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Periodic Podcasts from the National Council of Churches. Enjoy the best features and interviews from insightful guests from across the ecumenical and interfaith movement exploring today's most important issues.
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What makes a great Catholic homily, and what goes into the art of delivering it well? “Preach” is a new weekly podcast from America Media that features a diverse cast of the finest Catholic preachers. Each week, preachers open up their hearts and minds, sharing their spiritual lives, approaches to interpreting scripture and techniques for preparing the best homilies. On each episode, listeners will meet Catholic preachers, learn about their communities and hear their Sunday homilies, deliver ...
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Date: 09/22/2024 Series: The Church Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: Acts 2:42-47Bethlehem Community Church által
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Lean into love, not fear, this World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Beirut Jesuit pastor tells preachers
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St. Joseph Church in Beirut offers a sanctuary for migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers fleeing South Sudan, Syria, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and many other conflict-torn nations. Daniel Corrou, S.J., pastor of the community, vividly recalls entering the 19th-century church immediately after the devastating 2020 blast in Lebanon’s capital. “It …
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How St. Phoebe is helping us hear more women’s voices in homilies
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When Ellie Hidalgo served as a pastoral associate at Dolores Mission Church in East Los Angeles, the priest asked her to lead Liturgy of the Word and Communion services on Thursdays to give him a day off. “I would often use stories of people acting with courage, loving their neighbor, serving as good Samaritans and living out Gospel values,” she sa…
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Date: 09/15/2024 Series: The Church Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: John 11:25Bethlehem Community Church által
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Why did Jesus call Peter ‘Satan’?: Questioning the mysteries of Mark’s Gospel
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Why does Jesus rebuke Peter, admonishing him to “Get behind me, Satan”? What is behind Jesus’ stern warning to his disciples to “tell no one” about his miraculous deeds, the so-called “messianic secret”? As the church's Sunday lectionary cycle takes us deeper into the Gospel of Mark, this week on “Preach” we confront some of this Gospel's most perp…
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Date: 09/08/2024 Series: The Church Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: John 18:37b-38Bethlehem Community Church által
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Timothy Radcliffe: Don't preach like a know-it-all. Be ‘a searcher, a doubter, a questioner.’
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“Preach” is back! We're thrilled to launch our second season with Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., a renowned Dominican from the English Province, as our guest for the premiere episode. Timothy brings extensive experience as the former worldwide leader of his order, as well as a distinguished preacher, spiritual author, guide and sought-after retreat leade…
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Date: 09/01/2024 Series: The Church Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: John 6:11-12,19-20,26-27,32-33,35,53-56Bethlehem Community Church által
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Maintaining A Heart Of Peace In Tough Times
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Date: 08/25/2024 Series: Standalone Message Speaker: Perry Jones, Executive Director of Capital City Rescue Mission Scripture: Philippians 4:1-7Bethlehem Community Church által
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Date: 08/18/2024 Series: The Church Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13Bethlehem Community Church által
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Date: 08/11/2024 Series: Book of Ruth Speaker: Chris Luciano, Elder Scripture: Ruth 4:13-22Bethlehem Community Church által
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Date: 07/21/2024 Series: Standalone Message Speaker: Peter Siciliano, Elder Scripture: VariousBethlehem Community Church által
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Date: 08/04/2024 Series: Book of Ruth Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: Ruth 4:1-12Bethlehem Community Church által
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Top preaching takeaways from the National Eucharistic Congress
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At the start of every “Preach” episode, we state the mission of the show: “We take you into the minds and hearts of some of the finest preachers in the Catholic Church; we listen to their homilies, learn what makes them great and draw inspiration to keep preaching the Good News.” This mission informed our decision to send host Ricardo da Silva, S.J…
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Writing a homily after the Trump assassination attempt
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“There were people who came up to me and said, ‘thank you for saying what you said about the rhetoric. I hope that the Biden people get this message.’ And then other people would stop and say, ‘thank you for what you said. This is [what] Trump people really need to hear.’” Greg Kandra shared, “so I think somehow by the grace of God, I walked to tha…
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Date: 07/14/2024 Series: Book of Ruth Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: Ruth 3:10-18Bethlehem Community Church által
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Meet a ‘perpetual pilgrim’ on her way to the National Eucharistic Congress
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“We’re like the apostles,” says Shayla Elm. “We’re getting to walk with Jesus, like the apostles did; getting to learn from him, getting to see the ways that He brings people to Him that maybe you didn't think twice about, the people on the fringes.” On this episode of “Preach,” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., talks with Shayla Elm, one of 24 young ad…
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Date: 07/07/2024 Series: Book of Ruth Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: Ruth 3:-9Bethlehem Community Church által
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Date: 6/30/2024 Series: Book of Ruth Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: Ruth 2:14-23Bethlehem Community Church által
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How the Eucharistic Revival can help us love God more deeply
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“The Eucharist is the food that makes us hungry,” says Joe Laramie, S.J., so when he preaches, he hopes to stir his congregation “to deeper hunger for the Lord, to grow in deeper devotion to him.” Joe, the National Director of the Pope’s Prayer Network and a preacher for the National Eucharistic Revival, preaches for the Fourteenth Sunday of Ordina…
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Date: 6/23/2024 Series: Book of Ruth Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: Ruth 2:1-13Bethlehem Community Church által
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Date: 6/16/2024 Series: Book of Ruth Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: Ruth 1:15-22Bethlehem Community Church által
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Date: 06/09/2024 Series: Standalone Message Speaker: Andrew Strickland, Pastor of Quaker Street Bible Church Scripture: Joshua 1:9Bethlehem Community Church által
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Date: 05/19/2024 Series: Book of Ruth Speaker: Chris Luciano, Elder Scripture: Ruth 1:1-7Bethlehem Community Church által
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Date: 05/12/2024 Series: Book of Ruth Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: Ruth 1:1 - 4:22Bethlehem Community Church által
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Date: 05/05/2024 Series: Standalone Message Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: VariousBethlehem Community Church által
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Date: 06/02/2024 Series: Book of Ruth Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: Ruth 1:7-14Bethlehem Community Church által
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Try writing your next homily in a coffee shop
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A homily is a public speech, so it only makes sense to write it in public, says Scott VanDerveer, who mostly writes his homilies sitting at a long shared table in a coffee shop. “I love looking up at whoever’s in line at the cash register at that moment and thinking, ‘Would this guy, or would this woman care about what I’m saying at all; would this…
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Never start a homily with these 4 words
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A surefire way to lose your congregation’s attention is to start a homily with “In today’s Gospel reading,” says Thomas Groome. “The purpose of good preaching,” he says, “is to bring our lives to God and God to our lives.” A preacher’s job, then, is to facilitate a meaningful conversation between the two. This week on “Preach,” Tom, a professor of …
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Preachers: Tell a story that will stay with your listeners long after the homily is over.
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Though Jesus preached in parables that still captivate us, not every story told in a homily has a similarly lasting impact. The Rev. Christopher Clohessy shares how preachers can craft stories that linger long after Mass is over. This week on “Preach,” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., is joined by another South African priest. Chris is a priest of the …
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Ron Hansen on bringing fiction-writing techniques to homily writing
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Ron Hansen has written award-winning novels that have been turned into Hollywood hits. As an ordained deacon, he crafts equally compelling homilies. This week on “Preach,” Deacon Ron Hansen, a permanent deacon in the Archdiocese of Washington and a prolific author, preaches for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Year B. His homily reflects…
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Date: 04/28/2024 Series: A Study in the Book of 1 Peter Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: 1 PeterBethlehem Community Church által
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What young adults most need to hear in a homily
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While most parishes struggle to attract young members, Saint Clement Parish in Chicago stands out with a mostly young adult congregation. This week on “Preach,” the Rev. Peter Wojcik, the pastor of Saint Clement Parish in Chicago, Ill., preaches for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year B. In his homily, he reflects on the depth of Jesus’ committed love…
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Date: 04/07/2024 Series: A Study in the Book of 1 Peter Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8-9Bethlehem Community Church által
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Date: 04/21/2024 Series: A Study in the Book of 1 Peter Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein. Pastor/Elder Scripture: 1 Peter 5:12-14Bethlehem Community Church által
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Date: 04/14/2024 Series: A Study in the Book of 1 Peter Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: 1 Peter 5:10-11Bethlehem Community Church által
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Date: 03/17/2024 Series: A Study in the Book of 1 Peter Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: 1 Peter 5:5-7Bethlehem Community Church által
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A preacher should offer the congregation a challenge—not cheap grace
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Gemma Simmonds, C.J., a theologian and sister at the Cambridge Theological Federation in Cambridge, England, preaches for the Fifth Sunday in Easter, Year B: In her homily, she reflects on her experience of poverty in Brazil, giving significance to Christ’s words: “Make your home in me as I make mine in you.” Then, in the conversation with host Ric…
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Bishop Stowe preaches on the climate crisis for Good Shepherd Sunday
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“I think there's a major concern for living more in harmony with creation, which is a result of conversion,” says Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv., “But I think Pope Francis is also, as our good shepherd, calling us to greater urgency to act because time is slipping away and we haven't done much.” Bishop John Stowe is a Conventual Franciscan, the third…
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To be a good preacher, pray more and read widely
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Good preaching requires mastery of rhetoric, in particular the tools of repetition and organization. “Otherwise, they’re not gonna remember,” says John Baldovin, S.J. “This is a no-brainer, but beginning, middle and end, and not trying to make too many points” are key to a compelling homily. He also adds with hyperbolic emphasis, “If you want to be…
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Striking a chord: The debate on singing in the homily
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“Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!” This is how Kim Harris starts her homily for the Second Sunday of Easter—in joyous song. “When Thomas first the tidings heard / How they had seen the risen Lord / He doubted the disciples’ word. Alleluia!...” Such daring from the ambo has long struck a controversial chord with preachers and liturgists alike, promptin…
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Easter - Cross to Crown
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Date: 03/31/2024 Series: Easter Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: VariousBethlehem Community Church által
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When preparing to preach, treat your homily like music
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In the Judeo-Christian tradition, God often makes Godself known through sound: be it a voice from a burning bush, a resounding clap of thunder or the blast of a trumpet. “God is revealed through sound,” affirms Ed Foley, O.F.M. Cap. “I think of a homily as sound theology,” he adds, “it’s acoustic engagement.” When preparing to preach, Ed, the Duns …
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Ukraine military chaplain: Preaching hope to a world at war on Good Friday
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When reflecting on the life, death and resurrection of the Lord while living in a state of military invasion and active war, Andriy Zelinskyy, S.J., says that “everything becomes more authentic.” For this Jesuit priest, who serves as the chief military chaplain of the Ukrainian-Greek Catholic Church, the task of preaching to those suffering in Ukra…
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A Preacher’s Guide to Holy Week: These are long liturgies. Be brief!
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The liturgies of Holy Week need to be seen as a unity. With two weeks remaining before the start of this summit of the Christian year, the “Preach” team sought the expertise of two esteemed liturgical scholars and practitioners to give preachers a whistle-stop tour of the readings and liturgies for this sacred week. In conversation with “Preach” ho…
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Date: 03/10/2024 Series: A Study in the Book of 1 Peter Speaker: Mike Hannay, Elder Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-4Bethlehem Community Church által
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Father Rob Galea’s preaching strategies for reaching disengaged youth
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“Explain the resurrection to me in two minutes without using any church language.” This is the challenge that Father Rob Galea sets for his staff to ensure they can easily relate to the young people they serve. “That takes practice, and that takes hanging out with the kids and understanding the way they speak, the way they reason.” Rob, originally …
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Date: 03/03/2024 Series: A Study in the Book of 1 Peter Speaker: Geoffrey Ekstein, Pastor/Elder Scripture: 1 Peter 4:17-19Bethlehem Community Church által
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How a deacon’s past as a taxi driver fuels his preaching
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The best formation Deacon Steve Kramer has ever received were the four summers he spent as a taxi and limo driver. “It really prepared me for pastoral counseling,” he says of his year’s shuttling people back and forth. “They sit, they open their heart, and pretty much they figure out that they’ll never see you again. So they open up in a different …
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Date: 02/25/2024 Series: A Study in the Book of 1 Peter Speaker: Chris Luciano, Elder Scripture: 1 Peter 4:12-16Bethlehem Community Church által
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