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Well, here’s something they never covered in homiletics class: what happens if a parishioner sues you for something you allegedly said during a homily? From the Chicago Tribune: An Algonquin man is suing a Crystal Lake priest for defamation of character, alleging that the priest insulted and humiliated him during the homily at mass. Angel…

One afternoon a few years ago, my wife went to confession down at St. Francis of Assisi, on 32nd St., in Manhattan. It’s one of the few places in the city that has confession all day, every day – in part, because they have enough friars to handle it. They also can be very creative,…

What’s wrong with homilies today? Elizabeth Tenety, who contributes to the Washington Post’s provocative and always-interesting On Faith section, sums it up for her generation with this entry, which blames it all on “Christianity Lite.” Take a look: Advocates of the Latin Mass often cite the banal music in our churches as reason enough to…

At Carnegie Mellon University, near Pittsburgh, they have a tradition of inviting professors to give what’s sometimes called “The Last Lecture.” Teachers are asked to think about what matters to them, and sum up their philosophy, as if it’s the last lecture they will ever give. It’s a very popular series and usually attracts hundreds…
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