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Feast of the Ascension of the Lord C ~ "Don't Miss a Thing! ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

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Feast of the Ascension of the Lord C ~ "Don't Miss a Thing! ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

The month of May is a busy time: Proms. Graduations. Mothers Day. First Communions. Family gatherings on Memorial Day. May is a busy...

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May 16
3 min

Easter 6 C ~ "Who?" ~ Susan McGurgan

Unless you are circumcised according to the Mosaic practice, you cannot be saved.” Who is saved? When I was a kid growing up in a town...

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The Eye of the Homily ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

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May 12
2 min

The Eye of the Homily ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Can I Get an Amen?: A Survey of Homiletic Strategies that Engage the Listener “Did you see that?” “Did you notice the look on his face?”...

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Easter 5 C ~ "Empty Chairs" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

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May 9
2 min

Easter 5 C ~ "Empty Chairs" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Empty chairs. No one likes an empty chair. Family meals. Family reunions. Family of faith. No one likes an empty chair. Today’s gospel...

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May 3
2 min

Easter 4 C ~ "Hear My Voice" ~ Susan McGurgan

My sheep hear my voice. God’s voice shattered the silence of the void with a Word. God speaks and Hope becomes incarnate, pitching a...

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Easter 3 C ~ "Come, Have Breakfast" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

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Apr 25
6 min

Easter 3 C ~ "Come, Have Breakfast" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

In the first two resurrection appearances of Jesus, the stories began with absence and then the risen Lord was revealed. Here, however,...

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Easter 2 C ~ "Branded" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

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Apr 19
3 min

Easter 2 C ~ "Branded" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Back when I was a young boy, there was a TV show I couldn’t wait to watch every week. Come Tuesday nights, I made sure I had my homework...

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susan mcgurgan

Apr 19
3 min

Easter 2 C ~ "We Have a God who Just Keeps on Appearing" ~ Susan McGurgan

Poor Thomas… It doesn’t seem to matter that every other disciple doubted at one time or another. It doesn’t seem to matter that the other...

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Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord ~ John 20:1-9 ~ "Hand-me-Downs" Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

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Apr 11
3 min

Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord ~ John 20:1-9 ~ "Hand-me-Downs" Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Have you heard of The Laundry Guy? It’s a new TV show staring Patrick Richardson, a self-proclaimed “laundry evangelist.” Richardson...

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susan mcgurgan

Apr 4
2 min

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion C ~ "Mass in Time of War" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

A friend of mine wrote the following description of attending Mass on an aircraft carrier: It was 1962, the height of the Cold War. I was...

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susan mcgurgan

Mar 29
13 min

Lent 5 A ~ Homiletical Exegesis for the RCIA Scrutiny John 11:1-45, ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

The raising of Lazarus in John 11 stands as hinge between Jesus’ public ministry and his private ministry to his disciples. It represents...

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Mar 29
4 min

Lent 5 C ~ "Say Her Name" ~ Susan McGurgan

Say Her Name is a movement that emerged from the stories of women affected by institutional violence, particularly women from...

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Mar 21
2 min

Lent 4 C ~ "Rehab, County Jails and Lost Parents" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Young children will occasionally wander off, casting their parents into a temporary state of anxiety and frantic searching until the...

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Mar 17
9 min

Taking Risks: First Person Preaching ~ Susan McGurgan

First person preaching is an approach that takes one of the characters from the Bible, from Church History, from the communion of Saints...

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susan mcgurgan

Mar 15
3 min

Lent 3 C ~ "Holy Ground" ~Susan McGurgan

A young Ukrainian violinist, standing alone in a basement in Kyiv, plays a haunting arrangement of an old Ukrainian folk song, filming...

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Mar 15
15 min

A Homiletical Exegesis for Lent 3 Cycle A (RCIA Scrutiny) Readings ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

A Catechetical Gospel. For parishes engaged in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, the Lenten Scripture lessons remain with Year...

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Mar 7
3 min

Lent 2 C ~ "A Place Called Home" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

What if someone were to say to you, “I saw you under the street light” or “I saw you under the umbrella.” Your first reaction would be...

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Feb 28
6 min

First Sunday in Lent C ~ "Company in the Wilderness" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

St. Luke sets the scene quickly and with attention to the key details. Jesus has been baptized at the Jordan by John and now a new drama...

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Feb 23
3 min

8th Sunday OT C ~ "Lessons from the Field" ~ Susan McGurgan

My grandfather Roy was born into a family that pioneered on the high plains of north-west Kansas. He began life in a sod house, a home...

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Feb 15
3 min

7th Sunday OT C ~ "Freedom" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

I once heard a preacher say that the Ten Commandments were ten ways of God saying, “Don’t hurt yourself. Please, don’t hurt yourself.” A...

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Feast of the Ascension of the Lord C ~ "Don't Miss a Thing! ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Easter 6 C ~ "Who?" ~ Susan McGurgan

The Eye of the Homily ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Easter 5 C ~ "Empty Chairs" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Easter 4 C ~ "Hear My Voice" ~ Susan McGurgan

Easter 3 C ~ "Come, Have Breakfast" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

Easter 2 C ~ "Branded" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Easter 2 C ~ "We Have a God who Just Keeps on Appearing" ~ Susan McGurgan

Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord ~ John 20:1-9 ~ "Hand-me-Downs" Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion C ~ "Mass in Time of War" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Lent 5 A ~ Homiletical Exegesis for the RCIA Scrutiny John 11:1-45, ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

Lent 5 C ~ "Say Her Name" ~ Susan McGurgan

Lent 4 C ~ "Rehab, County Jails and Lost Parents" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Taking Risks: First Person Preaching ~ Susan McGurgan

Lent 3 C ~ "Holy Ground" ~Susan McGurgan

A Homiletical Exegesis for Lent 3 Cycle A (RCIA Scrutiny) Readings ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

Lent 2 C ~ "A Place Called Home" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

First Sunday in Lent C ~ "Company in the Wilderness" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

8th Sunday OT C ~ "Lessons from the Field" ~ Susan McGurgan

7th Sunday OT C ~ "Freedom" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

What's New?

Feast of the Ascension of the Lord C "Don't Miss a Thing" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer, Preach This Week

"The Eye of the Homily" Can I Get an Amen?: A Survey of Homiletic Strategies that Engage the Listener ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer ~ Preaching Sparks

"Taking Risks: First Person Preaching" ~ Susan McGurgan~ Preaching Sparks

The 2022 Notre Dame Marten Preaching Conference Registration is open! June 20-22 on the campus of Notre Dame
https://theology.nd.edu/graduate-programs/initiatives/marten-program/conferences-lectures/2022-preaching-conference/

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Feast of the Ascension of the Lord C ~ "Don't Miss a Thing! ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Easter 6 C ~ "Who?" ~ Susan McGurgan

The Eye of the Homily ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Easter 5 C ~ "Empty Chairs" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Easter 4 C ~ "Hear My Voice" ~ Susan McGurgan

Easter 3 C ~ "Come, Have Breakfast" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

Easter 2 C ~ "Branded" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Easter 2 C ~ "We Have a God who Just Keeps on Appearing" ~ Susan McGurgan

Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord ~ John 20:1-9 ~ "Hand-me-Downs" Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion C ~ "Mass in Time of War" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Lent 5 A ~ Homiletical Exegesis for the RCIA Scrutiny John 11:1-45, ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

Lent 5 C ~ "Say Her Name" ~ Susan McGurgan

Lent 4 C ~ "Rehab, County Jails and Lost Parents" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

Taking Risks: First Person Preaching ~ Susan McGurgan

Lent 3 C ~ "Holy Ground" ~Susan McGurgan

A Homiletical Exegesis for Lent 3 Cycle A (RCIA Scrutiny) Readings ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

Lent 2 C ~ "A Place Called Home" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

First Sunday in Lent C ~ "Company in the Wilderness" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger

8th Sunday OT C ~ "Lessons from the Field" ~ Susan McGurgan

7th Sunday OT C ~ "Freedom" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer

What's New?

Feast of the Ascension of the Lord C "Don't Miss a Thing" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer, Preach This Week

"The Eye of the Homily" Can I Get an Amen?: A Survey of Homiletic Strategies that Engage the Listener ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer ~ Preaching Sparks

"Taking Risks: First Person Preaching" ~ Susan McGurgan~ Preaching Sparks The 2022 Notre Dame Marten Preaching Conference Registration is open! June 20-22 on the campus of Notre Dame https://theology.nd.edu/graduate-programs/initiatives/marten-program/conferences-lectures/2022-preaching-conference/

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