Homiletic & Pastoral Review

June 2001

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Kenneth Baker, S.J.
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Donna Marie Fong
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Worth noting

Letters from our readers

Marian apparitions — some lessons from history
By Donal Anthony Foley
Not all apparitions pass muster.

Popular devotions: A call for renewal
By John M. Grondelski
Some favorite devotions are coming back.

New religious communities for men —hope for the future
By Patrick A. Metress
The Holy Spirit has been at work.

Homilies on the liturgy of the Sundays and feasts
By Ira J. Bell

Fantasy and the occult in children’s literature
By Susan Reibel Moore
Is Harry Potter really all that bad?

The new IGMR and Mass versus populum
By Chris Cullen and Joseph Koterski
Is versus populum “better” than ad orientem?

Martyr for the Catholic Faith
By Thomas Storck
Bp. Theodore Romzha was a stalwart of the Faith.