In a new book consisting of reflections based on the 2008 Synod on the Word of God, the secretary for the Synod of Bishops, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, writes that homilies should not last more than ...

Each of us is presented with the same vocation as Mary. God says to you and to me, "Make my Son present in the world. Forgive sins. Bring healing. Live with faith that my love is stronger than your ...

Vatican-based Nigerian Church leader Cardinal Francis Arinze has urged priests to avoid lengthy homilies, saying a homily should not be an exhibition of “theological acrobatics” but rather a ...

On a recent weekend at the beach, the Rev. Daniel F.X. Powell Jr. saw a man with a tattoo that said “Everything has a price.” “And I thought ‘There’s a homily in that,’” Powell says. Powell is an ...

On Ash Wednesday I read an extraordinary homily. It was exceedingly short, just 340 words. And it had a take on Lent that was decidedly unexpected. “As we enter this time of prayer, fasting, and ...

When Jude Siciliano, O.P, sits down to write his homily, he always has a Venn diagram in mind. “It is one of the theories of preaching that there should be three stories,” Jude says, “The story of God ...

Blessed are the rich, the powerful, the important! For the world will dance to their tune. Blessed are the strong, the aggressive, the ruthless! For their enemies will fear them. Blessed are the ...

Learn how to craft an engaging homily, and cultivate the study, prayer, and pastoral practices that will support you as work to feed the congregation on the Word of God. Deepen your appreciation of ...

COMMENTARY: The homily for the pope emeritus was inadequate for the occasion, but measured by the Holy Father’s own standards, it was actually something special. Pope Francis presides over the funeral ...