Homiletic and Pastoral Review
October 1996

2 Worth Noting

3 Letters from our readers

6 Church authority: No longer "authoritative"?
By K. D. Whitehead
Church authority speaks out, only to be minimized if not denied outright in certain Church circles.

20 Fatherless parishes
By Brian Mullady
The malaise in the priesthood is related to a general malaise in the culture.

24 The Catholic university in a postmodern world
By Albert DiIanni
The end of modernity opens up new vistas for Catholic universities.

31 The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, why?
By David Delich
What results can be expected from this sacrament?

33 Homilies on the liturgy of the Sundays and feasts
By Joseph W. Koterski

47 Does Evangelium Vitae weave a seamless garment?
By Ryan J. Barilleaux
The Holy Father calls us to something greater than the simplistic and misleading metaphor of the seamless garment.

53 Every priest a vocation director
By William J. Martin
There are not fewer vocations today than before; there are fewer who respond to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

59 Praying with the Church
By Mary Paula Hayes
Liturgy is first of all the acknowledgment that God is our Creator and we are his creatures.

66 Decency in entertainment: The Church's role
By Geraldine Stafford
Steps need to be taken to combat media pollution.

70 Questions answered by Wm. B. Smith

73 Book reviews

80 Agent of Christ-Editorial