Mid-Winter Reading for February 2014 Reviews for the following books: LETTERS TO MY BROTHERS: Words of Hope and Challenge for Priests. By Stephen J. Rossetti (Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 2013), 180 pp. $15.95. (Reviewed by Rev. … [Read more...]
The Papacy: The Person Versus The Office
February 3, 2014 by David Vincent Meconi
What draws the secular media to the Vatican ... (for now) is the man who is able to translate these truths into action, and to proclaim our doctrine with personal conviction. It is one of those few moments forever emblazoned on my mind … [Read more...]
Checking the Calendar
January 11, 2014 by David Vincent Meconi
(The Ephiphany) celebrates the end of man’s being held captive by the natural elements. We are not fated but free. None of us is pre-determined, but now made children of God by the humanity of his only divine Son. God the Father (righ … [Read more...]
Still Needing Your Help to Spread the “Good News”
January 8, 2014 by David Vincent Meconi
The good news is that we are currently reaching anywhere from 10,000 to 16,000 readers around the world in any given week. Please consider a donation towards keeping HPR online in 2014! "Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations" by Harry … [Read more...]
Glory to God in the Highest!
December 20, 2013 by David Vincent Meconi
And Peace to His People on Earth! Adoration of the Shepherds by Bartoleme Esteban Murillo Gospel Reading December 25, 2013, Midnight Mass Lk 2:8-14 ...Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the … [Read more...]
Understanding Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, “Evangelii Gaudium”
December 12, 2013 by David Vincent Meconi
Evangelii Gaudium is ostensibly the Pope’s response to the Synod last October ... but it is much more than a simple reporting on what happened there. It is the outlining of the key themes Pope Francis hopes will constitute his po … [Read more...]
The Latest Book Reviews
November 21, 2013 by David Vincent Meconi
Thanksgiving Time Reading For November 2013 Reviews for the following books: REASONABLE PLEASURES. By James V. Schall, S.J. (Ignatius Press, San Francisco 2013), 218 pp. PB $16.95. (Reviewed by Mr. Sean M. Salai, S. … [Read more...]
Mysterium Fidei: The Year and the Encyclical
November 11, 2013 by David Vincent Meconi
Both Benedict and Francis must see the need to stress the basic theological virtue of trusting in God for a reason at this point in time. November brings the Year of Faith to an end. And what a year it was. The Year of Faith was i … [Read more...]
Homilies for November 2013
October 25, 2013 by David Vincent Meconi
For Sunday Liturgies and Feasts Homilies for November 2013 Christ's invitation to Zacchaeus by Tissot Your House Today! 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time—November 3, 2013 Purpose: Today’s Gospel is very conducive to leading pari … [Read more...]
The Latest Book Reviews
October 25, 2013 by David Vincent Meconi
Late Fall Reading For October 2013 Reviews for the following books: REBUILDING CATHOLIC CULTURE: How the Catechism Can Shape Our Common Life. By Ryan S. Topping. (Manchester, New Hampshire: Sophia Institute Press, 2012), 265 pp. PB $1 … [Read more...]
“La Petite Voie” of Thérése of Lisieux
October 6, 2013 by David Vincent Meconi
Here was one of the most brilliant popes the Church has ever seen declaring that little Thérése Martin was to be studied and analyzed alongside the great Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Robert Bellarmine! St. Therese of Lisieux: as a ch … [Read more...]
The Latest Book Reviews
September 23, 2013 by David Vincent Meconi
Early Fall Reading For September 2013 Reviews for the following books: SPOUSAL PRAYER: A Way to Marital Happiness. by Deacon Jim Keating, Ph.D., (Institute for Priestly Formation,Omaha, NE ) 54 pp. PB $6.95; and THE PARISH AS A SCHOOL O … [Read more...]
Letter on Students and Fatherhood
August 28, 2013 by David Vincent Meconi
With a new school year upon us, I am reminded of all the school years that have come and gone. Our students graduate, discern, move on. Yet, I remain with memories as the only yield from this field of fond faces which by God’s graces with m … [Read more...]
On Addressing the Dignity of Man and Masculinity
Editorial for September 2013
August 25, 2013 by David Vincent Meconi
How would men today be more able to live out their own unique discipleship and role in both the world, and in the Church, if we were able to articulate how men embody the Christian vocation to holiness in exclusive and particular … [Read more...]
The Latest Book Reviews
August 10, 2013 by David Vincent Meconi
Late Summer Reading For August 2013 Reviews for the following books: A MYSTICISM OF KINDNESS: The Biography of “Marie Christine.” By Astrid M. O’Brien. (Scranton: Scranton University Press, 2010). (Reviewed by Rev. John J. Conley, S. … [Read more...]
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