Beyond Dallas

The “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” is still well-suited for that … more...

priest_handsfolded

Zeal for God’s House: An architect’s reflections on Sacred Space

Something vital has been lost in Catholic church architecture, obscuring any indication that God is … more...

January_ZealforGodsHouse_architecture

The Catholic Faith Is Not a Noble Lie

What is needed is a real debate on religious questions providing a rational public apologetic for … more...

Catholicism Is Not a Noble Lie

Cross, Altar and the Right Way of Praying

Recalling the rituals and rubrics of the past which retain their meaning today. In the Vatican, … more...

Priests at the altar

Education as Transformation

The natural inclination to know rightly, and live nobly, is concept that was articulated by St. … more...

library

Welcome to the new HPR!

December 30, 2011 by · 18 Comments

Welcome to the first-ever electronic issue of Homiletic and Pastoral Review! After 111 years, the “what” we publish – to provide essays and homilies on the truths and the beauty of Jesus Christ and his one, true Church; … Read more...

New Articles

priest_handsfolded

Beyond Dallas

The “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” is still well-suited for that … more..

January_ZealforGodsHouse_architecture

Zeal for God’s House: An architect’s reflections on Sacred Space

Something vital has been lost in Catholic church architecture, obscuring any indication that … more..

Picture of Fr. John O'Rourke (RIP).

John J. O’Rourke: Priest, Churchman, and Scholar (1926-1995)

“...scire etiam supereminentem scientiae caritatem Christi” The Archdiocese of … more..

Bible open to Psalms. Image credit: Marcos Santos, Brazil (marcos_bh, stock.xchng).

Scripture Is a Unique Word

This Word of God continues the creativity of our Creator. There is a tendency to reflect on … more..

Catholicism Is Not a Noble Lie

The Catholic Faith Is Not a Noble Lie

What is needed is a real debate on religious questions providing a rational public apologetic … more..

More articles...

Recent & Upcoming Homilies

More homilies...

Recent HPR Editorials

Seeing man from the eyes of Christ

Jesus Christ, God and Man, is the center and heart of our Catholic faith.   In the Creed, we … more...

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day, on the last Thursday in November, is a major event in American culture and life. … more...

Presuppositions of Darwinism

In his textbook, Philosophical Psychology (FSSP, Elmhurst, PA 1999), Prof. D.Q. McInerny lists and … more...

More editorials...

Questions Answered

Questions Answered

Just Wage Question:  Can you explain what a just wage is, and how one would determine … more...

Questions Answered

Priest altering the text of the Mass Question: I am a priest and very troubled by some of the … more...

More questions answered...

Book Reviews

A Man “Beloved of God”

This is a concise biography of Saint Anthony, and a short history of monasticism, in both the … more...

A Revival of Natural Law?

Can we say that “natural law” is rather like the Loch Ness monster:  “Now you see it, now you … more...

The Mystery of Good and Evil

A copious work that abounds in a multitude of moral themes and religious questions, the book assumes … more...

More book reviews...

Letters

Letters from our readers

Fr. Albright's article goes on and on about the theology of the Eucharist with eclectic citations … more...

Letters from our readers

Responding to articles on issue of salvation for unbaptized infants by Pugh and Hildebrand Editor: … more...

Letters from our readers

The two hearts of Mary and Jesus, and Lectio Divina Editor: Blessings galore! Fr. Dwight … more...

More letters from HPR readers...