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homiletic &
pastoral
review

MAY 1997

Worth noting

Letters from our readers

Newman and devotion to Our Lady
        By Thomas McGovern
        His Marian doctrine was grounded in the early Fathers.

The face and image of RU-486
        By Mary A. Nicholas
        RU-486 will not change the woman’s experience of abortion.

Did Mary merit the Incarnation?
        By Robert Auman
        The answer hangs on the meaning of “merit.”

Homilies on the liturgy of the Sundays and feasts
        By Peter T. MacCarthy

The dates of the Gospels
        By George H. Duggan
        When were the Gospels written?

Him, not hymn
        By William Bentley Ball
        What should we be doing during reception of Holy Communion?

Mother of the living
        By Father Joseph
        Mary’s motherly mission continues.

Preaching to secular humanists on Sunday
        By John Burke
        Culture is like the air we breathe, the water we drink.

My favorite priest—A priest who touched people’s hearts
        By Joseph C. Frisch

Questions answered by Wm. B. Smith

Book reviews

Fear God and live—Editorial

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