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When I was studying homiletics, we were taught to keep our homilies to a succinct seven minutes. Or less. But in this week’s America magazine blog The Good Word, we meet a priest who had a different idea, from blog meister Tim Reidy: How long should a good homily be? That question is often discussed.…

In a recent address, a leading American archbishop has offered a word or two of wisdom to those who seek to preach The Word. From CNS: Preaching effectively in U.S. multicultural communities hinges upon believing passionately in God’s word and his universal plan of salvation, Atlanta’s archbishop told U.S. seminarians studying in Rome. “If the…

Looking for a quick (very quick) spiritual pick-me-up? A church in Roanoke, Virginia is trying out an idea: short services, with short sermons. Very short. This article on the church comes from The Roanoke Times: The hereafter is an eternity, but sermons must be much shorter than that at Greene Memorial United Methodist Church’s Wednesday…

If you’re wondering, like a lot of us, why more Catholics don’t go to mass, a priest has just published his thoughts on the subject: Why do Catholics stop attending Mass? This question was asked in a recent study conducted by the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference. More than disagreeing with church doctrines, the sex abuse…
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