Table of Contents for the June/July 2011 issue...

... of Homiletic & Pastoral Review:

Apostleship of Prayer

Letters from our readers

A passion for Christ: Foundations for developing intelligence of heart
By Fr. Todd J. Lajiness
Conversion of heart must be the starting point for seminary formation.

The Church and the Eucharist: A relationship of mutual causation
By Mary G. Sullivan
The Eucharist is the source and summit of the life of the Church, and the two realities are inseparable.

When bad advice in confession becomes a crime
By Dr. Edward N. Peters
The canonical crime of solicitation is likely more widespread than many may suppose.

Recovering simplex priests
By Fr. Brian Van Hove, S.J.
The reintroduction of simplex priests could ease some of the difficulties presented by priest shortages.

Homilies for Sunday liturgies and feasts
By Fr. Theodore Book and Fr. Thomas Carzon, O.M.V.

The grandeur of Peter
By Dr. Frederick W. Marks
We can all benefit from contemplating St. Peter's virtues and failings.

The development of the dogma of papal infallibility
By Danny Garland, Jr.
The dogma of papal infallibility fits Newman's criteria for authentic doctrinal development.

The Trinity in John's Apocalypse and Holy Orders
By Fr. Andreas Hoeck
Reflecting on the mystery of the Trinity gives insight into the three degrees of Holy Orders.

The hope of Mary in Spe Salvi
By Sigurd Lefsrud
Mary is the very personification of hope, as described in Pope Benedict's Spe Salvi.

The priest as theologian: Donum Veritatis and Pope Benedict's letter to seminarians
By Br. Gabriel Torretta, O.P.
For Pope Benedict, theology is the foundation of the priestly vocation.

Sounds hard, sings easy
By Elizabeth Altham
Casali's Mass in G is a good starting point for more reverent liturgical music.

Questions Answered

In Processu—On intellectual formation and the Program of Priestly Formation

Book reviews

Editorial—Scripture breathes the Holy Spirit