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September 2014

September 10, 2014

Fr. Mychal Judge’s last homily: 9/10/01

The now-famous first fatality of 9/11 delivered these remarks the day before he died, at...

September 09, 2014

Pope Francis: “Jesus has chosen sinners…he calls everyone!”

Some timely thoughts from Pope Francis in this morning's homily: Jesus is not a...

July 2014

July 29, 2014

On preaching: let the message be God’s, not yours

Last weekend, I gave a talk to deacons in Cincinnati about the "7 Habits of...

July 27, 2014

“We are all pearls”: a deacon’s homily for this Sunday

A deacon friend sent me his homily for today. It's extraordinary and, I think, deserves...

July 22, 2014

The diakonia of Mary Magdalene

My friend and brother deacon John Gerke, from the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, preached the Mass...

July 20, 2014

After four decades, Rochester eliminates lay preaching at Mass

I'm frankly surprised that this has been going on for so long. Details: For the...

July 13, 2014

“Don’t say these things at my funeral…”

With a grateful diaconal bow to my brother Deacon Scott Dodge, I offer these very...

July 12, 2014

“God was not done with Gerald Robinson, the priest who could no longer minister”

A deacon friend sent this my way: it's the text of the funeral homily for...

June 2014

June 09, 2014

Meet some stars of Christian preaching you won’t see on television

From The New York Times: Quick: Name a famous American preacher. Chances are you came...

June 04, 2014

“These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc”

Incredibly, this Friday marks the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Which means this marks...

May 2014

May 21, 2014

Homily on the suicide of a priest: “Our God is merciful, loving, compassionate and forgiving”

You probably remember this story about the priest from Florida who took his own life....

May 16, 2014

The ambo as an open tomb

A fascinating interpretation, via Bill Ditewig, from an interview with Bishop Tena Garriga, renowned expert on...

May 12, 2014

“O sinner! Consider the fearful danger you are in!”

I was intrigued to stumble upon an interesting factoid on Wikipedia this morning: Drew Faust,...

May 12, 2014

Pope Francis: What if Martians arrived tomorrow and wanted baptism?

The subject came up during his daily homily this morning: "Who are we to close...

May 02, 2014

“Every good homily always begins on your knees”

Photo by Michael Alexander/Georgia Bulletin Some wise words from Atlanta's archbishop to a group of...

April 2014

April 17, 2014

Papal preacher: “The Church must never look like a complicated and cluttered castle…”

I stumbled on this homily today, and it seems both appropriate and prophetic. It comes...

April 16, 2014

Boston’s O’Malley: “Say no to pessimism”

Some great stuff here, from Cardinal Seán O'Malley's Chrism Mass homily yesterday: We gather for...

March 2014

March 31, 2014

Digital preaching: podcasts gain popularity in Florida

I wonder if this could catch on in the Catholic world? Details: More than a...

March 29, 2014

Drawn to faith: an artist creates homilies in pen and ink

From The St. Louis Post-Dispatch: On the second Sunday of Lent, John Hendrix sits in...

February 2014

February 16, 2014

Using movie clips and songs to preach: “If it’s not engaging, they will check out”

Some preachers like to raise you up on Eagles' wings, especially when the Eagles in...

February 02, 2014

Egyptian government orders topics for Muslim sermons

Details: Mosques across Egypt have witnessed the first Friday sermon on a set theme chosen...

January 2014

January 11, 2014

“Smarmy”

That is how Pope Francis described some priests this morning in his daily homily, reminding...

January 09, 2014

Want to be a better homilist? Loyola University offers online preaching course

You may remember that they offered this course last year. Deborah Wilhelm contacted me over...

January 07, 2014

“The best preacher I ever had…”

He's described by Pat Archbold: As I thought about it, I kept coming back to...

December 2013

December 28, 2013

What do you preach to a church full of Jews on Christmas?

Photo: by Daniel Estrin This is pretty intriguing. Who knew? Details: On Christmas Eve, thousands...

December 13, 2013

“The scandal of preaching”

From today's homily: Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae...

December 10, 2013

“What does faith have to do with doing the dishes?”

That's just one of the questions in this uplifting interview by Kathryn Lopez with Fr....

December 01, 2013

When was the last time you heard a homily like THIS?

And for children, no less. I can only imagine the nightmares this induced. From Pat...

November 2013

November 09, 2013

On the homily: “God’s voice coming through you”

From the Virginian-Pilot, photographer The'N. Pham has produced this brief glimpse at the world of...

November 06, 2013

Archbishop: Boring sermons are “unfair to God, unfair to the people”

When was the last time you heard an archbishop discuss preaching this way: Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates...