™ AMERICAN ECCLESIASTICAL REVIEW
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Cum Approbatione Superiorum VOL. CL
JANUARY—JUNE, 1964
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CO CONTENTS FOR VOLUME CL *r
JANUARY
Articles Seventy-five Years of the AER Dom Patrick Granfield 18 Driedo's Fundamental Notion of the Church Thomas Gilbride, SM. 33 Moral Theology in the AER Francis J. Connell, C.SS.R. 44 Canon Law in the U.S.A. 1917-1963 John A. Abbo 55
Answers to Questions John P. McCormick, S.S., and Francis J. Connell, C.SS.R. The Priest's Obligation to Protect His Health 84 Is he Irregular ? 87 Blessing by a Bishop 87 Last Gospel on All Souls' Day 88 Gloria and Credo at Solemn Mass 89 Preface for Immaculate Heart of Mary Feast 89 Votive Masses of the Blessed Virgin 90
Comment Dom Patrick Granfield - 91
Poem The Minor Elevation Raymond Roseliep 54
Boo\ Reviews Censorship: Government and Obscenity, by Terrence J. Murphy 93 Reform of the Church, by Robert E. McNally, S.J. 94 A Theology of History, by Hans Urs von Balthasar 95
Boo\s Received 96 IV Contents for Volume CL
FEBRUARY
Articles The Church, the Council, the Missions Ronan Hoffman, O.FM.Conv. 102 A Note on Parochial Histories Francis J. Weber 118 The Limitation of Warfare Robert J. Fox 122 The Universal Vocation of the Parish and Its Mission in the Church Jerome Hamer, O.P. 136
Answers to Questions Francis J. Connell, C.SS.R-, and John P. McCormick, S.S. Suggesting a Lesser Evil 147 The Right to Secrecy 148 Advertisements for Contraceptives 148 Can Catholics Learn from Non-Catholics? 149 Who Carries the Communion-Plate? 150 Interpretation of Ante Pectus ISO Difficulty with Divine Office 151 Omission of Prime 1S2
Comment Dom Patrick Granfield 153
Boo\ Reviews The Priest and Mental Health, by Rev. E. F. O'Doherty and Dr. S. Desmond McGrath 156 Pope, Council and World, by Robert Blair Kaiser 157 St. Lawrence of Brindisi, by Arturo da Carmignano CFM.Cap. Translated by Paul Barrett, O.FM.Cap. 158 What Happens At Mass, by William Barden, O.P. 159 The Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church, by the Most Rev. Emile Guerry. Translated by Miriam Hederman 161 The English Letters of Abbott Marmion, 1858-1923 162 The Eastern Churches and Catholic Unity, edited by Maximos IV Sayegh, Patriarch of Antioch and of All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem 163 Christians in Conversation 164 The Nun in the World, by Leon Joseph Cardinal Suenens 166
Boo\s Received 168 Contents for Volume CL v
MARCH Articles Motu Proprio on the Sacred Liturgy 169 Liturgy in the United States, 1889-1964 William O'Shea, S.S. 176 Dom Gueranger and the Beginnings of the Liturgical Movement David A. Fleming, S.M. 197 The Gloria Patri in English John K. Ryan 204
Answers to Questions Francis J. Connell, CSSJi., and John P. McCormick, S.S. Should We Try to Convert Good Protestants? 209 Confession After Baptism 213 Bination 214 Distributing Ashes and Blessing Throats 214 Voice for the Canon 215 Missa Cantata with Incense 216
Comment Dom Patrick Granfield 217
Poem Hands—Raymond Roseliep 222
Boo\ Reviews The Mind of the Catholic Layman, by Daniel Callahan 223 The Mystery of Confirmation. A Theology of the Sacrament, by Marian Bohen, O.S.U. 224 The Administration of the Sacraments, by Nicholas Halligan, O.P. 225 The Liturgy and the Laity, by James W. King, S.J. 226 Gregorian Musical Values, by Dom J. H. Desrocquettes, O.SJi. 227 The Revival of the Liturgy, edited by F. McManus 228 Layman's Daily Missal, Prayer Book and Ritual, edited by Rev. J. D. Crichton, et al. 229 The Shroud, by John Walsh 231 Newman at St. Mary's. A Selection of the Parochial and Plain Sermons, edited by Lawrence F. Barmann, S.J. 233 The Sunday Epistles, by Richard T. A. Murphy, O.P. 234 Canon Law: A Text and Commentary, by T. Lincoln Bouscaren, S.J., Adam C. Ellis, S.J., and Francis N. Korth, S.J. 236
Books Received 238 vi Contents for Volume CL
APRIL
Articles Man's Response to Tragedy Dom David Granfield 241 Some Reasons Why the Church Opposes Contraception Anthony Zimmerman, S.V.D. 251 The Divine Indwelling in R. W. Gleason's Grace Christopher Kiesling, O.P. 263 The Duty of Refusing Absolution Raymond Beaudry 285
Answers to Questions Francis J. Connell, C.SS.R., and Dom Patrick Granfield "The Pill" as a Contraceptive 291 A Problem on Sanatio in Radice 292 Efficacy of Holy Communion Under Both Species 294 Distribution of Communion 296 Two Latin Problems 297
Comment Dom Patrick Granfield 298
Boo\ Reviews Our Lady in Other Words, by Hubert van Zeller 303 In Memory of Me, by Edmund Flood, O.S.B. 304 The Jewish-Christian Argument, a History of Theologies in Conflict, by Hans-Joachim Schoeps 305 The Natural and the Supernatural Jew, a Historical and Theological Introduction, 631 Arthur Cohen 305 Justice and Mercy: Commentary on the Liturgy of the New Year and the Day of Atonement, by Max Arst 305 The Crown of Life, by C. J. McElligott, C.SS.R. 306 Moral Problems Today, by Werner Schollgen, translated by Edward Quinn 307 The Challenge of Hunger, by Noel Drogat, S.J., translated by J. R. Kirwan 308 Christian Responsibility and World Poverty, edited by Arthur McCormack 308
Booths Received 311 Contents for Volume CL vii
MAY
Articles The American Scripture Century Robert J. North, SJ. 314 The Nature of Theology: Saint Thomas and Karl Barth Dom Patrick Granfield 346
Answers to Questions Francis J. Connell, C.SS.R., and John P. McCormick, S.S. Some Problems on the Divine Office 369 Whole Wheat Bread for the Holy Eucharist 370 The Ambitious Employee 372 The Bible Service 372 The Liturgical Colors 373
Comment Dom Patrick Granfield 375
Boo\ Notes—Scripture Studies 378 viii Contents for Volume CL
JUNE
Articles Seventy-Five Years of Fundamental Theology in America. Part I. John L. Murphy 385 The Newman Apostolate: Cultural Contribution to Higher Education Richard Butler, OP. 405 Tradition and the Mother of Christ Cletus Wessels, O.P. 417
Answers to Questions John P. McCormick, SS., and Francis J. Connell, CSS.R. Et Incarnatus Est 432 Incensation 432 Purification Antiphons 433 Permission for Breviary in Vernacular 433 Is Contraception Intrinsically Wrong? 434
Comment Dom Patrick Granfield 440
Boo\ Reviews Armageddon Around the Corner, by William J. Whalen 444 The Canon Law Digest. Vol. V, by T. Lincoln Bouscaren, S.J., and James I. O'Connor, S.J. 445 The New Religions of Japan, by Harry Thomsen 446 The East and the West, by Sidney Lewis Gulick 446 American Pluralism and the Catholic Conscience, by Richard J. Regan, S.J. 447 Hear His Voice Today, by J. Edgar Bruns 448 Studies on the Reformation: Collected Papers in Church History, by Roland H. Bainton 449 They Lived by Faith: Women in the Bible, by Helga Rusche 450 College Sacramental Theology, by Anthony F. Alexander 451 College Dogmatic Theology, by Anthony F. Alexander 451 Special Review Apologetics and the Biblical Christ, by Avery Dulles, SJ. 453
Boo\s Received 457
Index to Volume CL 459
Boo\s Reviewed and Noticed 462 ™ AMERICAN ECCLESIASTICAL REVIEW
A MONTHLY PUBLICATION FOR THE CLERGY Cum Approbatione Superiorutn VOL. CLI
JULY—DECEMBER, 1964
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JULY
Articles Catholic University and Rome Paolo Cardinal Marella Instruction on the Historical Truth of the Gospels "Jehovah" of the Jehovah's Witnesses Albert Muller Seventy-Five Years of Fundamental Theology in America. Part II. John L. Murphy Extending Christ's Mystical Body John A. O'Brien
Answers to Questions Francis J. Connell, CSSJi., and John P. McCormick, S.S. Holy Communion for Non-Catholics? Tabernacle and Versus Populum Altars Recent Roman Decrees Communion Decree Decree on the Divine Praises Decree on the Eucharistic Fast for Priests
Comment Dom Patrick Granfield
Boo\ Reviews Religion and the American People, by John L. Thomas, SJ. The Essential Newman, edited by Vincent Ferrer Blehl, SJ. Meet the Bible! New Testament, by John J. Castelot, SS. The Key Concepts of St. Paul, by Francois Amiot What Think You of Christ? by Rosalie Marie Levy The Encounter with God, edited by Joseph O'Neill, SJ. The First Council of the Vatican, by James Hennesey, SJ. Religious Liberty and the American Presidency, by Patricia Sunday Morning Crisis, edited by Robert W. Hovda Life and Holiness, by Thomas Merton Cross Currents of Psychiatry and Catholic Morality, edited by William Birmingham and Joseph E. Cunneen
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AUGUST
Articles Seventy-Five Years of American Church History Aubert J. Clark, O.FM.Conv. 73 Siginficant Factors in the Choice of Pastors Arthur X. Deegan 97 The Retreat Master Alfred Duffy, C.P. 112 Maritain's Concept of Love Ellis A. Joseph 119
Answers to Questions Francis J. Connell, C.SS.R., and John P. McCormick, S.S. Freedom of Conscience 126 Candles at Benediction 130 Commemorations at Mass 131 More About the Voice for the Canon 131 Nuns as Lectors 131
Comment Dom Patrick Granfield 133
Boo\ Reviews Morning Praise and Evensong: A Book of Common Prayer compiled from the Roman Breviary by William G. Storey 139 Studies in Philosophy and the History of Philosophy. Volume II, edited by John K. Ryan 140 The Whole Man at Worship, by Helene Lubienska de Lenval. Translated by Rachel Attwater 141 A Theology of Wisdom. A Study in St. Thomas, by Kieran Conley, O.S.B. 142 Christ, the Sacrament of the Encounter with God, by E. Schillebeeckx, O.P. 143 Contents for Volume CLI v
SEPTEMBER
Articles Seventy-Five Years of Special Dogmatic Theology in America George W. Shea 145 Oretnus Pro Pontifice No. 2 (S-A-T-B acappella) Rosendo E. Santos 166 Blessed John Neumann, C.SS.R.—Pastoral Bishop Michael J. Curley, C.SS.R. 167 The Law of the Cross Eugene E. Grollmes, S.J. 181
Answers to Questions Francis J. Connell, C.SS.R., and John P. McCormick, S.S. Women as Subjects of Holy Orders 191 Binding Force of the New Liturgy 192 Obligation of Clerical Celibacy 193 Haec Quotiescumque 194 Blessing of Tabernacle 194 Mass Versus Populum 195 Tabernacle Veil 195 The Paschal Candle 195
Boo\ Reviews Kierkegaard as Theologian 197 Jurisprudentia Pontificia. Vol. II, De Causis Matrimonialibus (Praeter Metum, de Quo Vol. I) et Separationis 198 American Christianity: An Historical Interpretation with Representative Documents. Vol. II, 1820-1960 199 The Faith of Other Men 201 The Works of Bonaventure: The Breviloquium 202 Religious Art in the Twentieth Century 203 True Worship, an Anglo-French Symposium 203 The Augsburg Confession and Catholic Unity 204 Leaders of Iberian Christianity: 50-650 A.D. 205 A Compendium of Pastoral Hygiene 206 Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Bible 207 Guide to the Catholic Sisterhoods in the United States 209 True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin 210 Catholic Action in Practice: A Guide to Leadership in Family Life, Education and International Cooperation 211 Follow the Rubrics 212 Bool{s Received 213 VI Contents for Volume Chi
OCTOBER
Articles American Bishops and the American Electorate Francis G. McManamin, S.J. 217 Downtown Apostolate James F. Kerins, C.SS.R., and James A. Coen, C.SS.R. 230 John J. Cantwell and the Legion of Decency Francis J. Weber 237 The Spiritual Maternity of Mary and St. Alphonsus Liguori Daniel L. Lowery, C.SS.R. 248 The Theological Content of Ecclesiam Suam Dom Patrick Granfield 256
Answers to Questions Francis J. Connell, C.SS.R. First Communion Without Confession 267 The Pastor's Obligation to Confirm 270
Special Review Are Parochial Schools the Answer?, by Mary Perkins Ryan 271
Boo\ Reviews Vatican II: The Theological Dimension, edited by Anthony D. Lee, O.P. 278 Political Morality, by Jeremiah Newman 280 Epitome Iuris Canonici, by A. Vermeersch, SJ. and I. Creusen, SJ. Vol. I. Eighth edition revised by Aem. Bergh, S.J., and I. Greco, SJ. 283 A Handbook of Christian Social Ethics. Volume 2: The Structure of the Social Order, by Eberhard Welty 283 The Divine Family, by William K. McDonough 284 Love, Sin and Suffering, by Marc Oraison 285 Yahweh: The God of the Old Testament, by Robert W. Gleason 286
Bookj Received 287 Contents for Volume CLI vii
NOVEMBER
Articles Academic Renewal in a School of Theology Adrian Fuerst, O.S.B., and Polycarp Sherwood, O.S.B. 289 Baptism in a Prison Parish Donald F. Sheehy, O.P. 298 Morality of Slavery in Holy Scripture Herman Mueller, S.V.D. 307 The Dialogue—Comments and Cautions Charles W. Paris 317 Religious Apathy on the Catholic Campus Donald X. Burt, OS.A. 323 Obedience in the Scriptures Elmer A. McNamara 332
Answers to Questions Francis J. Connell, CSS.R., and John P. McCormick, S.S. The Primacy of Conscience 343 Obligations of a Priests' Mass Association 345 Kneeling at Blessing 347 Communion of the Sick 347
Bool{ Reviews The Rise of Protestant Monasticism, by Francois Biot, O.P. 349 The Call of the Desert, by Peter F. Anson 349 The Psychology of Loving, by Ignace Lepp 351 A Preacher's Concordance, by P. Glasheen, OM.L 352 Religions of the World, by John A. Hardon, SJ. 353
Boo\ Notes 355
Boo\s Received 359 viii Contents for Volume CLI
DECEMBER Articles The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy and the Code of Canon Law John A. Abbo 361 What Will They Do about Church Music? John C. Seiner, S.S. 373 Preaching the Paschal Mystery Dominic Rover, O.P. 378 High Church-Low Church Liturgical Renewal in the United States John B. Mannion 386 Towards a More Dynamic Ecclesiology Ronan Hoffman, OJ'.M.Conv. 393 Hugo von Hurter, S.J. Dom Michael Hall 404
Answers to Questions Francis J. Connell, C.SS.R., and John P. McCormick, S.S. Delaying Ovulation 408 Saying Mass with a Small Host 409 Fulfilment of Mass Stipends 410 Is a Reminder Called For? 410 More on the Tabernacle 411 Missa Cantata Versus Participated Mass 412 Orientation of the Altar 413 Vernacular in Private Oratories 413
Boo\ Reviews Predestination, Grace and Free Will, by Dom M. John Farrelly, O.S.B. 414 Teaching Thomism Today, edited by George F. McLean, O.M.I. 415 Ways of Thinking About God, by Edward Sillem 417 Religion and Personality Problems, by E. F. O'Doherty 418 Quest for Holiness, by Vincenzo Ceresi, M.S.C. 419 Beyond the Commandments, by James J. Killgallon and Gerard P. Weber 420 The Biblical Doctrine of Virginity, by Lucien Legrand 421 The Open Church, by Michael Novak 422 The Christian Intellectual, edited by Samuel Hazo 423 The Trial of St. Thomas More, by E. E. Reynolds 424 The Complete Works of St Thomas More. Volume 2. The History of King Richard, III, edited by Richard S. Sylvester 424 The Historian and Character, and Other Essays, by Dom David Knowles 426 Limbo. Unsettled Question, by George J. Dyer 428 The Sacrament of Matrimony, by Charles A. Schleck, C.S.C. 429 The Mysteries of Marriage, by Joseph A. Breig 429 Marriage Cases, by Adrian I. Dwyer 429 Boo\s Received 431 Index to Volume CLI 434 Boo\s Reviewed and Noticed 438