Beyond Dallas
The “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” is still well-suited for that … more...
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...
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...
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...
Education as Transformation
The natural inclination to know rightly, and live nobly, is concept that was articulated by St. … more...
Welcome to the new HPR!
December 30, 2011 by Fr. David Vincent Meconi SJ · 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

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

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..

John J. O’Rourke: Priest, Churchman, and Scholar (1926-1995)
“...scire etiam supereminentem scientiae caritatem Christi” The Archdiocese of … more..

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

The Catholic Faith Is Not a Noble Lie
What is needed is a real debate on religious questions providing a rational public apologetic … more..
Recent & Upcoming 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...
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...
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...
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...





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