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2024: The Year of Prayer
Pope Francis has called for 2024 to be honored as a “Year of Prayer.” What does this mean? The special character of this year is based on the year following, 2025, which is a jubilee year for the Church. The custom of the jub … continue reading..
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Homilies for May 2024
For the Sixth Sunday of Easter, the Solemnity of the Ascension, the Seventh Sunday of Easter, Pentecost Sunday, and the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Note: Homily for Pentecost Sunday by Rev. John P. Cush, STD; all others for May 2024 by our monthly homilist, Fr. Stephen Yusko Sixth Sunday of Easter – May […]
“The Wind Blows Where It Wills”: Understanding the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
The Second Vatican Council, in its document Gaudium et Spes, teaches us that only in the mystery of the Incarnate Word does the mystery of man take on light, that Christ fully reveals man to himself. The goal of this article is to shed more light on one facet of Christ’s self-revelation to humanity, namely, […]
Early Ratzinger on Revelation, Faith, and Tradition
Ormond Rush’s Interpretation of Early Ratzinger’s Commentary At the Synod on synodality, October 23, 2023, Australian theologian Fr. Ormond Rush gave a lecture on the early Joseph Ratzinger’s theology of revelation, faith, and tradition, in light of Ratzinger’s commentary on Vatican II’s Dei Verbum, the dogmatic constitution on divine revelation.1 Rush begins by framing his […]
Can White Vestments Be Worn at All Times?
Go up to an average American Roman Catholic priest and ask them, “When can white vestments be worn?” and you will probably receive the answer, “Always.” It is commonly thought that white is the default color for vestments; however, a natural follow-up question is why? Or where does this rule come from? The first place […]
Teaching Theology to Gen Z
Each fall, as I prepare to stand before a classroom of undergraduates, required as they are to take my Introduction to Catholic Theology course, I reconsider how to teach the faith most effectively. This task has become more challenging over the years. Generation Z, the particular group of young people sitting before me these days, […]
Failure in the Christian Life
Recent years have witnessed a burgeoning range of books, articles, and online publications dedicated the problem of failure. Much of the material is aimed at helping leaders and professional groups deal with failure by using strategies connected with risk management and quality control. Some failures are classified simply as bad, in that they arise from […]
Questions Answered – May 2024
Farewell and Thanks to Fr. Mullady For many years, Fr. Brian Thomas Becket Mullady, O.P., has been the author of HPR’s “Question and Answers” column. Fr. Mullady entered the Dominican Order in 1966 and was ordained a priest in Oakland, California in 1972. He received his Doctorate in Sacred Theology (STD) from the Angelicum in […]
Book Reviews – May 2024
Isaiah (An Exegetical & Theological Bible Commentary). By J. Gordon McConville. Reviewed by Sr. Mary Micaela Hoffmann, RSM. (skip to review) Who Do You Say I Am?: Daily Reflections on the Bible, the Saints, and the Answer That Is Christ. By Timothy Michael Dolan. Reviewed by Br. Lawrence Joshua Johnson, CFR. (skip to review) Distributed […]
Recent & Upcoming Homilies
Homilies for May 2024
For the Sixth Sunday of Easter, the Solemnity of the Ascension, the Seventh Sunday of Easter, … more...
Homilies for April 2024
For Divine Mercy Sunday, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, the Third Sunday, Fourth Sunday, and … more...
From the Editor
Guilt and the Eucharist
The words of the centurion, words that we say again and again at every … more...
Mary, Our Mother of Mercy
My mother died in July 2020. I was blessed to be home from my … more...
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