Homiletic and Pastoral Review
February 1997

2 Worth nothing

3 Letters from our readers

7 Support from psychology for the fatherhood of God
By Paul C. Vitz
The sexes are different, but complementary.

20 Pope John Paul's agenda for Christian unity
By J. Michael Miller
To believe in Christ means to desire unity.

28 Priesthood without Christ?
By John J. Lombardi
"I was a spiritual hostage at a priest convocation . . ."

33 Homilies on the liturgy of the Sundays and feasts
By Ira J. Bell

43 Christian paradoxes
By Victor B. Brezik
We are called to be a sign of contradiction.

47 ". . . And by appointment"
By Joseph F. Wilson
Time in the confessional enriches priest, penitent and parish.

51 Who says, "Jesus won't mind"?
By Clarence J. Hettinger
Liturgical disunity has a disastrous effect on the Church's doctrines and life.

58 The lost dimension
By Conleth Overman
Values are the roots of behavior.

62 My favorite priest-He accentuates what he unites
By Joseph K. Horn

65 Questions answered
by Wm. B. Smith

68 Book reviews

80 Is God a teacher?-Editorial