Homiletic & Pastoral Review

October 2002

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Kenneth Baker, S.J.
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Donna Marie Fong
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Msgr. Wm. B. Smith
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Volume CIII, No. 1
October 2002

 

Worth noting

Letters from our readers

Enjoying the priesthood
By George A. Kelly
Happier days are fondly remembered.

Catholic social thought and American civilization
By Joseph A. Varacalli
Catholic social teaching should not be ignored.

Edith Stein and the science of the cross
By Freda Mary Oben
The great Carmelite thinker has much to offer.

On giving Communion to cohabiters
By Lisa M. Contini
Going to Communion in the state of mortal sin is sacrilegious.

Gustav Gundlach, S.J.: One of the architects of Catholic social thinking
By Anton Rauscher, S.J.
The Church has a deep interest in social structures.

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

Divinity in the dock
By Frederick W. Marks
Jesus’ claims are insufferable unless he is God.

No tradition—No civilization
By John Navone
The Church is the civilizing agent in history.

My favorite priest—A courageous priest
By Dennis Lynch

Questions answered by Wm B. Smith

Book reviews

According to the Scriptures—Editorial