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Documents
v General Instruction of the Roman Missal, third typical edition, English translation 2002, especially paragraphs [13], [29], [43], [45], [55-56], [65-67], [136], [171], [213], [309], [360], [382], [391].

v Fulfilled in Your Hearing: The Homily in the Sunday Assembly, (pdf version, 29 pp.) USCCB Committee on Priestly Life and Ministry © 1982


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Articles
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Bearing Wisdom: The Vocation of the Preacher by Mary Catherine Hilkert, O.P., Published in Spirituality Today (Summer 1992).

v The Homily by Mark Searle, Published in Assembly Vol 7:2 (November 1980)

v What Is Mystagogical Preaching? by Jeff Kemper and Emily Besl

v Renewing the Celebration of the Eucharist: Considerations in Light of the Revised GIRM  by Jeff Kemper

 

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Resources
v Preaching the Just Word A national program sponsored by the Woodstock Theological Center to assist priests and other ministers of the gospel to be more effective in preaching biblical and social justice. Preaching the Just Word, Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University, Box 571137, Washington, DC 20057-1137 Phone: 202-687-4223; Fax: 202-687-9882 or 687-5835; E-mail: pjw-wtc@georgetown.edu

v Better Preaching web site of Dr. Stephen V. DeLeers

v Preachers Exchange Dominican website

v Renewing Sunday Preaching Program To schedule RSP contact the NOCERCC National Office Email: nocercc@nocercc.org.

v Augustinian Friars (Province of St. Thomas of Villanova) Homilies written by Augustinians for each Sunday of the liturgical year as well as for other celebrations in the Augustinian calendar.

v Center for Liturgy  (University of St. Louis) Study of the Readings, The Word Encountered, Historical Cultural Context, Thoughts from the Early Church, Scripture in Depth...all from reputable theologians and scripture scholars.

v Christ in the Desert Homilies from Christ in the Desert Monastery in New Mexico. Benedictine spirituality.

v The Athenaeum homily help web site of Mt. St. Mary's Seminary, Cincinnati. Exegesis and sample homilies.

v We Believe Sadlier whole community lectionary based catechesis.

 

Suggested Reading

AlleBibn, Ronald J. Patterns of Preaching: A Sermon Sampler. St. Louis: Chalice Press, 1998.

Bailie, Gil. Violence Unveiled, New York: Crossroad, 1997.

Bartlett, David L. Between the Bible and the Church: New Methods for Biblical Preaching. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999.

Bausch, William J. A World of Stories for Preachers and Teachers. Mystic, CT: Twenty-Third Publications, 1998.

Bergant, Dianne with Richard Fragomeni. Preaching the New Lectionary, Year B. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1999.

Bernstein, Eleanor, CSJ, ed. Liturgical Words, Gestures, Objects, Notre Dame: Notre Dame Center for Pastoral Liturgy: 1995.

Buechner, Frederick. Telling the Truth: the Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy & Fairy Tale. New York: Harper & Row, 1977

Childers, Jana. Performing the Word: Preaching as Theatre. Nashville: Abingdon, 1998.

Craddock, Fred B. As One Without Authority. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1979, rev. ed.

Craddock, Fred B. Overhearing the Gospel. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1978.

Craddock, Fred B. Preaching. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1985.

Crawford, Evans E. The Hum: Call and Response in African American Preaching. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995.

Curzon, David, ed. Modern Poems on the Bible: An Anthology. The Jewish Publication Society, 1994. (OT poems)
Curzon, David, ed. The Gospels in our Image. Harcourt Brace & Co., 1995. (NT Poems)

Eslinger, Richard L. A New Hearing. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1987.

Foley, Edward. Preaching Basics. Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1998.

Farilie, Henry. The Seven Deadly Sins Today, Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1995.

Hilkert, Mary Catherine. Naming Grace: Preaching and the Sacramental Imagination. New York: Continuum, 1997.

Howe, Reuel L. Partners in Preaching: Clergy and Laity in Dialogue New York: Seabury Press, 1967.

Long, Thomas G. and Edward Farley, eds. Preaching as a Theological Task: World, Gospel, Scripture. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1996.

Lowry, Eugene. The Homiletical Plot: The Sermon As Narrative Art Form. Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1975.

McGee, Lee. Wrestling With the Patriarchs: Retrieving Women’s Voices in Preaching, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996.

Mitchell, Henry H. Celebration and Experience in Preaching, Nashville: Abingdon, 1990.

National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Fulfilled In Your Hearing: The Homily in the Sunday Assembly, Washington, D.C. United States Catholic Conference, 1982.

Parachini, Patricia A. Lay Preaching: State of the Question. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1999.

Philippart, David. Saving Signs, Wondrous Words. Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1996.

Pilch, John J. The Cultural World of Jesus: Sunday by Sunday (Cycles A, B & C), Collegeville: The Liturgical Press.

Plantina, Cornelius, Jr. Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing, 1995.

Rahner, Karl. The Great Church Year, New York: Crossroad, 1993.

Rahner, Karl, S.J. "Priest and Poet," Theological Investigations 3, 294-317.

Rahner, Karl, S.J. "The Word and the Eucharist," Theological Investigations, vol. 4, pp. 253-286.

Rose, Lucy Atkinson. Sharing the Word: Preaching in the Roundtable Church, Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1997.

Sample, Tex. The Spectacle of Worship in a Wired World: Electronic Culture and the Gathered People of God. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998.

Schillebeeckx, Edward. For the Sake of the Gospel. New York: Crossroad, 1990.

Schmitmeyer, James M. The Words of Worship, New York: Alba House, 1988.

Stafford, William S. Disordered Loves: Healing the Seven Deadly Sins, Cambridge, MA: Cowley Publications: 1994.
Taylor, Barbara Brown. Bread of Angels. Cambridge: Cowley Publications, 1997.

Taylor, Barbara Brown. When God is Silent. Cambridge: Cowley Publications, 1997.

Tisdale, Nora Tubbs. Preaching Local Theology and Folk Art, Fortress Press, 1997.

Troeger, Thomas H. Borrowed Light. Oxford University Press, 1994.

Troeger, Thomas H. Imagining A Sermon. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1990.

Troeger, Thomas H. The Parable of Ten Preachers. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992.

Troeger, Thomas H. Preaching While the Church Is Under Reconstruction: The Visionary Role of Preachers in a Fragmented World. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998.

Troeger, Thomas H. Ten Strategies for Preaching in a Multi Media Culture. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996.

Untener, Ken. Preaching Better: Practical Suggestions for Homilists. New York: Paulist Press, 1999.

Waznak, Robert. An Introduction to the Homily. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1998.

Weems, Renita J. Just a Sister Away: A Womanist Vision of Women’s Relationship in the Bible, Lura Media, 1988

 

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