Jesus Christ, God and Man, is the center and heart of our Catholic faith. In the Creed, we express our belief in certain events of his life and in certain truths concerning him: that he is the only Son of the Father, God from God, c … [Read more...]
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Moral Theology after Humanae Vitae
MORAL THEOLOGY AFTER HUMANAE VITAE: FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES IN MORAL THEOLOGY AND SEXUAL ETHICS. By D. Vincent Twomey, SVD (Four Courts Press, c/o International Specialized Book Services, 920 N.E. 58th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, OR 97213, 2010), 218 pp. HB $45.00.
January 1, 2012 by Book Reviews
There are basically two explanations for the tepid reception of Humanae Vitae. We can blame either the Church who gave it birth, or the culture into which it was born. Twomey points his finger at the latter. He explains that the rejection … [Read more...]
Women, Sex, and the Church
WOMEN, SEX, AND THE CHURCH, ed. Erika Bachiochi (Boston: Pauline Books and Media, 2010), 251pp.
January 1, 2012 by Book Reviews
In a culture that often views the Catholic Church as patriarchal and misogynistic, Women, Sex, and the Church, edited by Erika Bachiochi, offers a “practical, pro-woman defense” of many of the Church’s most controversial teachings. This c … [Read more...]
The Martyred Inquisitor
THE MARTYRED INQUISTOR: The Life and Cult of Peter of Verona. By Donald Prudlo. (Ashgate, Hampshire, England, 2008) ISBN: 978-0-7546-6256-3, 300 pages.
January 1, 2012 by Book Reviews
This book is an historical biography of the life of St. Peter Martyr, the first Dominican to be canonized. The author is an assistant professor of ancient and medieval history at Jacksonville State University in Anniston, Alabama. The b … [Read more...]
On the Promises of God to Mankind
January 1, 2012 by Fr. James V. Schall, SJ
“People of faith tend to have children; those who are persuaded of the randomness of existence tend not to.” — David Goldman, It’s Not the End of the World; It’s Just the End of You, 2011.[1. David Goldman, It’s Not the End of the World; It … [Read more...]
Scripture’s Seamless Garment and the Foundational Life Issue
January 1, 2012 by Dr. Pat Guinan
The “seamless garment argument” versus the Biblical seamless garment, and how this ties into the primacy of a defense for the unborn In 1984, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin gave a talk which was meant to be supportive of a “consistent ethic of … [Read more...]
Letters from our readers
January 2012
January 1, 2012 by HPRweb.com
Responding to articles on issue of salvation for unbaptized infants by Pugh and Hildebrand Editor: Two articles in your November 2011 issue involve the eternal destiny of infants dying without baptism: “The generational healing of m … [Read more...]
Chosen from Among Men
In Processu
January 1, 2012 by Msgr. Michael A. Osborn
When a bride makes thoughtful consideration of the necessary qualities to be found in her bridegroom, it surprises no one that she would look for a certain depth of heart in the relationship, an ability to properly perceive the difficulties … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving
Editorial, November 2011
November 15, 2011 by Fr. Kenneth Baker, SJ
Thanksgiving Day, on the last Thursday in November, is a major event in American culture and life. On this day, most Americans want to be, and try to be, home with their family. The feast is 400 years old, and was made a national holiday by … [Read more...]
Presuppositions of Darwinism
Editorial, October 2011
October 6, 2011 by Fr. Kenneth Baker, SJ
In his textbook, Philosophical Psychology (FSSP, Elmhurst, PA 1999), Prof. D.Q. McInerny lists and evaluates the six presuppositions of Darwinist evolution. The first presupposition is that life came to be, the way it is on earth, through n … [Read more...]
“Non Angli, sed angeli!” The Pope’s visit to Britain
The Pope’s visit to the U.K. in September may be the catalyst for a revitalized British faith.
October 1, 2011 by Donal Anthony Foley
The visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Britain, September 16-19, marked a very special moment, and one which may still have wider repercussions for the rest of the world. Its high point was the beatification of John Henry Newman (1801-90) at … [Read more...]
St. Thérèse’s Teacher: Our Lady of the Little Way
St. Thérèse believed that the Blessed Mother was the living embodiment of “The Little Way.”
October 1, 2011 by Fr. John Saward
In July 1937, forty years after St. Thérèse’s death, Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, later Pope Pius XII, came to Lisieux to give a first blessing to the basilica then being constructed in honour of the Little Flower. He had a meeting in the Carm … [Read more...]
Pope Benedict XVI: Theologian of the Bible
The Pastores Dabo Vobis Award in Honor of Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J. (learn more)
September 1, 2011 by Fr. Joseph T. Lienhard, SJ
The twentieth century was a tumultuous time in the Catholic Church for all concerned with the interpretation of the Bible. For the past few decades, this topic has been a principal concern of one prominent theologian. His interest in the … [Read more...]
The “New Atheists”
Editorial, August 2011
August 1, 2011 by Fr. Kenneth Baker, SJ
Books promoting atheism have been selling very well in recent years. The main proponents, the “New Atheists,” are biologist Richard Dawkins, philosophers Daniel Dennett and Sam Harris, and journalist Christopher Hitchens. A recent clo … [Read more...]
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