................................70

Priestly Celibacy Today. By Thomas McGovern.................................................................................................................71

Nature, the Physician and the Family. By Herbert Ratner.....................................................................................................72

Jude. By Liz Trotta       .....................................................................................................................................................   74

The Last Things. By Regis Martin........................................................................................................................................74

Not by Faith Alone: The Biblical Evidence. By Robert A. Sungenis.....................................................................................76

Enormous Prayers. By Thomas Kunkel...............................................................................................................................77

The Mystery of the Shroud of Turin. By John C. Iannone.....................................................................................................78

Women in the Days of the Cathedrals. By Regine Pernoud      Aug.Sept...............................................................................78

Faces of the Church. By Geoffrey Preston, O.P..................................................................................................................79

Gospel Light. By John Shea................................................................................................................................................81

Love Come of Age: Reflections on Christian Spirituality. By John H. Miller..........................................................................82

Enjoying God’s Beauty. By John Navone, S.J.....................................................................................................................83

Did Darwin Get it Right? By George Sim Johnston..............................................................................................................85

The Death Peddlers. By Paul Marx, O.S.B.........................................................................................................................87

Jesus, Peter and the Keys. By Scott Butler, Norman Dahlgren and David Hess....................................................................88

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