Category: Homilies
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Preaching the Emotions of Jesus: Grief and Joy
MAKO A. NAGASAWA — We need to honor emotions as part of the imago dei and as one of the connections between divinity and humanity that Jesus himself inhabited, healed, and dignified.
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Ars Praedicandi: Ascension
ED FOLEY, OFM, Cap. — I have a growing number of friends who have reached the point that they do not or cannot watch national news or any U.S. news with any regularity.
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Summer course offering in preaching!
EDITOR — Opportunity for ongoing preaching formation at Saint John’s in summer of 2026!
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60-Second Sermons
SR. MAKRINA FINLAY, OSB — Sr Makrina shines light on the many different forms of blindness Jesus is fully capable of healing.
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Ars Praedicandi: First Sunday of Lent
ED FOLEY, OFM Cap. — Jesus made it clear to the tempter that he didn’t need to fill his stomach by conjuring a pepperoni pizza out of thin air.
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Lent Lectio Divina
JP MISHEFF — Jesus’ time in the desert is the perfect preparation for his ministry — and an ideal model for our own.
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The Preaching Deacon
CHARLES A. BOBERTZ — I overheard one of our parishioners say to his wife, “oh no, a deacon is probably preaching at this Mass.”
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How can I preach as a foreigner?
ARIC SERRANO, SJ — I wanted to know the people I would be preaching to in the Mayan villages. This meant spending time with them and hearing their stories.
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Preaching the Poetry of Scripture
DAVID SCHMITT — Let the psalms preach the Gospel! Take a look (and a listen) at how Psalm 29 draws us into the drama of The Baptism of the Lord.