Perhaps the most constant complaint heard from Catholic pews is about the poor quality of the preaching. Although saddening, it might also be a small consolation to know that such seems always to have ...

Whenever I participate in Eucharistic celebrations, I find it consoling to listen to a well-prepared homily. A good homily enables me to enter more deeply into the mystery of faith celebrated in the ...

A friend recently told me of a Sunday Mass he attended in another city. “The priest was prepared,” he said. “He read his homily. It was well organized and seemed to have accurate information. But I ...

The Rev. Kurt Young says nothing is off-limits, but treads carefully around hot topics. Deacon Eddy Beckendorf works to make it relatable, such as telling the story about the time he got hit by a ...