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From the HPR Archives – Part VIII
Oct. 1964–Sept. 1965, vol. 65 A Seminarian Looks at the Council By Kenneth R. Maly POPE JOHN XXIII said: “A new day is dawning on the Church, bathing her in radiant splendor.” Pope Paul VI said: “The Council is to be a new … continue reading..
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Homilies for November 2025
For All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day, the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (Nov. 9), November 16 (Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time), the Solemnity of Christ the King, Thanksgiving Day, and the First Sunday of Advent Solemnity of All Saints – November 1, 2025 Readings: Revelation 7:2–4, 9–14 • Psalm 24:1bc–2, 3–4ab, […]
The Shaping of a Priest
As a Catholic priest ordained in 1998, and as a professor of Dogmatic Theology and seminary director of admissions and recruitment (as well as having served as academic dean and assistant vice-rector in another seminary), I have had the privilege of observing the priesthood from both the inside and the outside. I have lived one […]
Can the Creed Be Proven from Scripture?
Last year at the annual Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, a motion was put forward to add the Nicene Creed to its doctrinal statement.1 The motion failed because it did not achieve the necessary two-thirds majority in the vote and so the Creed was not added to the […]
Truth in Dying: The Perfection of the Virtues in a Dying Christian
This article presents a Thomistic portrait of how the virtues of the Christian life come to their full flowering in the person who is dying in the state of grace. Please note that the article is not only concerned with the infused virtues, but also with the acquired virtues.1 In the first part of the […]
“As We Await the Redemption of Our Body”
Part 1: Status Quaestionis Reflecting on inordinate desire and making a distinction between desire for things that are pleasurable to the senses (bodily) and desire for things pleasurable to the psyche, such as ambition or avarice, it is easy to see that the former is influenced by the body, yet it is difficult to discern […]
Loving through Illness: Mental Illness and the Beauty of Suffering
Why do some speak so strongly against mental illness and those who suffer with it? With mental illness as common today as many other illnesses, one questions why there is a negative stigma connected to illnesses of the mind. We, as human beings, cannot expect to be free from all illnesses, and any one of […]
Questions Answered – November 2025
How Did Jesus Experience Temptation? Question One: Dear Father Cush, what is the Catholic Church’s understanding of the Temptations of Jesus in the Desert? If Jesus is sinless, how is he tempted? Answer: The Temptations of Jesus in the Desert (found in Matthew 4:1–11, Mark 1:12–13, and Luke 4:1–13) are a significant event in the life of Christ and hold […]
Book Reviews – November 2025
Jérôme Lejeune: A Man of Science and Conscience. By Aude Dugast. Reviewed by Fr. John J. Conley, SJ. (skip to review) An American Little Flower: Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich. By GinaMarie Tennant. Reviewed by Aaron Martin. (skip to review) Blazing the Trail: A 4-Week Personal Retreat with American Women of the Church. By Vinita Hampton Wright. Reviewed […]
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Homilies for November 2025
For All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day, the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (Nov. 9), No … more...
Homilies for October 2025
For October 5, October 12, October 19, and October 26 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time – O … more...
From the Editor
The Shaping of a Priest
As a Catholic priest ordained in 1998, and as a professor of Dogmatic … more...
The Discipleship Stage of Priestly Formation: A Thomistic and Pastoral Vision
The priestly vocation is a gift from Christ to His Church, a sacred … more...
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