Homiletic and Pastoral Review
June 1996

2 Worth noting

3 Letters from our readers

7 Human sexuality and the need for virtue
By Donald DeMarco
By rejecting the need for moral virtue, man moves toward cultural annihilation.

14 The definition of marriage in the Code of Canon Law
By Ignatius Gramunt
An analysis of the development of matrimonial law.

24 Priestly ministration in this life and the next
By Anthony Zimmerman
On earth and in heaven, priests play an important role in
God's plan.

30 The Fatherhood of God in a gender-neutral society
By Mary Anastasia
Children today need help understanding God as Father.

33 Homilies on the liturgy of the Sundays and feasts
By Robert J. Batule

44 A married clergy?
By H. Vernon Sattler
Arguments in support of priestly celibacy.

48 The methodology of ambiguity: Richard McBrien's revised Catholicism
By Robert Fastiggi
Cloaked dissent revealed.

55 Unrepented sin: The ultimate folly
By Patrick J. McHugh
Proclaiming the truth about sin.

60 Dressing for the Lord's dinner party
By Frederick W. Marks
What we wear to Mass says something about us.

63 Good Scriptural preaching
By John H. Wright
Helpful hints for getting the Word across.

66 My Favorite Priest-The priest of Culpepper
By Rita Ann Pfeiffer

69 Questions answered by Wm. B. Smith

80 The truth about sex-Editorial