Homilies

Reprinted here is only one of the papal homilies from the last sacred Triduum, the one for the evening of Holy Thursday. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Of Germanus 'works "certain homilies on Marian themes have survived, of which some have had a profound influence on the piety of entire generations of faithful, both in the East and the West", including one which Pope Pius XII "set like a pearl in the 1950 Apostolic Constitution' Munificentissimus Deus '", dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Last year, for example, by posting to the internet in their entirety, immediately after Easter, the six homilies from the previous Holy Week. ❋ Unknown (2009)

More than anything else, the homilies are the most genuine thing that issues from the mind of Pope Benedict. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Thus there are also many writings such as homilies and meditations that emerged directly from pastoral tasks, and writings that pertain to ecclesial praxis and would ordinarily be considered to belong to the field of practical theology: writings about spirituality, about the liturgy, but also about ethics, particularly political ethics. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They made their bed now they must lie on it, and other tedious homilies, meaning if they voted ‘democratically’, they’re responsible. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"homilies," and aided by the "dim religious light," I was enabled to sleep through both long prayers and sermons. ❋ Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1902)

Might the explanation for the good neighborliness of religious Americans be as simple as this—that the lessons imparted in hundreds of parables and sermons and homilies over the years have had the effect of fostering altruistic norms and values among the observant? ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

He calls himself a “social activist,” and sees Mass as an opportunity to educate his parishioners and empower them politically—often inviting guest speakers to address topics such as AIDS, military recruitment of minorities, and immigration laws in place of traditional scriptural homilies. ❋ Robert D. Putnam (2010)

We all know that the seminary experience is profoundly important in shaping the manner in which our parishes are managed in the future, not only in terms of the theological orientation of homilies and education programs but also in music. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Simply put, he comes across as a humorless scold, the sort of overseas Indian constantly delivering homilies on inequality or the plight of the poor to his less enlightened compatriots. ❋ Sadanand Dhume (2011)

And in the fall, by editing the collection in a single volume – published by Scheiwiller, of Gruppo 24 Ore – of Benedict XVI's homilies for the entire liturgical year that had just been completed. ❋ Unknown (2009)

These homilies have become a distinctive sign of his pontificate. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But this year, the reader will not find further below all of the homilies delivered by the pope during Holy Week. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The naysayers provide no novel ideas, just hateful homilies. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Could Gorbachev really have believed his homilies would persuade world statesmen to abandon the use of force? ❋ Daniel Treisman (2011)

The portal is outfitted for live-streaming of papal events, audio feeds from Vatican Radio, photographs from L'Osservatore Romano and printed texts of papal homilies, statements and speeches. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The uplifting talk and homilies strike a lot of Americans as hokey. ❋ Unknown (2009)