Homily

by Reverend Gilday at Little Flower Catholic Church. The church was divided into 3 sections, north, south, and west of the altar in the center. It was a traditional mass given on the Sabbath, a required day of worship. He gave his speech through a homily during the mass reflecting upon the reading from the bible, but he also created a unique message driven from this reading. He started off the speech with a comfortable confidence and soft-spoken yet attention-grabbing speaking voice. Reverend…

to happen: we would be presented to the bishop, listen to the homily, renew our baptismal promises, the bishop would lay his hands upon us, and we would be anointed with Chrism. However, I couldn't have predicted the feeling of the Chrism on my forehead or the inexplicable joy that I felt afterwards. I couldn't have possibly known the understanding of my mission that I felt as I walked out of the Church and as I listened to the homily that day. The entire experience gave me a new perspective and…

This paper will explore the biblical and traditional Catholic understanding of the Gospel of Matthew according to 6:24-34. To accomplish this task, this essay will examine this Matthean passage from seven different perspectives. First, who was the audience for whom this pericope was written? Second, what was the historical and cultural context in which this passage composed? Third, what can be gleaned by looking at this text from the perspective of a few different translations? Fourth, what is…

had maybe twenty rows of pews which were mostly filled. Immediately when the mass started I noticed many differences. First of all, the priest used a lot of incense, especially in the beginning. Also, pretty much the entire mass was sung, except the homily. Although the church was catholic, their responses and prayers were different as well. In…

didn’t know the melody, so I merely listened. We went to the Epistle and the Gospel, both of which were chanted by the subdeacon and deacon respectively. Fr. Farge, the chief celebrant, also gives excellent homilies, which can be a little bit dark at times; all I remember about that homily was that it gave me something to think…

potential affinity that Miller/Román note between a queer performer recounting a particularly horrifying blowjob and that interaction’s reflection on the queerscape as a whole to a group of raging fags and dykes with a priest delivering an easter homily centered on Mary Magdalene’s meeting with Christ post-resurrection to a congregation of well-to-do Catholics. That…

Ronald Witherup discusses the threefold priestly ministry by using three analogies: the priest as poet, sage, and teacher. However, three chapters seem to be only preaching-and-teaching oriented. He mentions the expected order of vocabulary in PDV #26: “the ministry of word, sacrament and pastoral charity” to match with the order of the threefold roles: prophet, priest, and king. The three analogies help to re-imagine a concrete picture of priestly expectation for the ministry of the Word. It…

Program Outline: The Eucharist Set out a nuanced understanding of the Eucharist (i.e. a theology of the Eucharist) that you want to convey to your students, making reference to key concepts from five of the readings Sacraments are sacred symbols and rituals through which people can be put in touch with the God . The sacrament of Eucharist is one of the three initiation sacraments. Through the sacraments, Jesus welcomes, heals, forgives and in ways touches followers through bread, wine and oil.…

and to them that are called from the Gentiles to believe the teachers of truth, while it is left to the personal decision of each individual of whether he will perform good deeds, the reward rightly falls on those who do well." (Homilies of Clement) The passage from Homilies of Clement gives a clear knowledge that it is up to the individual to perform good deeds, but never goes on to state what would be considered a good deed according to early Christianity and their beliefs. It has to be…

listening to what the priest has to say, we end up chatting with one another. My experience going to mass alone for the past weeks is more solemn. Everything was peaceful and serene. That was actually the first time that I listened to the priest’s homily Each gospel that I listened to, appears as though it was pointed towards my faith and my practices and the gospel…