Several books by Boston College professors were honored with awards from the Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada. Theology Professor Kenneth Himes, O.F.M., received the first-place award in the category of social teaching for his book Christianity and the Political Order. Also receiving a first-place prize for Scripture/popular studies was Encountering Jesus in the Scriptures, published by BC’s Church in the 21st Century Center and edited by the late School of Theology and Ministry Professor Daniel Harrington, S.J., and STM Research Professor Christopher Matthews. Handbook of Roman Catholic Moral Terms by School of Theology and Ministry Professor James Bretzke, S.J., took second place in the category of reference books. More