Tag: homily
Just Another Christmas Homily?
I remember the election of Pope John the XXIII in 1958. In December of that year he celebrated his first Christmas Mass as pope, and it was the first time that the Church had the technology to broadcast the Christmas Mass worldwide over radio and television. Being 2000 years old, the Church is the oldest… Read More ›
Three Tips For Getting More Out of the Homily
Let’s be honest: We’ve all attended Masses with less than stellar homilies, right? Not all priests (or deacons) are naturally gifted orators, but when their monotone, let’s-repeat-the-Gospel message emerges, we tend to tune out. By the time Mass ends, we realize we may have missed an important point from the homily, but is the homily really… Read More ›
Bishop to priests: ‘Stop the homily abuse’
MANILA, Philippines – Below is the homily of Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas at the Cathedral of Lingayen-Dagupan, the St John the Evangelist Cathedral in Dagupan City, on Thursday, April 2. Today we make a spiritual journey again to the Upper Room to remember our priesthood. We come once again to thank the Lord for calling us… Read More ›