Posts Tagged ‘Homily’

No need to go to church – listen to a podcast of the homily at home

Friday, April 4th, 2014

You don’t necessarily need to go to mass to receive the teachings and wisdom of your local pastor, thanks to modern media. In the USA, more than a dozen Tallahassee churches are making use of podcasts of their sermons and lectures to get beyond the pew, and the congregations are responding. continue reading

Evangelii Gaudium: Homily centred on the word of God

Friday, March 21st, 2014

174. Not only the homily has to be nourished by the word of God. All evangelization is based on that word, listened to, meditated upon, lived, celebrated and witnessed to. The sacred Scriptures are the very source of evangelization. Consequently, we need to be constantly trained in hearing the word. The Church does not evangelize Read more

Evangelii Gaudium: Preparing to preach – Homiletic resources

Friday, March 7th, 2014

156. Some people think they can be good preachers because they know what ought to be said, but they pay no attention to how it should be said, that is, the concrete way of constructing a sermon. They complain when people do not listen to or appreciate them, but perhaps they have never taken the Read more

Evangelii Gaudium: The homily

Friday, February 14th, 2014

135. Let us now look at preaching within the liturgy, which calls for serious consideration by pastors. I will dwell in particular, and even somewhat meticulously, on the homily and its preparation, since so many concerns have been expressed about this important ministry, and we cannot simply ignore them. The homily is the touchstone for Read more

Gumdrop catechesis and marshmallow sermons

Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013

I really can’t remember the last time that a homily made me squirm in my seat and cast a downward glance at being convicted of my sinfulness. I can’t call to mind ever leaving mass with a zeal and fiery passion to go make a difference that was so hot I wanted to jump in Read more

Atheist church has homilies and passes the plate

Friday, June 28th, 2013

It’s Sunday in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a rapt congregation listens to a chaplain preach about the importance of building a community. Outsiders could be forgiven for believing this service, with its homilies, its passing of the plate, its uplifting songs, belongs in a church. If so, it’s an atheist church without God — the brainchild Read more

Homily of Pope Francis at Mass of installation

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

Dear Brothers and Sisters, I thank the Lord that I can celebrate this Holy Mass for the inauguration of my Petrine ministry on the solemnity of Saint Joseph, the spouse of the Virgin Mary and the patron of the universal Church. It is a significant coincidence, and it is also the name-day of my venerable Read more