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June 2015

June 22, 2015

Superb: Fr. Michael Duffy’s homily for a new priest

A deep diaconal bow to my blog neighbor and FOTB Fr. Michael Duffy, who was...

June 03, 2015

VIDEO: vicar general strums guitar and sings during homily

Here's something you don't see every day. This is Fr. Charles Cimpl, vicar general for the...

June 03, 2015

VIDEO: vicar general strums guitar and sings during homily

Here’s something you don’t see every day. This is Fr. Charles Cimpl, vicar general for the...

May 2015

May 18, 2015

Professional actors help seminarians with “Preaching Boot Camp”

From the Detroit Free Press: Let's be honest, Catholic priests aren't known for soul-stirring preaching....

May 18, 2015

Professional actors help seminarians with “Preaching Boot Camp”

From the Detroit Free Press: Let’s be honest, Catholic priests aren’t known for soul-stirring preaching....

May 13, 2015

“The Preacher’s Mistake”

A Redemptorist reader, Fr. John McKenna, sent this along, and it's too good not to...

May 13, 2015

“The Preacher’s Mistake”

A Redemptorist reader, Fr. John McKenna, sent this along, and it’s too good not to...

May 10, 2015

Priests and deacons, if you think “preaching seems pointless”…think again.

View image | gettyimages.com My blog neighbor Fr. Dwight Longenecker bemoans the state of...

May 10, 2015

Priests and deacons, if you think “preaching seems pointless”…think again.

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May 08, 2015

Pope: church is about unity, not forming lobbies

I can't imagine what he's talking about, can you? Details: Pope Francis says discussions within...

May 08, 2015

Pope: church is about unity, not forming lobbies

I can’t imagine what he’s talking about, can you? Details: Pope Francis says discussions within...

April 2015

April 26, 2015

Pope to newly ordained priests: No more boring sermons

Details: On Sunday morning Pope Francis ordained 19 new priests, exhorting them to serve the...

April 26, 2015

Pope to newly ordained priests: No more boring sermons

Details: On Sunday morning Pope Francis ordained 19 new priests, exhorting them to serve the...

April 23, 2015

Archbishop Cupich’s homily at wake for Cardinal George

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April 23, 2015

Archbishop Cupich’s homily at wake for Cardinal George

View image | gettyimages.com This was delivered Tuesday, for priests and seminarians gathered...

April 02, 2015

“Stop the homily abuse”

A bishop in the Philippines used the Mass on Holy Thursday to talk about bad...

April 02, 2015

“Stop the homily abuse”

A bishop in the Philippines used the Mass on Holy Thursday to talk about bad...

March 2015

March 10, 2015

Must-read: The preacher as “servant to dialogue”

Some rich and compelling ideas on preaching, from Fr. Michael Cummins over at Word on...

February 2015

February 19, 2015

Pope Francis talks to Rome’s priests about liturgy, preaching

From CNS: The liturgy should help the faithful enter into God's mystery and to experience...

February 11, 2015

Why Catholic preaching has gotten better

One priest lays out his argument, beginning with the new lectionary: The new lectionary has...

February 10, 2015

Vatican: homilies should not be improvised entertainment

From The Catholic Herald: Archbishop Arthur Roche has said that homilies preached in Mass must...

February 05, 2015

“This is the mission of the Church: to heal the wounded hearts, to open doors, to say that God is good…”

Highlights of the pope's homily today, from Vatican Radio: The Church must proclaim the Gospel...

February 04, 2015

How not to preach

That's the provocative—and very accurate—title of an essay in the current issue of America magazine...

January 2015

January 07, 2015

Fr. Rutler: “Diaconal preaching is essentially non-liturgical” —UPDATED

A certain deacon, preaching "in the presence of priest," on Gaudete Sunday. The noted priest...

December 2014

December 12, 2014

“For we are walking on holy ground”: a great short video on preaching

Fr. James Martin posted this on his Facebook page, and it deserves a wider audience....

November 2014

November 12, 2014

The Energizer Preacher: Florida pastor breaks world record for longest speech

Priests and deacons: try to break this record next Sunday and tell me what happens. From...

November 04, 2014

Pope slams “rivalry, vainglory” in the Church

From Monday's homily: Taking a cue from the Letter of St. Paul to the Philippians,...

October 2014

October 17, 2014

Houston mayor criticizes subpoena of sermons

This story sparked a lot of discussion earlier in the week. Now, the mayor appears...

October 15, 2014

Houston, we have a problem: city subpoenas pastors’ sermons

Is this what we have come to? From The Houston Chronicle: Houston's embattled equal rights...

September 2014

September 16, 2014

Pope Francis: “If preachers have failed to sow hope, that sermon is useless…”

Wise words for all of us, from today's homily: The Gospel of the day...