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August/September 2008 — Worth Noting . . .
PRIESTS TALK ABOUT ELECTIONS…Many Catholic priests are afraid to speak about issues in elections because they fear they will lose their tax exemptions. This is a baseless fear provided that the priest or preacher knows what he can say and what he cannot say. In this issue Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, spells out in great detail what churches and priests can do with regard to informing their people about parties, issues and candidates. He says that priests can and should get involved in issue advocacy, but avoid candidate advocacy. He offers many practical suggestions that will help pastors to instruct their people in the important election this fall. MEANING AND PURPOSE OF MARRIAGE…In this article Dr. Alice von Hildebrand, a philosopher in her own right, summarizes the important work of her husband, Dietrich von Hildebrand, on the meaning and purpose of marriage. He made an important distinction by arguing that the love of married spouses, especially as manifested in the marital embrace, enhances their relationship even though there may be no possibility of procreation. So procreation is an important purpose of marriage, but it is not the only one. Here von Hildebrand offers us a profound analysis of the relationship between means and ends. SOCIAL TEACHING OF THE CHURCH…Since Pope Leo XIII introduced his landmark encyclical Rerum Novarum in 1893, the Church has developed an extensive social teaching, based on the moral law and human dignity. An important thinker who contributed substantially to Church social teaching was Father Heinrich Pesch, the German Jesuit economist. In this issue Professor Rupert J. Ederer, who translated Pesch’s major works into English, offers us a summary of some of Pesch’s most important points concerning economics. He developed the principle of solidarity, which means that owners and workers should be partners and not adversaries. He also explained the requirements for a just wage for workers and a just price for consumers. Kenneth Baker, S.J. |
August/September 2008
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BORING MASSES AND HOMILIES…Many
Catholics complain that the celebration of Mass on Sunday is boring
because it is monotonous and lifeless. In this issue Dr. Charles A.
Callaci, who is experienced in the art of communication, offers some
suggestions for priests and lectors on how to put some life and variety
into the words they pronounce in the course of the Eucharistic
celebration. In the second part of the article he offers some practical
exercises to help priests and lectors put some life and emphasis into
the words they utter during Mass. As an example, he refers to Bishop
Fulton J. Sheen, the greatest American preacher during the 20th
century. Sheen was a master of variety, intonation, stress and pauses.