Lent 5 A ~ John 11:1-45 Exegesis, Homiletic Reflection & Strategies ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger
Once again, John is faithful to the literary structure of a sign narrative. By now we expect some sort of need or lack to be stated at...
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susan mcgurgan
Mar 14, 202315 min read
Lent 4 A ~ John 9:1-41 Exegesis, Homiletic Reflection & Strategies ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger
With the arrival of the Fourth Sunday in Lent, we encounter a Johannine sign for the first time in our forty day journey. Therefore, it...
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susan mcgurgan
Mar 8, 202314 min read
Lent 3 A ~ John 4:5-42 Exegesis, Homiletic Reflection & Strategies ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger
This profound and detailed story follows upon a sequence of events that function in differing ways to shape the reader’s expectations as...
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susan mcgurgan
Mar 1, 20233 min read
The Multiple Feasts of the Transfiguration
This article was researched by Kendall McCabe for Rev. Richard Eslinger's Commentary on Lent, Year A, in the New Proclamation series,...
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susan mcgurgan
Feb 21, 20236 min read
What's the Problem with Catholic Preaching? What Can we Do About It? II ~ Rev. Michael Connors, CSC
Rev. Michael E. Connors, CSC, is the Director of the Marten Program in Homiletics and Liturgics at the University of Notre Dame. In the...
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susan mcgurgan
Nov 22, 20225 min read
"Know What You're Doing in Preaching and Why You're Doing it" ~ Rev. Michael E. Connors, CSC
Rev. Michael Connors, CSC, is the Director of the Marten Program in Homiletics and Liturgics at the University of Notre Dame. In the...
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susan mcgurgan
Jul 25, 20222 min read
"The Via Dolorosa via Municipal Court" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer
Jesus did not shun the work of the dock, the dust of the field or the din of the marketplace. His preaching rang with references to the...
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susan mcgurgan
Jun 13, 20222 min read
"Homilies that Spark" ~ Rev. Jim Schmitmeyer
Can I Get an Amen?: A Survey of Homiletic Strategies that Engage the Listener This is the second in a series of five brief essays that...
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susan mcgurgan
May 12, 20222 min read
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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susan mcgurgan
Mar 17, 20229 min read
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
Oct 13, 20213 min read
"It’s About Time: A reflection on homily preparation" ~ Susan McGurgan
In 1940, my Uncle Ray, a young Methodist pastor, was named interim pastor of a thriving community in Kansas, an assignment that usually...
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susan mcgurgan
Apr 6, 20214 min read
"To Manuscript or Not to Manuscript..." ~ Susan McGurgan
This article was published in "Preach" Magazine, which alas, had a short publication run and no longer exists. Since there is no one to...
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susan mcgurgan
Mar 22, 20213 min read
"Hunter, Athlete, Soldier, Savior" ~ A blog post about Priesthood, shared by Fr. Jim Schmitmeyer
I had a brother who wasn’t from my family. We worked a ranch down by the border where the rain clouds aren’t ever seen. Ol’ Rocko got...
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susan mcgurgan
Feb 11, 20213 min read
The Transfiguration & "Generic Homilies" ~ Rev. Richard Eslinger
As we approach the Feast of the Transfiguration, it may serve us well to revisit “generic homilies.” Texts in multiple attestation...
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susan mcgurgan
Feb 5, 20214 min read
Remembering Santa~ Susan McGurgan Reflecting on the Paschal Mystery in the Time of Covid
During the pandemic, pastors who may have preached a dozen funeral homilies over the course of typical year, are now presiding over...
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susan mcgurgan
Feb 5, 20215 min read
The Torn Veil ~ Fr. Jim Schmitmeyer Preaching in the Time of Covid
In “Preaching as a Social Act,” Don Wardlaw offers a homiletic schema that includes three over-lapping spheres: the world of the Bible,...
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susan mcgurgan
Jan 20, 20214 min read
The Bible in One Hand, Headlines in the Other: A Reflection Exercise ~ Dr. Susan McGurgan
In 2013, Pope Francis spoke to the Holy See Diplomatic Corps, saying, “One of the titles of the Bishop of Rome is Pontiff-- that is, a...
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susan mcgurgan
Jan 18, 20214 min read
Preaching in Three Dimensions ~ Fr. Jim Schmitmeyer
God’s Word offers space to explore, not lessons to bore. Keeping an eye out for the three-dimension properties of a biblical text enables...
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