homilies

@Paidiske and several other members have encouraged a thread in which those of us tasked with preaching can post for evaluation our sermons before we preach them, and also those we have just preached. Since I waited until it was Sunday morning in most of the world before getting around to...

I liked this homily favoring open communion and found it very uplifting. I thought I'd re-post it here as spiritual food for thought. The person delivering it has made it public domain, so I am able to post it in full (in quotes) without violating copyright or any forum rules. Here is the...

In Catholicism, there is the concept that the priest stands in the place of Christ the High Priest on the altar and unites those gathered to the sacrifice on Mount Calvary, to the Last Supper, and to the Eucharists (Thanksgivings) celebrated by Christians throughout time and space forward and...

This article from the official Vatican website contains an account in English, with many quotes, of Pope Francis' homily from daily mass on January 27th of this year (So, last week): Shrunken souls (27 January 2017) | Francis I liked it. We could use a greater emphasis on grace and love in...