This article originally appeared in our December 9, 1966, issue. For eighteen years I preached through the Bible. I began at the first verse in Genesis and continued through the last verse in the ...

For eighteen years I preached through the Bible. I began at the first verse in Genesis and continued through the last verse in the Revelation. Where I left off in the morning, I picked up in the ...

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 ...

Protestant churches have always prided themselves on their preaching and music, especially non-Eucharistic churches that rely on the Bible alone to shape their Sunday services. At the other end of the ...

There was a time when I was willing to declare what good preaching is: "Every sermon must begin with a scripture text," I declared. "Every sermon must go by Calvary. Every good preacher holds the ...

Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers,” and He himself is the Prince of Peace. But what does it mean to be a peacemaker in a world marked by division, hostility, and hate? This year’s Edwin J.

Each of the Gospels seeks to show that Jesus was fulfilling the scriptures. Luke’s Gospel is especially intent on showing that Jesus was consciously discerning his identity and mission as he went by ...