homily

December 24, 2024

Homily: The Abbreviated Word

St. Bernard of Clairvaux, the great Cistercian, said once that the Christmas homily should be brief—shorter than normal.
January 5, 2025

Homily: Solemnitas, Pietas, Caritas, Veritas

Preaching, centuries ago, on this feast of the Epiphany, St. Augustine ended his sermon with a rhetorical flourish.
January 12, 2025

Homily: The Sacramental Point

If you step back to consider the whole—that is, the whole liturgical year—you will begin to understand what the Church is teaching us Sunday by Sunday.
February 2, 2025

Homily: Natural Light and the Light of Christ

Our modern way of life, the pace of our contemporary world, has done much to obscure the ancient way of Christ.
February 9, 2025

Homily: The Speed of Christians