A report from the Loyola Institute for Ministry at Loyola University New Orleans titled "Advancing the Social Mission of the Catholic Church," released in June, indicates that while most people polled are familiar with Catholic social teaching, they have encountered little information
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has received the largest single programming grant from a charitable foundation in its more than 190-year history as Lilly Endowment awarded $1.2 million to establish programs to improve preaching by clergy in the
Preaching in general seems to be in a state of crisis right now. While no one homiletic style will please all Catholics, an awful lot of us pew warmers are complaining about the quality, or lack thereof, of the sermons we hear.
A reader asks: “In Mark 16:15, Jesus says ‘Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.’ Why the word ‘creature’? Was this a foreshadowing of St. Francis who preached to birds? Please explain this term.” Monsignor Charles Pope
Some priests are not gifted preachers, as not all people are gifted public speakers. Some cannot or will not cultivate rhetorical techniques or other public speaking skills. Others suffer from nervousness, even after having preached for years. Some priests are not native
On May 2, officials with the National Eucharistic Revival announced that they had selected 46 priests from across the country to serve as National Eucharistic Preachers. These priests have volunteered to share the message of Christ’s Real Presence in the Eucharist. “The
Be ready for the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Father Joshua Whitfield explores the preaching of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke — the type of preaching that we might not want to hear but need to hear: “The work of the