Fr. Kurt Zion Pala, MSSC’s “Canon 915: The Spirit and Letter of the Law” dares to explore this complex and contentious canon on the denial of admittance to holy communion to those who “have been excommunicated or interdicted after the imposition or declaration of the penalty and others obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin.” With a wide-range of applications from divorced and civilly remarried couples to politicians who publicly endorse legislations or promote policies contrary to Church doctrine, his thorough analysis manages to bring out the truly pastoral motive of this canon beyond its penal implication. – from the Editor’s Preface