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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About S. E. Greydanus

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By S. E. Greydanus
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St. Maria Goretti: A Saint in Need of Revisiting Nearly everyone has experienced the principle behind the game of “telephone”: i.e. frequent repetition from one person to another lends itself to distortions. On a larger scale, this means that the most popular people, stories, etc.
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About Patrick F. Cioni

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By Patrick F. Cioni
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Maximizing the Benefits of Christ-Centered Counseling Introduction Christ-centered counseling is a cyclical step-by-step procedure designed to initiate, promote, and maintain positive, healthy change. It holds out hope that gains made in counseling can be retained without serious backsliding.
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Homiletic & Pastoral Review

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By Brett Adams
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Introduction St. Thomas Aquinas, in his summa theologiae, distinguishes three types of law: the Natural Law, the Old Law, and the New Law. While there are more laws than these, these particular laws each present not only truth and law, but … [Read more...]
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About Fr. Nicolas C. Steeves, SJ

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By Nicolas Steeves
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For July 5, July 12, July 19, and July 26 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 5, 2026 Readings: Zechariah 9:9–10 • Psalm 145:1–2, 8–9, 10–11, 13–14 • Romans 8:9, 11–13 • Matthew 11:25–30 bible.usc … [Read more...]
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Homilies for July 2026

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By Nicolas Steeves
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For July 5, July 12, July 19, and July 26 Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 5, 2026 Readings: Zechariah 9:9–10 • Psalm 145:1–2, 8–9, 10–11, 13–14 • Romans 8:9, 11–13 • Matthew 11:25–30 bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070526.cfm Isn’t it wonderful that today’s Gospel helps us go on contemplating the Sacred Heart of Jesus?
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St. Maria Goretti: A Saint in Need of Revisiting

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By S. E. Greydanus
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Nearly everyone has experienced the principle behind the game of “telephone”: i.e. frequent repetition from one person to another lends itself to distortions. On a larger scale, this means that the most popular people, stories, etc. are often the most misunderstood. This principle applies all the more in the internet age, with its dramatically amplified ease of sharing information. It should come as no surprise, then, that the most popular saints are often the most surrounded by misunderstanding.
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Climbing the Mountain of Carmel

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By Carolyn Humphreys
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In the thirteenth century, a small band of lay hermits settled on the slopes of Mount Carmel in Israel. They were former pilgrims, merchants, penitents, and soldiers who wanted to live a simple, quiet life centered on the Gospels and consecrated to Christ. They built a chapel to honor his mother, Mary, and took her for their patroness. These solitary and silent hermits were unknown.
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Unfolding Grace: Summarizing and Comparing the Natural Law, the Old Law, and the New Law

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By Brett Adams
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Introduction St. Thomas Aquinas, in his summa theologiae, distinguishes three types of law: the Natural Law, the Old Law, and the New Law. While there are more laws than these, these particular laws each present not only truth and law, but they also are a journey of salvation history. While these three Laws are not the same and are distinct from each other, they are not completely disconnected.
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The Angry Prophet and God’s Hesed

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By James Anderson
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Historical questions aside, the book of Jonah lends itself to a plurality of interpretations and resists simple explanations. As with Job, one of the many messages of Jonah is that we do not know how God works.
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Maximizing the Benefits of Christ-Centered Counseling

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By Patrick F. Cioni
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Introduction Christ-centered counseling is a cyclical step-by-step procedure designed to initiate, promote, and maintain positive, healthy change. It holds out hope that gains made in counseling can be retained without serious backsliding. The cyclical nature of change is emphasized showing how therapeutic goals are achieved and maintained. Progress is attained by adding individual effort to God’s abundant grace.
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