Homiletic & Pastoral Review
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Homiletic and Pastoral Review is a religious journal, the first Catholic Clergy magazine to appear in the United States and has been the leading journal of its kind for over a century. The editor emeritus is the Rev. Kenneth Baker, S.J.; current editor is the Rev. David Vincent Meconi, S.J., a professor of patristic theology at St. Louis University. Founded over one hundred years ago, Homiletic and Pastoral Review is one of the most well-respected pastoral journals in the world. The journal is carried by 191 university libraries. It features contributors such as James V. Schall, S.J., Alice von Hildebrand, Paul Vitz, Kenneth Whitehead, Donald DeMarco, Regis Scanlon, and John F. Harvey. Source
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Search ArticlesQuestions Answered – October 2026
Organ Transplants and Church Teaching Question One: I was reading that it is not morally permissible to transplant a person’s brain or gonads according to Catholic Moral Theology. Why is this the case? Answer: Modern medical advances have raised profound moral questions about the dignity of the human person, the integrity of the body, and the boundaries of legitimate transplantation.
The Sensus Fidelium, Moral Theology, and Youth
If we are reading the signs of the times, it is apparent that there needs to be more effort put into the moral training of our youth. But this would be a mighty task because the common approach when it comes to catechizing teens is to avoid controversy, talking over their heads, or saying anything that may be perceived as offensive.
St. Thomas and Cooperation with Evil
This article will examine a foundational principle for the classical Thomistic account of cooperation with evil in the realm of moral theology: namely, understanding and appreciating the integral nature of the external object of the moral act (the “object”). Focus on the nature or essence of our actions is central to engaging the question of cooperation.
Homilies for October 2026
For October 4, October 11, October 18, and October 25 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 4, 2026 Readings: Isaiah 5:1–7 • Psalm 80:9, 12, 13–14, 15–16, 19–20 • Philippians 4:6–9 • Matthew 21:33–43 bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/100426.cfm The Parable of the Wicked Tenants is an allegory — every detail of the story corresponds to a reality in our world: the owner of the vineyard is God, the vineyard is the people of Israel, the servants are the prophets, the son killed outside...
Book Reviews – October 2026
A Quest for the Historical Christ: Scientia Christi and the Modern Study of Jesus. By Rev. Anthony Giambrone, O.P. Reviewed by Rev. Ignatius John Schweitzer, O.P. (skip to review) The Intentional Household: Living as if People Matter. By John Cuddeback. Reviewed by K.E. Colombini. (skip to review) Turning Points: How Thirteen Remarkable Men and Women Heard God’s Call and Responded to It. By Russell Shaw. Reviewed by S.E. Greydanus. (skip to review) Traddyland: Memoir of a Radical Traditional Catholic.
How Our Bodies Are Relationally Determined
We live in a time in which some societal movements and ideologies are attempting to evacuate the sexed human body of meaning. Transgender ideology sees the sexed body as trivial, so much so that it claims a body of one sex can be “changed” into a body of the opposite sex in order to match the “feeling” that one has been “trapped in the wrong body.” Transhumanist ideology seeks to transcend the limits of human nature by “perfecting” or “augmenting” the human condition, including the human body.
About Perry J. Cahall, Ph.D.
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About Fr. Michał Paluch, OP
For October 4, October 11, October 18, and October 25 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – October 4, 2026 Readings: Isaiah 5:1–7 • Psalm 80:9, 12, 13–14, 15–16, 19–20 • Philippians 4:6–9 • Matthew 21:33–43 bible.u … [Read more...]
Is Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Still Relevant?
The feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was established in 1670 at Rennes in France. The main person behind its establishment was St. John Eudes. Five years later, a religious sister of the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary at Paray-le-Monial in France, called Margaret Mary Alacoque, reported having four visions of Jesus in which he revealed his heart to her.
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Is Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Still Relevant? The feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was established in 1670 at Rennes in France. The main person behind its establishment was St. John Eudes.