So the work of the preparation of the homily, and the work of listening, and the work of communicating, belongs to all the people
rhubarb & homilies
Even if the priest just repeated the word “rhubarb” the person with open mind and heart would hear God
homily studio 9/2
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings this week at this link Fr. Robert Barron podcast reflection for this Sunday at this link. Heaps of commentaries and reflections...
homily studio 26/1
Introducing the weekly homily studio. Increasingly the internet has become an important tool for preachers in preparing their homilies and sermons. This essential...
homily studio 19/1
Each week I will upload a post entitled “homily studio,” followed by the date of the relevant Sunday eg 19 Jan. On this page I will simply drop a selection of possible...
word on fire
It is Sunday evening and I have just arrived home after celebrating the last of the four Sunday Masses here in the Hurunui. I'm just about to pour a beer and have a...
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