| 单词 | homily |
| 例句 | From General Peckem’s office on the mainland came prolix bulletins each day headed by such cheery homilies as “Procrastination is the Thief of Time” and “Cleanliness is Next to Godliness.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The homily at Sunday mass, intended to give parishioners basic religious instruction, has often been poorly prepared and aimed at a childish listener. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z One Sunday, while our parents debated the meaning of Father Finnegan’s homily that morning, the doorbell rang. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Bessie supplied the hiatus by a homily of an hour’s length, in which she proved beyond a doubt that I was the most wicked and abandoned child ever reared under a roof. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Holiday entertainments are supposed to embody homilies about the “real meaning” of Christmas, but those of us out here in Consumerland have good reason to roll our eyes at that one. The war on Christmas movies 2012-12-08T17:00:00Z Meadows loves these homilies, thinks he couldn't have written them better himself. Shane Meadows: 'This is the closest thing to a love letter I've ever made' 2013-05-26T07:00:00Z These precious homilies stall the action and contribute only glancingly to the play’s themes. Review: Makeup Tips Galore, but Not How to Handle Cancer, in ‘Ultimate Beauty Bible’ 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z It’s Ms. Silverman’s job to deliver the weekly homily about Marc’s holy trinity: comedy, integrity and loneliness. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Maron’ Returns for a Second Season 2014-05-07T21:05:06Z The pope made his remarks in the homily of a Mass where he beatified 124 Korean martyrs who were killed for refusing to renounce Christianity in the 18th and 19th centuries. Pope Francis denounces wealth gap in open-air Seoul mass 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z Its blocky red-and-white design includes snippets of religious texts and homilies like “kind words never die” and “forgive as you hope to be forgiven.” Art Review: ?Women Only? Exhibition at American Folk Art Museum 2010-04-15T22:04:00Z In his Sunday homily at the local cathedral, Michael Neary, Archbishop of Tuam, said he was "horrified and saddened" and spoke of "great suffering and pain for the little ones and their mothers". Relatives seek truth about Irish babies 'discarded like litter' 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z But there are too many lumpy homilies in “The Locals,” sections that read like monologues from lesser Arthur Miller plays. Boom, Bust and a Berkshires Interloper in ‘The Locals’ 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z In 1828, Nancy, then 11, stitched her name and some homilies on a linen square. Antiques: Discoveries in the Past Year’s Auctions 2013-12-26T18:37:39Z That’s a temptation to preach, and some songs are unabashed homilies. U2 Releases ‘Songs of Experience.’ Cynicism Not Included. 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z A judge rose to the dais and, before administering the oath, gave a homily about the rights and responsibilities that awaited citizens. Love and Betrayal in America 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z In his homily, Francis said bishops should not seek gratification by cultivating "those who wield worldly power" but to find their personal security in their vocation to help the poor. Healthy-looking pope back in public after visit cancellation 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Blind, weepy jingoism from the right and cautious, boring homilies about hope and promise from what we hilariously describe as the left. Two cheers for the Declaration of Independence: The weird, contradictory and radical vision of human equality that America couldn’t handle 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Greeting card homilies, wads of kitsch and corn, head straight toward your forehead. Review: Bill Clegg’s ‘Did You Ever Have a Family’ Heaps One Tragedy Upon Another 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z The priest gave a stern homily about getting the kids to unplug the computadora. Linda Ronstadt’s Borderland 2013-12-27T17:32:15Z At the same time, the movies started to court the young with noisy spectacle, gross-out comedy and simple-minded homilies. Before Midnight rages against film's dying of the light 2013-06-24T15:50:20Z “Fail to see the tragic, turn it into magic,” instructs the Marilyn Manson lyric that opens the movie, a homily to guide Colleen toward her initial vows. Review: In ‘Little Sister,’ an Aspiring Nun With a Love of Goth Visits Her Troubled Family 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z On October 3rd, Pope Francis delivered a homily at the opening of the Synod of Bishops, a month-long conference on Church matters. Lucetta Scaraffia Is Trying to Fight Catholic Patriarchy from the Inside 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Mr. McKay’s four children and their spouses stood by him while wrangling his grandchildren, none of over age 3, into listening to Father O’Donovan’s homily as sea gulls squawked in the background. After Scandal and Divorce, Jenny Sanford Learns She Can Love Again 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Davies delivers homilies in some of his verses, but he is never pompous or pious. Poem of the week: School's Out by WH Davies 2010-03-29T10:09:00Z But as for the items on display, nothing in Chirac’s homily prepares you for their stunning beauty. Critic?s Notebook: Quai Branly Museum in Paris Glorifies the ?Other? 2011-11-25T23:47:39Z Get On Up is a big step up from the homely hominy homilies of Taylor’s first film. REVIEW: 'Get On Up' Is a Loud, Proud and Oscar-Worthy James Brown Biopic 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z So much political rhetoric trotted out by film stars smacks of the bandwagon: rote homilies, recited without too much consideration. Keira Knightley: 'I can’t act the flirt or mother to get my voice heard. It makes me feel sick' 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z At the foot of his statue in New York City’s Saint Patrick’s Cathedral during the 1980s and 1990s, I remember the echo of ACT UP activists disrupting homilies while my mother, Marguerite, muttered disapproval. How Pope Francis brought me back to Catholicism 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z But his own homilies read less like Tolstoy than like the mock-Russian hilarities in Woody Allen’s “Love and Death.” Three Blockbuster Novels From the 1950s, and Their Remarkable Afterlife 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z The humble acorn is often an object of homily. Poem of the week: Autumn by John Clare 2012-10-29T11:36:25Z The homilies in Mr. Bass’s writing are wearing. Review: A Big Cool Breeze of Rick Bass Stories 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Breezy homilies: AC Grayling’s argument is not for the morally distressed. The God Argument: the Case Against Religion and For Humanism by AC Grayling – review 2013-03-07T10:00:01Z She turns this horror story into a homily about understanding others’ differences, because turning to the bright side is what Dolly Parton does. Review | ‘Dolly Parton, Songteller’ is a gold mine of little-seen photos and personal anecdotes 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z There was a homily on politics that got an amen, and a seventy-one-person choir, properly called the Pyer Moss Tabernacle Drip Choir Drenched in the Blood, according to the show notes. A Message of Useful Beauty from New York Fashion Week 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Few readers over the age of 15, let alone hard-drinking parents, are likely to find this mix of heartbreak and homily satisfying. The Truth About Leo by David Yelland 2010-04-16T23:10:00Z Later, he’ll offer an impromptu homily on unmet expectations, one that is surprisingly apt for those hoping for a movie that transcends the pleasant. ‘The Miracle Club’ Review: A Pleasant Pilgrimage 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z In his homily before a crowd of hundreds of thousands, Francis said the martyrs' courage and charity and their rejection of the rigid social structures of their day should be an inspiration for people today. Pope Francis denounces wealth gap in open-air Seoul mass 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z In a little concluding homily, Whatever Works insists that lifestyle issues shouldn't be determined on an ideological basis. Whatever Works: could Woody Allen's age-gap plots help prolong life? 2010-06-28T11:34:00Z “Wrecking Ball,” written from the first-person point of view of the old Giants Stadium, turns a conceit into a homily into a hoot. Music: Pareles and Caramanica on Springsteen?s ?Wrecking Ball? 2012-03-02T21:32:35Z It would be easy to dismiss this beloved inspirational ballad as a greeting-card homily. Music Review: Amanda McBroom at the Café Carlyle 2013-02-04T23:19:36Z This, I think, is what the artist Theaster Gates, in a powerful homily near the film’s end, is getting at. Perspective | The bright light shining on America’s best Black artists has a fascinating backstory 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Surely this ought to provide us with at least an attempt at a witty and incisive homily on greed, envy and one-upmanship. Consumerism triumphs in The Joneses 2010-04-26T10:22:00Z He sits at his piano, singing slow, whispery, post-nuclear homilies and observations of man’s folly, and almost dares you to ignore him. Review: Bill Fay’s ‘Who Is the Sender?’ Harks Back to Another Time 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z If The West Wing often felt like a homily from an out-of-touch pastor, Veep is the inside man who takes you to one side and gives it to you straight. Hail to the Veep: the best and most brutal comedy of the century 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z He writes: “Like its peers, ‘Russian Doll’ resolves on the necessity of human connection, a familiar homily, but it’s too inventive and irascible to feel pat. ‘Russian Doll’: What to Read About the Hit Netflix Series 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z His characters don’t talk to each other — they give speeches, deliver homilies, make accusations or confessions and quote poetry, anything to avoid a normal human conversation. Review: A Netflix Legal Thriller Weighs Genocide and Guilt 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z In my review of Raison's production of Ibsen's Ghosts, I wrote that Pastor Manders's "homilies about marital fidelity" produced "derisory laughter", a response the director believes the playwright intended. Is it OK to laugh at Ibsen? 2010-10-25T09:57:00Z I enjoyed the panel Graphic Novels: The Personal Touch, even if the advice of the assembled novelists never really got beyond homilies such as "If you're true to yourself, your work will feel personal." Comic-Con, day 2 2010-07-24T12:19:00Z Still, in intent “Clemenza” is an ethical homily: small wonder that its emphasis on regal magnanimity and moral rectitude would be deemed fit for an inaugural event. Music Review: Mozart’s ‘Clemenza di Tito’ at the Metropolitan Opera 2012-11-19T23:09:15Z “It never really works in a homily,” he adds. Life Is Imitating Stephen King’s Art, and That Scares Him 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z Blessings were chanted, the minister delivered a homily, the couple made their vows. The wedding I almost ruined 2012-06-13T00:01:00Z “He helpfully puts his more obscure courtroom questions into context, indicates his current strategy and delivers small homilies on the dangers of a government entrapment operation gone wild,” the Washington Post said at the time. Howard Weitzman, lawyer for Jackson, Bieber, DeLorean, dies 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Ever since the wartime British propaganda poster bearing those soothing words went viral a few years ago, ending up on cases and coffee mugs, design types have been searching for the next great hyperlinked homily. The Gospel According to Pinterest 2012-10-03T20:21:53Z I like to think he took my homily to heart, but more likely he was wondering whether he could use a bit of that soupy expression I put on when I’m trying to impress. John le Carré on Philip Seymour Hoffman 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z It’s a great idea, a kind of daily homily or reflection, as well as an innovative use of social media, which is too often just a source of noise. Is Facebook the place for serious essays? Jeff Nunokawa thinks so 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z It looks a straightforward homily: women without men, perhaps widows, reduced to seamstressing to keep body and soul together. Frederick Cayley Robinson: Acts of Mercy 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z For the most part these are not performances to make light going of a script that is heavy on homily and exposition. Theater Review: ‘Into the Woods,’ by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine 2012-08-10T04:58:42Z And, in the final sequence, Frank delivers a moral homily to his sleeping grandson about the salt-of-the-earth virtues of "ordinary people like you and me". This Happy Breed ? review 2011-07-27T17:30:04Z People had already gathered at the hospital to await the pope when the Vatican issued a statement saying Angelo Scola, Cardinal of Milan, would read the homily in his place. Pope cancels local trip, Vatican says no cause for concern 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z During the Mass, the Gospel and the homily were in English, followed by an on-the-spot translation into North Slavey. A Remote Canadian Lake and Its People: Protecting a Last Refuge 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z She's a great one for empowering homilies – there was hardly a song that wasn't preceded by earnest advice about living the Alicia way. Alicia Keys 2010-05-26T20:31:00Z On the one side, you've got mawkishness and pat homilies about free will and mind over matter, and on the other, you've got unreadable despair. The View on the Way Down by Rebecca Wait – review 2013-04-13T10:31:01Z And its power comes not from high-concept homilies but from the relentless pursuit of historical details: the sight of the moving earth. Exhibition Review: ‘Some Were Neighbors,’ at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 2013-04-25T22:05:38Z She ends with a story that explains the title, a memorable homily on seizing the day. Small, radiant new plays in the burbs 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z He could be strangely encouraging, uploading inspirational homilies to fans he knew were struggling with issues of mental health, which his followers have clung to in the days since his death. The Violent Life and Shocking Death of XXXTentacion 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z He also indulges in the time-honored practice — irresistible to fathers and unbearable to sons in every generation — of dispensing life lessons, homilies of macho worldliness. The Oscars: A. O. Scott on the Musical Movement of ?The Tree of Life? 2011-12-31T02:20:50Z Joyce signs off with the cheery homily that "life can change a little for the better". Perfect by Rachel Joyce – review 2013-07-03T10:59:08Z But neither is as vivid as the hapless Mr Micawber in “David Copperfield”, whose homilies on the misery of debt are still quoted today. Short and sweet 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z By the end, homilies have arrived: “It is not easy to be Homo sapiens sapiens. Their desires are so often in contention with their intelligence.” Ian McEwan’s Political Satire ‘The Cockroach’ Offers a Reversal of Kafka 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Yet where Foster finally trips up is in failing to convince that this potentially dubious conceit offers an productively imaginative way to examine depression, and in handling banal homilies as if they were dynamite insights. SXSW 2011: The Beaver - review 2011-03-17T10:10:14Z But neither side was wrong — countless people around the world have heard this homily speaking to them. “Hey Jude” at 50: Celebrating the Beatles’ most open-hearted masterpiece 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z The result was a weird combination of progressive homily and Romantic sentimentality. Exhibition Review: Public Library’s ‘ABC of It’ Looks at Children’s Books 2013-06-20T22:19:09Z Drawing on liturgy from the Old Testament, Ms. Robinson also included a homily from Genesis 32, in which God gives the patriarch Jacob a new name, Israel. Since Caitlyn Jenner, Renaming Ceremonies Gain Visibility 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z This was TV drama as comfort blanket: at a time of austerity, Julian Fellowes’s country house epic offered elegantly realised solace in the homilies of the past. The 100 best TV shows of the 21st century 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Throwing his arms into the air, he intones, “Lord Taranis . . .” and completes the rest of the homily uninterrupted. Meet the modern-day Pagans who celebrate the ancient gods 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z What prompted Mr. Schade to recount that pithy homily was the absence of a partner originally meant to share Sunday’s recital, the great German bass-baritone Thomas Quasthoff, who announced his retirement in January. Music Review: Michael Schade and Luca Pisaroni at Alice Tully Hall 2012-03-26T22:25:13Z In the homily of the Mass, the pope urged listeners to "combat the allure of a materialism that stifles authentic spiritual and cultural values and the spirit of unbridled competition which generates selfishness and strife". Beware spiritual 'cancer' of affluence, Pope tells South Koreans 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Our priest, a straight-backed, snow-haired man, is delivering a homily on the attributes of the thunder god. Meet the modern-day Pagans who celebrate the ancient gods 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z This 14th-century book from Damascus contains two complete homilies and a partial one relating to the founding of principles of the Samaritans, the longest-lived religious sect in Jewish history. Behold, the Tiniest of Books 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z To those of us who have experienced moral distress, Grayling's homilies will seem breezy, superficial and banal; but they were not really meant for us. The God Argument: the Case Against Religion and For Humanism by AC Grayling – review 2013-03-07T10:00:01Z The way the exhibition mollifies those who might be overly dismayed at some bodily displays is to cloak everything with sweeping homilies about keeping healthy. Exhibition Review: ‘Body Worlds: Pulse’ at Discovery Times Square 2013-05-09T20:27:43Z Here was the underclass in all its feckless, drunken, irresponsible, irrepressible, resourceful, violent and promiscuous splendour, and there were no homilies or apologies or tales of transforming personal growth. Rewind TV: Shameless; Episodes; Kidnap and Ransom; Human Planet ? review 2011-01-16T00:05:49Z The tale of my giving up was Samuel Beckett’s homily writ huge: ever tried? Smoked out: why me and a million other people have given up nicotine in 2020 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z There is no homily about the glories of the street-corner pretzel cart. Restaurant Review: Eleven Madison Park in Midtown South 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis, wearing white vestments, said Christmas is a time to remember that God's message of peace "is stronger than darkness and corruption" Pope, on Christmas Eve, urges world to be open to God 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z But Christy Hall’s script and Mann’s lyrics pack in pop-psychology homilies about blazing your trail, going for your dream, healing from loss. ‘Trails’ a cross between love triangle, buddy road trip 2013-03-18T21:40:23Z The two characters trade homilies about how driving is a ticket to a sublime kind of independence but keeps us cocooned, separate from one another. Opera-on-wheels 'Hopscotch' drives home the complicated pull of downtown L.A. 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z That eagerness to appease could explain Donald Sutherland’s performance as Father Mapple, the preacher who delivers his homily about Jonah and the whale from a pulpit shaped like a ship’s prow. Television Review: Ahab Has a Wife and a Heart. Oh, and a Whale. 2011-07-31T22:18:03Z More than any version I’ve seen, the Fiasco “Into the Woods” justifies the anthem “No One Is Alone,” a song that in other contexts has smacked of needlework homilies. ‘Into the Woods,’ Stripped Down by Fiasco Theater 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z And his apparently unsavory manipulations then become a homily: This is what must be done in pursuit of a righteous cause. Exhibition Review: ‘The Civil War in America’ at Library of Congress 2013-01-10T20:02:01Z In his homily, the pope urged Filipinos to shun "social structures which perpetuate poverty, ignorance and corruption," a theme he stressed when he held talks with President Benigno Aquino on Friday. Pope Manila Mass drew record crowd of 6-7 million: Vatican 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Through the rest of the album, Ms. Williams offers homilies of her own. New Albums From Lucinda Williams and Christopher Owens 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z It was the first homily for Ms. Smith, 61, who is also the first artist-in-residence at this Episcopal cathedral on Nob Hill. The Bay Citizen: Mixing Art and Religion With Anna Deavere Smith as Grace Cathedral?s Artist-in-Residence 2012-02-10T06:05:55Z Here are some of his homilies: Live each day with courage; take pride in your work; always finish what you start; when you make a promise, keep it. Critic's Notebook: Buffalo Bill Museum in Wyoming 2012-08-03T19:07:26Z The “life lessons that our innocent hero learns may sound like the tritest of homilies,” Stephen Holden wrote in his review for The Times. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Sierra Burgess Is a Loser’ and ‘Gone Girl’ 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z This is a movie set not on great lawns but mostly in back rooms, where a forceful whisper can have more effect than a pulpit homily. REVIEW: 'Selma': The Film of the Year — But 1965 or 2014? 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Cardinal Voiello does damage control after the pope’s homily incites chaos. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Secrets of the Six Wives’ and the Rolling Stones 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z In this book, the underrepresented and overlooked world of the codependent emerges from the bargain basement of self-help and shopworn homilies into the realm of love and loathing, birth and death, blood and urine. Review | For codependents — yes, many of us are women — a book that feels like a powerful strike back 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z He delivers the homily as if it is not cross-stitched and stuck up on wall after wall throughout the world. Brian May: Me and my animal passions 2012-09-28T23:06:37Z In these songs, she ekes wisdom out of timeworn homilies, urgency out of words that have lost their meaning over the decades. Diamanda Galás, Lounge Singer in a World on Fire 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z The ceremony will include a sermon by Cupich, known as the homily. Next Chicago archbishop begins installation with ritual door knock 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Springsteen wouldn’t be Springsteen without homilies, a few of them leaden, about fathers and sons and love and work and community. Bruce Springsteen’s Memoir: Riding Shotgun With the Boss 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Dyson writes these words in his new book, presenting a civic homily for harmony, but a harmony that emanates out of honesty. “You can’t coddle white brothers and sisters”: The fiery racial gospel of Michael Eric Dyson 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z It’s a mixed bag, alternating conventional homily with genuine, substantial analysis. ‘Mixtape Trilogy’ Review: Powerful Music, but a Less Powerful Film 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z "War is madness," he said in his homily before the massive, sloping granite memorial, made of 22 steps on the side of hill with three crosses at the top. Pope says world's many conflicts amount to piecemeal World War Three 2014-09-13T04:00:00Z In one of his homilies Tillman insists, “You will never be truly happy and fulfilled if you try to hang on to possessions.” ‘Burning Cane’ Review: Poverty and Despair in Rural Louisiana 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Scalia’s son, the Rev. Paul Scalia, officiated, offering a heartfelt homily to the man he and his eight siblings called “Dad.” Who showed up at Scalia’s funeral — and who didn’t 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z It's a strange, unsettling film: wooing us with homilies to ancestral island life is tricky when the local pastimes also involve group decapitation sprees. Shock of the new: cinema's fascination with indigenous peoples 2012-06-27T08:57:10Z And a bearded figure called Jesus thrice appears on one occasion to deliver a homily about the inescapable putrefaction of the body. Polar Bears 2010-04-06T23:48:00Z As Ford’s Theater has shown when answering to the better angels of its nature, Lincoln transcends contemporary homilies about activism and leadership. Museum Review: Lincoln?s Legacy at Expanded Ford?s Theater Complex 2012-02-10T13:00:00Z It is possible to utterly share Ms. Proulx’s environmental views while noting how this book’s homilies fall, like a succession of cut trees, into your path. Review: Annie Proulx’s ‘Barkskins’ Is an Epic Tale of Logging and Doom 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z The description is mainly filtered through the consciousness of the Morkans' nephew Gabriel, as he prepares to deliver an elaborate and over-rehearsed homily to the guests at the supper table. Good book, great film 2011-04-01T10:08:52Z Unchanged, apart from small modifications since it was first mounted by Ralph Appelbaum Associates, it avoids homily in favor of vivid, careful narrative. Exhibition Review: ‘Some Were Neighbors,’ at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 2013-04-25T22:05:38Z His tunes may be simple and his upbeat lyrics barely a step above greeting card homilies. Music Review: Marilyn Maye at Feinstein?s - Review 2011-11-08T23:59:31Z His recent homilies, based on Jesus’ teachings about love of God and neighbor as well as the importance of acting out one’s values, have denounced “dictators who say they love God but oppress the people.” Nicaragua’s exiled clergy and faithful in Miami keep up struggle for human rights at Mass 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Catholic, Anglican and Episcopalian churches follow liturgical calendars containing set Scripture passages to be read, with sermons or homilies to be derived from those passages. End of the world? Israel-Hamas war sends Christians in search of prophetic meaning 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z In his homily opening the synod, Francis said such “preconceived” ideas had no place in the gathering. Pope Francis opens a big Vatican meeting on the church’s future and says ‘everyone’ is welcome 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z In his homily at that event, he called for "an ever more symphonic and synodal Church". Pope Francis appeals against polarization ahead of big Church meeting 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z "Diversity is necessary; it is indispensable," Francis said in his homily at the service, during which each new cardinal received a ring of office and the red, three-blade hat known as a "biretta". Pope Francis cements legacy, stamps Church future with new cardinals 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z But, instead of giving the crowd a homily to hold, Deion shifted gears. The gospel according to Deion Sanders: Coach Prime woos fans and overhauls Colorado 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Many Mongolians still live a nomadic tradition to graze their animals and in his homily, the pope used the image to make his point. Pope Francis and Mongolia's Catholics under one roof at papal Mass 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis acknowledged the ideological divisions at play but urged the faithful to put them aside and instead listen to the Holy Spirit. Pope Francis opens a big Vatican meeting on the church’s future and says ‘everyone’ is welcome 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Many Mongolians still live a nomadic tradition to graze their animals and in his homily, the pope used the image to get his point across. Pope Francis and Mongolian Catholics under one roof at papal Mass 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z In his homily on Saturday morning he called for "an ever more symphonic and synodal Church". Pope Francis cements legacy, stamps Church future with new cardinals 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z He said the church must come around to a new idea of homilies that are “brief and with a clear, loving message.” Pope discusses health, his ditched peace prayer in Fatima and LGBTQ+ Catholics in airborne briefing 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z One thing that makes a Catholic mass unique is the priest's homily. Right-wing story hour, part 3: The unbearable sadness of being Sean Spicer 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis also spoke against doors "closed to the world". Don't shut door on foreigners, migrants, Pope Francis says in Hungary 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z In his homily, read before about 8,000 people in Christendom's largest church, Francis spoke of the bitterness, dismay and disillusionment many feel today. At Easter vigil, Pope Francis encourages hope amid 'icy winds of war' 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z In his brief homily, he explained that the awareness that anyone can fall into sin gives dignity to everyone, and that the washing ritual was not folklore. Pope Will Miss Good Friday Procession Because of Cold Weather 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z "Any of us can slip up," he told the inmates in a brief improvised homily. Recovered pope washes feet of young inmates on Holy Thursday 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The pope’s voice sounded strong during the basilica Mass as he read a long homily during the service, which was dedicated to the theme of the priesthood. Pope leads Holy Thursday service in Vatican basilica 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Sunday's homily was the second time Francis has used a religious context to make his point. Don't shut door on foreigners, migrants, Pope Francis says in Hungary 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z Francis used the homily as a pep talk to priests, after decades of scandals involving sex abuse of children by clergy caused many faithful to lose trust in their pastors. Pope leads Holy Thursday service in Vatican basilica 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Francis delivered the homily — in which he urged the world to care for those who are “abandoned” — the Angelus prayer and a blessing to the estimated 60,000 people in the crowd. Pope Francis, Back From the Hospital, Thanks Crowds for Their Prayers 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z The homily focused on moments when people feel “extreme pain, love that fails, or is rejected or betrayed.” Rebounding Pope Francis marks Palm Sunday in Vatican square 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Holding a replica of the National Monument to the Forefathers at Plymouth, Mass., Cameron delivered a brief homily about America as a once and future theocracy. Perspective | Kirk Cameron and Sean Spicer’s dubious quest to ‘win back Story Hour’ 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Due to a chronic knee problem, Francis had already largely stopped celebrating Mass at major Catholic Church holy days but had continued to preside at the ceremonies and deliver homilies. Vatican: Pope spends 2nd night ‘serenely’ in hospital 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The pope’s voice sounded strong during the basilica Mass as he read a long homily during the service, which was dedicated to the theme of the priesthood . Pope leads Holy Thursday service in Vatican basilica 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Policemen patrolled around the parishes and attended Masses dressed as civilians to monitor what was said during the homily, he recalled. Fear, anxiety follow Nicaraguan faith leaders into exile 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z The homily was given by Cunnane, who also hails from Ireland. 'Gripped by grace': Thousands gather for Bishop O'Connell's funeral Mass 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z The 86-year-old pope wove his homily around the themes that have dominated his trip to the world's newest nation - reconciliation and mutual forgiveness for past wrongs. Pope Francis wraps up South Sudan trip urging an end to violence 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z And they listened attentively as he urged them in his homily to open their hearts to forgiveness, citing the example of Christ who forgave those who betrayed him. Before a crowd of 1 million, Pope Francis urges Congolese to forgive 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z “Brothers and sisters,” he said in his homily. Pope, in Africa, Urges an End to Congo’s Cycle of Violence 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z He was expected to talk about the themes of violence and reconciliation during his homily at the Mass, scheduled for 0830 GMT at Ndolo Airport and expected to draw more than a million people. Pope Francis to celebrate Mass in Congo, meet victims of violence 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z "Look, this is what happens when you have a narcissistic sociopath give a homily at a funeral. It won't go well." Trump complains about length of Diamond’s funeral and 2020 election in “narcissistic” eulogy 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z Re's words were less a homily than a biography of Pell, 81, who died on Tuesday night in a Rome hospital of heart failure during hip replacement surgery. Pell's secret memo casts shadow at cardinal's funeral 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z During the funeral for Benedict XVI, Pope Francis’ homily mentioned him by name only once, in the final line, upsetting some of Benedict’s supporters. The Lying Congressman 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Francis’s approach marked a notable departure from the homily at the last papal funeral, delivered by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger 10 days before he would be elected as Benedict. Historic but spare funeral for Pope Benedict XVI, led by Pope Francis 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z "The country is not well. There are divisions, hatred, lots of massacres, especially in the east. After the pope's homily, I hope peace will return." Pope Francis to celebrate Mass in Congo, meet victims of violence 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z Francis opted for a homily that reflected his own vision of the church, and he paid respects to Benedict by repeatedly citing his predecessor’s words, even as he made explicit mention of him only once. Your Friday Briefing 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z “Benedict, faithful friend of the Bridegroom,” Francis said in his homily, referring to Jesus’ role as husband to the church, “may your joy be complete as you hear his voice, now and forever!” Church Lays Benedict to Rest, if Not Its Divisions 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z The former pope’s conservative supporters said Francis’ approach seemed paltry in comparison to Benedict’s homily at the funeral of Pope John Paul II. Some find fault with Francis’ homily for Benedict. 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z George Weigel, a papal biographer, noted that homilies at Catholic funerals typically do not feel like eulogies, but instead should be forward-looking — to the “expectation of eternal life.” Historic but spare funeral for Pope Benedict XVI, led by Pope Francis 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Francis didn’t mention Benedict’s specific legacy in his homily and only uttered his name once, in the final line, delivering instead a meditation on Jesus’ willingness to entrust himself to God’s will. Faithful mourn Benedict XVI at funeral presided over by pope 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Quotable: “Benedict, faithful friend of the Bridegroom,” Francis said in his homily, referring to Jesus’ role as husband to the church, “may your joy be complete as you hear his voice, now and forever!” Your Friday Briefing 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Francis opted for a homily that reflected his own vision of the church, and paid respects to Benedict by repeatedly citing his predecessor’s words. Church Lays Benedict to Rest, if Not Its Divisions 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z “You could have given the same homily for anybody, any cardinal, any bishop or even the butcher next door,” Mr. Hesemann said afterward. Some find fault with Francis’ homily for Benedict. 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Throughout his pontificate, Francis has routinely put the Gospel at the center of his homilies, including for canonizations. Historic but spare funeral for Pope Benedict XVI, led by Pope Francis 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z In his homily, Pope Francis recalled how Jesus’ last words — “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit” — summed up the “ceaseless self-entrustment” to God that had defined Benedict’s life. In his homily, the pope calls Benedict a ‘faithful friend’ of Jesus. 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Pope Francis will preside over the funeral, taking his place in front of a canopied altar, and delivering the homily and key invocations. EXPLAINER: Benedict’s funeral to be simple, but with pomp 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z A close adviser to Francis, Cardinal Michael Czerny of Canada, said, “The Holy Father gave a beautiful homily reflecting on the mission of a pastor, in closest imitation of Christ.” Church Lays Benedict to Rest, if Not Its Divisions 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z “The Holy Father gave a beautiful homily reflecting on the mission of a pastor, in closest imitation of Christ” said Cardinal Michael Czerny of Canada, a close adviser to Francis. Some find fault with Francis’ homily for Benedict. 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Rod Dreher, an American commentator who converted to Orthodoxy but shares ideological ground with Catholic traditionalists, called the homily “mean-spirited and ungenerous.” Historic but spare funeral for Pope Benedict XVI, led by Pope Francis 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Francis praised Benedict’s nobility and faithful prayers in his final years, but otherwise stuck to a previously prepared homily about the need for kindness and dialogue in today’s world. Benedict death paves way for protocols to guide future popes 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z He departed briefly from reading his homily, with its emphasis on hope and peace, to pray aloud for Benedict. Pope marks New Year as Vatican prepares to mourn Benedict 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Jan. 1 is also the feast of the Mother of God and in his homily, Francis asked the Madonna to accompany "our beloved" Pope Emeritus Benedict "on his passage from this world to God". Death of former Pope Benedict overshadows New Year at Vatican 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z In his final homily as pope, Benedict bemoaned the sometimes “disfigured” face of the Church. The significant — and controversial — statements that shaped Pope Benedict XVI’s legacy 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z We are likely to hear about that in the coming days and particularly in Pope Francis's homily at the funeral on Thursday. Pope Francis and world leaders pay tribute to Benedict XVI 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Following John Paul's death in April 2005, it was Cardinal Ratzinger, as Dean of the College of Cardinals, who presided over the funeral Mass, delivering the homily, based around Christ's words "follow me". Benedict: The Pope who resigned from the papacy 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z “At the beginning of this year, we need hope, just as the Earth needs rain,” Francis said in his homily. Pope marks New Year as Vatican prepares to mourn Benedict 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z He’s even got a homily to go with it. At 50, ‘Immaculate Reception’ still lifts a region’s spirits 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The congregants listen to the Gospel and the homily. At ‘Church City,’ a taste of Catholic life in Qatar 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The conclusion of the series sort of buries everyone’s concerns except Scott’s, but homilies about magic and believing trump domestic issues, and there is nothing a group hug can’t make moot. 'The Santa Clauses' (warmly) critiques the flaws in a popular Christmas franchise 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z “As Catholics we should always focus on the common good and what is best for the majority of people,“ he said in his homily at the Church of Our Lady of Grace & St. Joseph. As midterms near, clergy preach politics and civics lessons 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis urged them to do good, and turn the other cheek, “even when evil is done to us.” Thousands pack Bahrain national stadium for pope’s main Mass 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z Lewis left the Devil's music behind him and turned instead to country music's nostalgic homilies to love and loss, feeling and faith. Obituary: Jerry Lee Lewis 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z Among Curry’s recent high-profile appearances was a Sept. 21 service at Washington National Cathedral honoring the life of Queen Elizabeth II. Curry delivered the homily. Top leader of Episcopal Church tests positive for COVID-19 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z And with the whole world watching, the Archbishop of Canterbury gave a homily of less than six minutes! A Ghanaian view of the Queen's funeral: 'They march, we dance' 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z In his homily, Hudgson, the associate pastor, asked congregants to remember the sacrifice of their enslaved ancestors. On Colombia’s San Andres, a historic church’s roots run deep 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z "With a smile, Pope John Paul managed to communicate the goodness of the Lord," Francis said in his homily, speaking as people huddled under umbrellas in a thunder storm. John Paul I, 'Smiling Pope' for a month, moves towards sainthood 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z John Paul I “with a smile communicated the goodness of the Lord,” Francis said in his homily. John Paul I, briefly serving, ‘smiling” pope, is beatified 2022-09-04T04:00:00Z That doesn’t count any homilies urging parishioners to vote. Opinion | After Kansas, Democrats see an opportunity 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Lorraine Durie, 57, a Democrat from Overland Park, said the amendment first came up in a homily at her church this spring. In Kansas, Support for Abortion Rights Didn’t Just Come From the Usual Places 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Francis didn’t mention the doctrine issue in his homily, which spoke in general terms about reconciliation and the need for hope. ‘Rescind the Doctrine’ protest greets pope in Canada 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Ms. Lake’s populist homilies and story of a Trump-era political awakening resonate with nontraditional conservatives who say they feel left out of mainstream Republican politics. Class Divisions Harden Into Battle Lines in Arizona’s Republican Primary 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z He is also scheduled to deliver nine homilies and addresses and say two Masses. Factbox: Key facts on Pope's Canada visit to apologize for residential school abuse 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z In homily after homily, Hummes preached of the workers’ right to dignity and even allowed their most fiery representative, Lula, the future president of Brazil, to make political speeches during Masses. Claudio Hummes has died, Roman Catholic cardinal in Brazil staunchly defended human rights 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z They clapped when Francis began his homily by speaking a few words in Congo’s languages. Pope, unable to go to Congo, embraces Congolese in Rome 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z At St. Paul Cathedral in Pittsburgh, the Very Rev. Kris Stubna discarded his planned Sunday homily and focused on the decision, calling it “a day of great joy and blessing.” After Roe’s demise, clergy lead faithful in praise, laments 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Francis didn’t refer to the ruling or explicitly mention abortion in his homily. Pope hails families, blasts ‘culture of waste’ after Roe 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z “When you choose the opposite of life, you choose the opposite of love,” Father Salvo said during his homily. For Conservative Christians, the End of Roe Was a Spiritual Victory 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z He is scheduled to deliver nine homilies and addresses and say two Masses. Pope trip to Canada in July on course despite knee problem 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z “I’m not going to explain to them what happened. I can’t,” he said of the parents, many of whom he has been meeting with to discuss homilies or provide counseling. Funeral after funeral, Uvalde’s only Catholic priest leans on faith 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z “Their loss and sorrow are part of our tragedy as a community,” the San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller said in his homily. Uvalde mourns teacher who died protecting kids, and husband lost days later 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z He gave his first homily at the Thursday Mass, and since then he has relayed the same messages: Do not let anger corrode into hatred. A Church, a Gathering Place for Generations, Becomes a Hub for Uvalde’s Grief 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z In his homily during the canonization Mass, Francis encouraged his hearers to pursue holiness not as “an unattainable goal,” but rather as something that can be found “in the trials of real life.” Pope names 10 new saints, including priest-journalist killed by Nazis and Indian convert 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z He read his homily while seated but stood during other parts of the Mass and read his homily in a strong voice, often going off script, and walked to greet cardinals afterwards. Pope declares 10 new saints, including Dutch priest killed by Nazis 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z In each case, he delegated an archbishop or cardinal to say the Mass while he sat through the service and also read his homily while seated. Pope cancels day's activities due to flare up of knee pain -Vatican 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z He read the homily in a clear and strong voice while seated. Pope calls for Orthodox Easter truce in Ukraine war 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z “For with Jesus, the Risen Lord, no night will last forever; and even in the darkest night, the morning star continues to shine,’’ the pope said in his homily. Ukrainian mayor and lawmakers attend Vatican Easter vigil 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z The Vatican said he would read the homily later in the Mass. Pope attends but does not preside at Easter vigil service 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z The Good Friday service is one of the few events where the pope does not deliver a homily, leaving it to the preacher of the papal household, Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa. Ukraine war overshadows pope's Good Friday services 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z "We priests should be the first to serve others, not exploit others," he told the prisoners in a brief, improvised homily during the Mass in the prison chapel. Pope visits Italian prison for traditional foot washing Mass 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z Francis in his homily advised priests not to focus on worldly concerns such as power, planning and bureaucracy. Pope marks Holy Thursday ahead of prison feet-washing ritual 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z The comments followed a Palm Sunday homily in which the pope asserted that “Christ is crucified yet another time” when humanity engaged “in the folly of war.” Pope calls for ‘Easter truce’ in Ukraine, says God can end war there 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z During his Palm Sunday homily, the pontiff denounced “the folly of war” that leads people to commit “senseless acts of cruelty.” Pope Francis calls for an Easter truce in Ukraine 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z Roughly two hours later, he got a phone call from one of his parishioners saying the police had been asking congregants about his homily. Russian priest speaks out against war in Ukraine despite threats 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Her book, published Tuesday, presents family stories known to generations of readers in a riveting style that suggests a “Masterpiece Theater” plotline more than a Sunday morning homily. Fox News’ Bream combines Christian upbringing, research skills in new book 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z He used the words Russia and Russians on Friday, albeit as part of a prayer and a homily. Pope leads global prayer for peace between Russia and Ukraine 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z The effort was organized by parents and staff at a nearby Saturday school for Ukrainian children and parishioners at the church, where homilies can be heard in Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish and English. In New York's 'Little Odessa,' Ukrainians see Russians as neighbors, not enemies 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z In his homily on a recent Sunday, Massingale – who became public about being gay in 2019 — envisioned a world “where the dignity of every person is respected and protected, where everyone is loved.” Black gay priest in NYC challenges Catholicism from within 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Days earlier he had asked military in his homily to stop the repression. 2 priests, 2 lay people beatified in El Salvador 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z In his homily, Francis urged people to move past the “barriers of habit, beyond banal consumerism, beyond a drab and dreary faith, beyond the fear of becoming involved and serving others and the common good.” Christian world marks Epiphany with series of celebrations 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Francis in his homily urged people to move past the “barriers of habit, beyond banal consumerism, beyond a drab and dreary faith, beyond the fear of becoming involved and serving others and the common good.” Pope marks Epiphany by decrying consumerism 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z “Let us live as simply as he lived, exemplified by his pine coffin with rope handles,” Makgoba said in his homily. Tutu remains interred amid call to rename Cape Town airport 2022-01-02T05:00:00Z In his homily, Francis said the pandemic had caused many to feel lost and that in some cases "a temptation of every person for themselves" had spread. Pope attends year-end service but does not preside as expected 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z In his homily, Francis urged the faithful to focus on the “littleness” of Jesus, and remember that he came into the world poor, without even a proper crib. Pope celebrates Christmas Eve Mass as virus surges in Italy 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z In his homily at a packed service in the cathedral he said the pandemic was a time of "great vulnerability". Covid-19: Catholic cardinal appeals for churches to stay open 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Francis, wearing white vestments, wove his homily the around the theme that Jesus was born with nothing. Look beyond the lights and remember the poor, pope says on Christmas eve 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z During his homily, Francis also made an made the appeal against what he called “growing indifference” to the poor, who, he said, are often forced into poverty by injustice. Pope: Don’t judge the poor, often victims of injustice 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z He later walked to a podium and read his homily, both without apparent difficulty. Pope attends year-end service but does not preside as expected 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z "It is good to kindle our memory with those who loved us, cured us, lifted us up," he said in the homily of an outdoor Mass for several hundred staff, referring to his hospital stay. Vatican confirms December Pope trip to Cyprus and Greece 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Others in the church have adopted the stance of the pope, who declared in a June 7 homily that the Eucharist “is not the reward of saints, but the bread of sinners.” Pelosi meets with the pope amid abortion debates 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z There had been rumblings in Agua Fria as well, so a local leader asked Rev. Delgado Diamante, who performed the burial ceremony, to address the matter in his homily during Mass at the local church. Panama burying more migrant victims of brutal Darien Gap 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Francis subsequently said in a homily that Communion “is not the reward of saints, but the bread of sinners.” Pope says bishops debating Biden Communion should be pastors, not politicians 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z During his homily, Francis urged the pilgrims to open their hearts to compassion and live a faith “that identifies with those who are hurting, suffering and forced to bear heavy crosses.” Pope urges compassion as he wraps Slovakia pilgrimage 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z In his homily on Tuesday, Francis spoke at length about Christian identity, lamenting that the cross and crucifix had too often become mere adornments, diluting their true meaning. ‘Not a Flag to Wave’: Pope Criticizes Political Use of Christianity 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z The pope wove his homily around the theme of Christian identity, saying crosses and crucifixes were often used superficially by Christians. Pope, in Slovakia, says don't exploit religion for politics 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z In the letter Arousi asked Koch to “convey our distress to Pope Francis” and asked for a clarification from the pope to “ensure that any derogatory conclusions drawn from this homily are clearly repudiated”. Pope responds to Israeli criticism over comments on Jewish law 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z Arousi and Pawlikowski said it was possible that a least part of the pope's teaching homily, known as a catechesis, was written by aides and that the phrase was not properly vetted. Israeli rabbis ask pope to clarify remarks on Jewish law 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Sunday morning’s repeated homily from our religiously woke and righteous in one of segregation rather than integration. ‘Please stop talking about Black people and White people’ 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z Gesturing eagerly, he opened his homily on this recent Tuesday with a funny story from his childhood, drawing laughter from about two dozen people in the pews. The pandemic devastated an immigrant community. Its first Latino priest is spreading hope. 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Father Kenneth Boller, the pastor at St. Francis Xavier, reassured parishioners in a homily this spring that the church was on a “journey” toward embracing “the dignity of all, regardless of gender, race or orientation.” These Catholic Parishes Welcome New York’s L.G.B.T.Q. Community 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z In the United States, they get empty homilies about the importance of family. Opinion | Turning Child Care Into a New Cold War 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z Malta’s Archbishop, Charles Scicluna, has also weighed in on the discussion and delivered a homily in what was an indirect response to the notion of decriminalizing abortion. Proposal to decriminalize abortion prompts debate in Malta 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z Years ago, the Vatican’s publishing house demanded royalties from journalists who wrote books reprinting Pope Benedict XVI’s homilies. Vatican issues a street art stamp, ends up getting sued 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z "Your beloved country of Myanmar is experiencing violence, conflict and repression," the pope said in a toughly worded homily, urging the congregation to draw inspiration from the final hours of Jesus Christ before his crucifixion. Do not give in to evil and division, Pope tells Myanmar community 2021-05-16T04:00:00Z In an improvised homily, Francis instructed the nine to stay close to God, to their bishop and among themselves, but “most of all to the holy faithful people of God” from whose ranks they come. Pope ordains 9 priests, saying: stay humble, compassionate 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis, marking the ninth Easter season of his pontificate, said the festival brought with it the hope for renewal on a personal as well as a global level. Pope, at Easter vigil, hopes for post-pandemic rebirth 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis said Easter offers a message of hope and new starts. Pope urges hope amid ‘darkness’ of pandemic in Easter vigil 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis asked priests to be humble, reminding them that Jesus went about caring for sinners and outcasts disregarding the “scorn in the self-righteous” of the critics of his times. Be humble, pope tells priests as he begins services leading to Easter 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis offered a personal memory of hearing a confession from a nun and having asked her, as her penance, to pray for him. Pope opens final Holy Week services, skips Last Supper rite 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z In his homily during the Mass, televised and streamed worldwide, Francis encouraged people to keep their faith from growing dull from habit and to let themselves be amazed by God and by good. Pope leads scaled-down Palm Sunday service, says remember the downtrodden 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z “No more!” he said in a homily, according to The Associated Press. A Violent End to a Desperate Dream Leaves a Guatemalan Town Grieving 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z “These brothers decided to commit themselves to helping others even if it meant sacrificing their lives,” Cardinal Angelo De Donatis said in his funeral homily. Italy holds state funeral for slain Congo ambassador and bodyguard 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Following his homily, Vigneron distributed ashes, a symbol of penance, that were made from palm leaves used in last year’s Palm Sunday liturgy. Detroit archbishop sprinkles ashes due to COVID-19 concerns 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z When it was time for the homily, the Rev. Kevin F. O’Brien, the president of Santa Clara University and friend of the Biden family, compared Mr. Biden’s upcoming inaugural message to the words of Jesus. In Biden’s Catholic Faith, an Ascendant Liberal Christianity 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z But since then, he has laced most of his speeches with carefully attributed quotes and homilies, less precisely rendered, from his family. President Biden’s Full Inauguration Speech, Annotated 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z There, Biden heard a homily by the Rev. Kevin O’Brien, a friend and former official at Georgetown University who heads Santa Clara University. As Biden is sworn in, president of U.S. bishops assails him over abortion 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z In his often erudite homilies, he would open a “Calvin and Hobbes” book to tell of their latest adventures to vividly underscore a church teaching or to convey a Christian theme or value. Opinion | Calvin and Hobbes helped bring a little humor to the homily 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z His homily at his new parish on Thursday night will focus on “the heart of the Christmas message: the incarnation,” where God enters into the mortal experience of pain, grief and death. For Christmas, Pastors Offer Comfort and Joy in a Somber Season 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z “The Son of God was born an outcast, in order to tell us that every outcast is a child of God,” Francis said in his homily. Pope urges help for poor at low-key Christmas Eve Mass curbed by COVID 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z Today's homily: Maybe doing nothing in these politically tinged cases is sufficient at this point. What's the best thing a new attorney general can do? Not be the current guy 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z Francis in his homily recommended charity as the way for the Church to stay on mission. Pope, with new cardinals, warns church against mediocrity 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z Francis recited a homily as well as the names of the incoming cardinal class. Wilton Gregory becomes first Black American cardinal — after three coronavirus tests and a quarantine 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z The vocal debates over Catholic faith, heightened this year with Mr. Biden as only the fourth Catholic presidential candidate, has been fought on pulpits, in homilies and in social media. Catholics unsettled over political views of priests, nuns 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Reese noted that many elements of the paper will be familiar to those who have followed Francis’s papacy closely, and the pope widely incorporates material from past speeches and homilies. Pope Francis’s new encyclical is a papal warning about a world going backward 2020-10-04T04:00:00Z Graney used his homily to rail against BLM, which is a global movement whose goal is to eradicate systemic racism and white supremacy and to oppose violence against Blacks. Michigan Catholic priest compared BLM to 9/11 attackers 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis decried what he called “a dangerous kind of sleep: it is the slumber of mediocrity.” Pope, with new cardinals, warns church against mediocrity 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z Cowles long ago stopped typing first drafts of homilies into Google Translate; he now delivers them in a kind of spiritual improvisation. 'Can you bless our quarantine room?' In a city scarred by the coronavirus, a priest revives a nervous parish 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z The priest who is due to deliver the funeral homily has echoed the family's call for mourners to pay their respects from home, rather than take part in a mass gathering during the pandemic. Funeral of Nobel laureate Hume to be held in Derry 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Kristi Stokes is an evangelical Christian who started Covenant Weddings LLC last year to officiate weddings and write vows, homilies and prayers for ceremonies, often quoting from scripture. Ohio minister says county law forces her to perform same-sex weddings 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z Francis repeated that phrase in his homily Wednesday in the chapel of the Vatican hotel where he lives. Pope denounces unimaginable “hell” of Libyan migrant camps 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z “Pastors do not submit bulletin articles or homilies to my offices before they are delivered,” Doherty said in a statement. Catholic pastor told to clarify ‘maggots, parasites’ remarks 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Archbishop Carlos Castillo on Sunday used his broadcast homily to criticize a health system he said “is based on egotism and on business and not on mercy and solidarity with the people.” China’s new virus outbreak underscores continued threat 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z In his improvised homily, Francis praised those, including priests, who he said are risking their lives in helping victims of the coronavirus. On Holy Thursday, pope hails front-line 'saints' helping virus victims 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z The pope began his off-the-cuff homily by honoring the memory of priests who gave their lives in service to others, singling out those who died after tending to sick people in Italy’s hospitals. Pope hails priests, health workers as ‘the saints next door’ 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Critics occasionally took the unassuming accessibility of his music for softness – easy-listening homilies for an upwardly mobile black audience – but they clearly weren’t listening to his lyrics. Bill Withers: the brilliant folk-soul star who said it all with time to spare 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z The priest’s homily touched on God’s protection of his creatures in dire circumstances. Pop-themed Mass featuring memes and YouTube videos draws in students 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z “My homily on immigration contained words that were hurtful to Muslims,” the priest said, Star Tribune reported Thursday. Catholic priest apologizes for calling Islam ‘greatest threat’ to U.S., Christianity 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z The homily was recorded and posted on the church’s website. In sermon, Minnesota pastor calls Muslims a ‘threat’ 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Her husband, who wore a tie made of seashells, read from the Gospel of Mark, then delivered a booming homily. The Cost of Fleeing Climate Change 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z “Love makes us patient,” the pope said the next day, veering from his scripted homily. Opinion | Most of us are bad at apologizing. The pope just showed us how it’s done. 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z “All violence inflicted on women is a desecration of God,” the pope said in his homily. In New Year message, pope decries violence against women 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z But with the rise of Donald Trump and the return of a virulent politics of xenophobia and exclusion, it became increasingly difficult, even for many in the political establishment, to reproduce these past homilies. This was the decade America’s self-serving myths fell apart | Aziz Rana 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Pizzaballa delivered the homily in English, opening with a “special greeting for the Christians of Gaza, with whom I celebrated Christmas two days ago.” Bethlehem celebrates Christmas -- and Israel allows some Gaza Christians to attend 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z It was a homily that harped on accountability and divine judgment. Evangelicals split over Trump impeachment: 'God always chose people that had flaws' 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Weiss was overcome by tears at the end of his homily. Church services, vigils mark Sandy Hook shooting anniversary 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z He also used his homily to address another theme close to his heart, immigration, saying women who moved abroad to provide for their children should be honored and not scorned. In New Year message, pope decries violence against women 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z In his homily, Francis prayed that conflict cease, noting peace was “gravely threatened in the east of the country.’ Joyous Congolese dances, songs enliven St. Peter’s Basilica 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z Pizzaballa did not directly refer to Israeli policies in his homily, but alluded to the particular difficulties faced by Palestinian Christians. Bethlehem celebrates Christmas -- and Israel allows some Gaza Christians to attend 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z In his homily, Francis recalled both the victims of the atomic bombing, and the thousands of Christians killed for their faith during two centuries of persecution. The Latest: Pope’s message resonates with students 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z He’s still mulling his homily for Sunday — that is, if the team doesn’t sweep and by Sunday is still in D.C. 'Bless these bats’: Meet the Nationals’ priest praying for a World Series victory 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z “If I don’t feel it, how can I share it, bear witness to it, bestow it on others?” he asked in his homily. Pope urges compassion in elevating 13 likeminded cardinals 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z During his homily Sunday, the pope also noted the weapons that fuel wars are often produced and sold in other regions “which are then unwilling to take in the refugees generated buy these conflicts.” Pope decries world’s indifference to migrants and refugees 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z "Rather than exploring tragedy and grief in any meaningful or thoughtful way, it offers a vague homily. It seeks to comfort without compassion," he added. Goldfinch heads for box office crash landing 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Church hymns and anti-abortion homilies ring over fields that wrought the Depression-era Dust Bowl, and for miles approaching Oklahoma City, the Devon Energy Corp. tower glimmers like a crystal blade flung down from heaven. All 77 counties voted for Trump. These musicians are fighting to turn Oklahoma blue 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The pontiff will deliver a homily in the monastery of an order of cloistered Carmelite nuns. Factbox: Pope Francis visits Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z In reality, it’s where churchgoers gather for a meal, a homily and worship every Sunday and Monday evening. Faith and freelancers: why churches are turning into co-working spaces 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z But Miguel Angel Cortes, who is an associate pastor at Our Lady Queen of Angels , says he has been focusing on helping parishioners deal with concerns both in confession and in his homilies. Churches struggle to comfort Latinos feeling besieged in a Trump era marked by hate, fear 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z He constantly collects thoughts for homilies, sometimes pausing in conversation to jot something down. In a Suffering City, an El Paso Priest Needed a Message of Hope 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z Preaching from a makeshift altar a stone’s toss away from the garage, Owuamanam turned his homily into an impromptu therapy session. Trona Catholics kept the faith as their town declined. Then, two earthquakes shook their 'gem in the desert' 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z That day, in his homily, Lori said that bishops had to serve as leaders and teachers for their flock. Vatican appoints new bishop to scandal-hit West Virginia diocese 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z She listened to an emotional homily about the beauty of struggle. Fifteen years after her son died, Jeni Stepanek focuses on spreading Mattie’s message 2019-06-22T04:00:00Z “At times, we betray the Lord, through our evil acts of sin,” Rossi said in his homily. Woman accuses top US cardinal of dismissing sex abuse case 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z He encouraged them to share stories of their parents; he had never met the couple, but he wanted his homily to reflect their lives and character. In a Suffering City, an El Paso Priest Needed a Message of Hope 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z In a bonfire of values, appeals to things like decency and fairness seem as quaint, absurd and outmoded as embroidered homilies. Perspective | A British boor is just Trump with a posh accent and veneer of ironic detachment 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Gregory pledged in his homily that he would be a bishop “who honestly confesses his faults and failings before you when I commit them, not when they are revealed.” Wilton Gregory installed as archbishop of Washington 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Instead of the usual Sunday Mass, Ranjith delivered a homily before clergy and national leaders at his residence that aired on television. Catholic services in Sri Lanka capital canceled for 2nd week 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z The faithful prayed on their knees at home, watching his homily in a televised broadcast. Rural Catholic church defies Sri Lanka threats, holds Mass 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z In his homily, switching between English and Spanish, Father Marquez shared why he had not been there the weekend before, describing the time spent with the victims’ families. In a Suffering City, an El Paso Priest Needed a Message of Hope 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z His weekly homilies reach the faithful not only in bricks-and-mortar churches in South Dakota and Minnesota but also online. Twitter, iTunes used by churches to stop decline in membership 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis stressed that when priests use the oil, they are distributing their vocation and heart to the people of God. Pope celebrates Holy Thursday ahead of foot-washing ritual 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Already there are indications: Clergy members hold forth on the country’s woes in homilies and sermons. Short of electricity, food and water, Venezuelans return to religion 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z But—save your Amen Corner and 15th/16th homilies for someone else—it's the best place to find peace and serenity at Augusta National during Masters week. Masters 2019: The short on Augusta National's short course - Golf Digest 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z The Mass began: I tried to focus on the readings, I tried to listen to the priest’s homily, but I wanted to cry out—to say in a few words what happened here. What Do the Church’s Victims Deserve? 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z In his homily, the pope spoke about the return of the prodigal son, and how the warm reception he was given upset his older brother. Pope Francis Warns Trump About Walls After Morocco Visit 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z No sunny homily delivered from atop a dining table is going to make it go away. The 2020 Presidential Hopefuls and the Politics of Consensus 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z In his homily, Archbishop Blair described himself in humble terms, as a messenger and a man capable of failure. Catholic Archbishop, on His Hands and Knees, Begged for Forgiveness Over Abuse 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Company statements are often personal homilies and meditations on themselves, their businesses and the world they are imperceptibly improving. Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook mission statements hides his real aim | Emily Bell 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z Australia’s ranking bishop, Mark Coleridge, who delivered the homily at the final Mass of the summit, said Pell’s convictions “shocked many across Australia and around the world, including the Catholic Bishops of Australia.” Australian Cardinal Pell convicted of molesting 2 choirboys 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Australian Archbishop Mark Coleridge was delivering the homily; Francis was to offer final remarks at the end of Mass. Francis presides at final Mass to conclude sex abuse summit 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Patrick J. Conroy, the House chaplain, served as the main celebrant of the Mass, delivering a homily in which he recalled Dingell’s deep Catholicism. Dingell remembered as a larger-than-life lawmaker deeply respected by colleagues from both parties 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z House Chaplain Patrick J. Conroy had been scheduled to deliver the homily. Lawmakers pay tribute to John Dingell at 30,000 feet as funeral-bound flight is turned back because of bad weather 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z Bolz-Weber had recently given the opening homily at an event for his new venture, the Church of Rock and Roll, in Las Vegas. The Lutheran Pastor Calling for a Sexual Reformation 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z In his homily, delivered in Italian and translated into Arabic with English subtitles provided on screens, Francis directly addressed many of the expatriate Catholic workers in the stadium and beyond. 'I am blessed': UAE’s expatriate workers marvel at mass with the pope 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z In his homily, delivered in Italian and translated into Arabic with English subtitles on giant screens, Francis made a direct reference to the sufferings many endure. Pope Francis celebrates first-ever papal Mass in United Arab Emirates 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z When he returned, he gave a short homily on his experiences. The life and death of John Chau, the man who tried to convert his killers 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z In his closing homily, Francis urged the young people to work against “fear and exclusion, speculation and manipulation.” World Digest: Jan. 27, 2019 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z He used the words “weary,” “wearisome” or “weariness” about 20 times in the homily. Pope says weary Church 'wounded by her own sin,' in reference to abuse 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z In his homily, Francis lamented that society tends to label people good and bad, the righteous and the sinners, when it should instead spend its time creating opportunities for them to change. Pope seeks to inspire Panama’s priests, sisters at Youth Day 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Rough edges are quickly sanded, and yet the players are good — Meadows, especially, seems more valuable to comedy with every new role; they make it possible to look past the homilies. Review: ABC's 'Schooled' and 'Fam' on CBS show the network sitcom is still kicking 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z In his homily Francis urged Catholics to allow themselves to be led again as children are led by their mothers. Pope ode to motherhood ushers in 2019 after disastrous 2018 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z In his homily Francis urged Catholics to allow themselves to be led again as children are led by their mothers. Pope ode to motherhood ushers in 2019 after disastrous 2018 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z In his homily, the text of which was provided by the Vatican, Parolin praised those who refused to renounce their faith, comparing them to the martyrs of the early Christian church. Vatican official urges Iraq’s Christians to forgive, rebuild 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z The leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nicholls, used his homily to thank volunteers working to help the needy. Church leaders focus on social action 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z As the frontiers of television have been pushed out to new platforms and cutting edges, network situation comedy has become ever more itself, a place where homilies live and hugs happen. Review: ABC's 'Schooled' and 'Fam' on CBS show the network sitcom is still kicking 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z In his homily, Pope Francis said the birth of Christ pointed to a new way to live "not by devouring and hoarding, but by sharing and giving". Pope urges people to live simpler lives 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Cheers greeted his homily at the Notre Dame Cathedral of Kinshasa. Congo archbishop urges peace at Christmas Eve midnight mass 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z Pope Francis has attacked the “insatiable greed” of today’s consumerism, using his Christmas homily to urge people to make “sharing and giving” more a part of their lives. Pope uses Christmas homily to decry modern consumerism 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z In his homily, the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Nicholls, pointed to "difficult times, times of uncertainty and an absence of consensus". Church leaders focus on social action 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z Unless of course the homilies are what you come for, and they are there for the taking. Review: ABC's 'Schooled' and 'Fam' on CBS show the network sitcom is still kicking 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z In his homily, Francis said the infant Jesus, born in poverty in a stable, should make everyone, particularly those who have become “greedy and voracious,” reflect on the real meaning of life. Remember the poor and shun materialism, pope says on Christmas Eve 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z He celebrated mass at the church this past Sunday with his homilies reviewed by a superior, according to Holly Fournier, an archdiocese spokeswoman. Parents demand removal of priest who criticized son’s death 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z But the solution starts with politicians who actually support working people, instead of just spouting empty homilies about the value of work. Baby-snatching in Brooklyn: This is how we punish mothers for working 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z “My hunch is heaven, as perfect as it must be, just got a bit kinder and gentler,” the Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson Jr., rector of St. Martin’s, said on Wednesday in his homily. In Funeral of Pomp and Pageantry, Nation Bids Farewell to George Bush 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z He’d stood and, smoothing out the folds of that clothing, stepped out of the chapel, having decided what he would say during his homily. His assistant priest was just jailed on charges of molesting a child. Now he must face the parish. 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z In his homily, Francis called injustice the “perverse root of poverty.” Pope: the din of ‘ever more rich’ drown out cries of poor 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z In his homily, he said both were necessary. Blend faith, doctrine with activism, pope tells young at synod's end 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z The crowd gave Robinson a long standing ovation as he closed his homily, chocking back tears. Thousands pour into National Cathedral as Matthew Shepard, a symbol of gay rights, is interred 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z The Rev. Patrick Lewis did not mention the list of abusers in his homily. Washington Catholics stunned to learn some beloved priests were accused of abuse decades ago 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Those descriptions characterized almost all of the 1,400 families in Christensen’s congregation, some of whom he wasn’t sure would, despite everything, still come to Mass and hear his homily. His assistant priest was just jailed on charges of molesting a child. Now he must face the parish. 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z It was only then that bumper-sticker homilies Gandhi never uttered—“Be the change you wish to see in the world”—were attributed to him. Gandhi for the Post-Truth Age 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Services on Sunday never directly addressed Wuerl’s resignation, with homilies focusing on the dangers of materialism and the legacy of Romero. At Sunday Mass, scarce mention of Cardinal Wuerl’s resignation 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis called Paul a “prophet of a church turned outward” to care for the faraway poor. Pope makes El Salvador’s Oscar Romero, Pope Paul VI saints 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis said Archbishop Romero “left the security of the world, even his own safety, in order to give his life according to the Gospel, close to the poor and to his people.” Archbishop Óscar Romero and Pope Paul VI Are Made Saints 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z On a table nearby was the text of Romero’s last homily. Sainthood of slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero hailed by thousands at L.A. Mass - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis called Paul “a prophet of an extroverted church” who opened it up to the world. Pope Francis canonises Óscar Romero and Pope Paul VI 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis called Paul a “prophet of a church turned outwards” to care for the faraway poor. Oscar Romero, Pope Paul VI become saints 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z History’s first Latin American pope warned in his homily Sunday of the “danger” posed by wealth, calling “the love of money the root of all evils.” The Latest: Pope lauds new saints Oscar Romero, Pope Paul VI 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z In his final homily, minutes before he was shot in the heart, Romero spoke of spreading “the benefits of human dignity, brotherhood and freedom across the earth ....” Slain Salvadoran bishop Romero and Pope Paul VI become saints 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z In homilies and widely broadcast radio shows, Romero implored the government to do more for the poor and criticized the repressive tactics of the military. On the eve of his canonization, Archbishop Oscar Romero is remembered by Salvadoran immigrants in L.A. - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Romero, who had often denounced repression and poverty in his homilies, was shot dead on 24 March 1980, in a hospital chapel in San Salvador. Pope Francis canonises Óscar Romero and Pope Paul VI 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z But he made several opaque remarks that some interpreted as being aimed at Viganò, at one point saying during a homily that a “Great Accuser,” Satan, is “among us.” Top Vatican cardinal says coverup accusations against Francis are a ‘political plot’ 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z He was familiar for his Thanksgiving homilies, his year-end odes to the good people in sport. Dave Anderson: Colleague, Friend, Role Model 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Earlier in the day, during a homily, Francis choked back tears as he welcomed “for the first time” two bishops from mainland China. Vatican, Shadowed by Crisis, Tries to Bring Young People Back Into Fold 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z The fact that Vaghi did not mention politics in his homily, she said, was “the best part” of the Mass. Amid fight over Kavanaugh, annual Red Mass for Supreme Court skips the politics 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z In the document, Vigano denounced the official Vatican silence about his claims and accused Francis of mounting a campaign of "subtle slander" against him by referring indirectly to him as Satan in recent homilies. Accuser denounces pope's silence over abuse cover-up claims 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Mary “stands near those who suffer,” the pope said in his homily, “including those who have been put on trial, condemned by all, deported” — those, he said, who are on the fringes of society. Pope Francis Honors Latvia’s Past While Looking to Its Future 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Today’s homily is about haughtiness in the Oval Office, a case of acting as a leader against expert advice and at the expense of the American public. Taxing Americans to reform the Chinese 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z He has spent his post-Presidency solemnly doing what pontiffs seem to do nowadays: travelling often, delivering homilies, and dabbing away, with fine cloth, at certain black marks on the faith. John McCain and the Limits of Civility 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Francis offered the advice Monday in his homily at Mass in the Vatican hotel where he lives. Pope’s remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z As we set off in the office Mini, he would deliver one of a small repertoire of homilies about our craft. Alan Rusbridger: who broke the news? 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z The pope, in his homily on Sunday, seemed to have no illusions of how hard his task is. Pope Francis in Ireland: Call for Resignation Further Clouds Visit 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z The remarks, which appeared to depart from his prepared homily, repeated the themes of sin and forgiveness in the first papal visit to Ireland in nearly 40 years. Former Vatican envoy accuses Pope Francis of hiding sexual abuse allegations involving disgraced U.S. cardinal 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Though the event started with a Catholic homily, the celebration was billed as “multicultural,” according to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. L.A. is almost 237 years old. The celebration began on Saturday. 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z The itinerary for Francis’s short trip is filled with events typical of a papal visit: meetings with politicians, dignitaries and church leaders, homilies and speeches, popemobile tours, and masses. Arrival of Pope Francis in Ireland brings 'mixed emotions' 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z The itinerary for his short visit is filled with events typical of a papal visit: meetings with politicians, dignitaries and church leaders, homilies and speeches, popemobile tours and masses. Dublin awaits Pope Francis with mixture of pride and pain 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z The canicula was on the lips of waitresses, Rosary Society ladies and even priests, some of whom mentioned it last week during their homilies. They call it the canicula. In this Texas border town, the peak of a deadly summer is surrounded by superstitions 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z Some Catholic priests offered fiery homilies, telling parishioners their anger at the sex abuse detailed in last week’s grand jury report was justified, even necessary. ‘We Are Entitled to a Righteous Anger’: Catholics Return to Mass After Sex Abuse Report 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, the archbishop of Genoa who led the funeral ceremony, said in his homily that the collapse was “a wound to the heart of Genoa.” ‘A Wound to the Heart of Genoa’: Italy Buries Victims of Bridge Collapse 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z The homily on Wednesday was given by Rev. Michael G. Ryan, pastor of the cathedral. Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen remembered for his humanity, humility and kindness 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z He has more than 4 million Twitter followers tuning into a stream of plugs for his artists, photos of his family and self-help homilies. Pop super-manager Scooter Braun: 'I was not going to let Justin Bieber die' 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z In this way, he might be seen as an heir to older gurus of manhood like Elbert Hubbard, who in 1899 published a stern and wildly popular homily called “A Message to Garcia.” Jordan Peterson’s Gospel of Masculinity 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z “He is called upon to be someone that has to turn his back on so many of the temptations of this world,” he said in the homily. ‘We Are Entitled to a Righteous Anger’: Catholics Return to Mass After Sex Abuse Report 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z “Some say this is the moment of suffering and mourning and we shouldn’t think about the causes and responsibilities,” the cardinal said in his homily. ‘A Wound to the Heart of Genoa’: Italy Buries Victims of Bridge Collapse 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z Francis didn’t refer to any country by name in his homily, but he said the only “reasonable response” to the global migration phenomenon today is to show solidarity and mercy. Pope denounces ‘sterile hypocrisy’ of anti-migrant policies 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z In his homily, he cautioned Christians against keeping their distance from “human misery,” and urged them to avoid “empty” forms of service and compassion for people. Pope: Church must be in contact with people’s real problems 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z In his homily, he encouraged people to “knock down” the walls of social codes — known in Italy as “omerta” — that discourage people from denouncing mobsters. Pope encourages mobster-plagued town to take law’s side 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z At some churches in Pennsylvania, a video message from Bishop Joseph Charles Bambera of Scranton was shown in lieu of the homily. ‘We Are Entitled to a Righteous Anger’: Catholics Return to Mass After Sex Abuse Report 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z His pre-election homily against the “dictatorship of relativism” helped get him the job, and his papacy was considered by many as a last-ditch effort to save Europe and its Christian roots. As Ireland Joins Europe’s Sprint From Catholic Fold, Francis Looks South 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z “None of us knows why there’s evil in the world,” Cruz sermonised, the force of his soaring homily only slightly diminished by a microphone problem that intermittently cut him off mid-sentence. ‘Hearts without God’: Santa Fe shooting leaves reformers facing a religious wall 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Presumably adhering to Conte’s half time homily, they livened up in the second half, with Eden Hazard belatedly beginning to impose his talent on proceedings. Newcastle add to Antonio Conte’s woes with easy win over listless Chelsea 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z “What an interesting thing to be a confidant to a woman who has no secrets,” Mrs. Bush’s pastor, the Rev. Russell J. Levenson Jr., the rector of St. Martin’s, said in his homily. Barbara Bush Is Remembered at Her Funeral for Her Wit and Tough Love 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis told them the ritual is meant to show his willingness to serve others “like a slave,” as Jesus did. Pope washes the feet of inmates, reveals he has cataracts 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis warned priests to not be tempted to “idolize” church law and doctrine when preaching, since that can distance ordinary faithful from Jesus. The Latest: Pope Francis to have cataracts surgery next year 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Despite King’s increasing militancy, he ended this homily with a sweeping condemnation of war, arguing that “a true revolution of values” would “say of war: ‘This way of settling differences is not just’.” The making of Martin Luther King’s speeches 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z “The temptation to silence young people has always existed,” Francis said in the homily of a Mass. Keep shouting, don't become anesthetized, pope tells young people 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z But there will be another homily along in a while. Lucy Hale gets a 'Life Sentence' from the CW 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z When the US-backed Salvadorean army was using death squads and torture to stop leftist revolutionaries from seizing power, he used what would become his last homily to speak out against it. Murdered archbishop to be made a saint 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Recent issues have raised eyebrows, including the March 2016 edition on “Women who preach,” which appeared to advocate allowing lay women to deliver homilies at Mass. Vatican magazine denounces nuns’ servitude 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z “Inseparable in life, they would be inseparable in death,” said the Rev. Michael Ryan, who delivered the homily for the couple. Former Gov. John and Lois Spellman remembered at joint funeral mass 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z It was filled with homilies such as “No method is more effective than the good example”, and headings such as “the Ikea spirit is a strong and living reality”. Ingvar Kamprad obituary 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z An inspirational pop song will play just before something goes wrong, and a homily will be followed by a rude joke. Lucy Hale gets a 'Life Sentence' from the CW 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Earlier on Sunday the 81-year-old pope delivered a homily to 500 nuns and met with bishops. 'Sicker than healthy': Pope blasts Latin America's corrupt politics 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z During his homily, he urged the Chilean government to continue welcoming migrants and caring for the least fortunate among them, saying, “There is no Christian joy when doors are closed.” Pope Francis marries couple on board papal plane in Chile 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z “You cannot assert yourselves by destroying others, because this only leads to more violence and division,” he admonished in his homily. Pope recalls dictatorship, indigenous cause in symbolic Mass 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Cuomo, for all his homilies about American greatness being the product of “what we built,” has also rejected some efforts to add new revenue sources to the subway. The Case for the Subway 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z In his homily, the pope said God gave to us a “whole and sound” year, but “we humans in so many ways ruined and hurt it with works of death, with lies and injustices.” Pope Francis laments wars, injustices that ‘ruined’ 2017 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z A misguided homily by a person who clearly never owned or ran a business in a highly competitive area. The Robots Are Coming, and Sweden Is Fine 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z The Roman Catholic Church's most senior cleric in England and Wales warned in his midnight homily that there is "conflict in the air, not dialogue". Cardinal warns of 'conflict in the air' 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z In his homily, Francis said, “Our document of citizenship” comes from God, making respect of migrants an integral part of Christianity. Pope, on Christmas Eve, says faith demands respect of immigrants 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z “So many other footsteps are hidden in the footsteps of Joseph and Mary,” he said in his homily. Pope on Christmas: Bethlehem trek’s like today’s migrations 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z “He dedicated his whole life to the Church,” Sodano said in his homily in praise of Law, who died on Wednesday. Cardinal Law funeral held at Vatican with no mention of sex abuse cris 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z In his homily, Francis said Latin America’s indigenous, women, peasants, migrants and unemployed often aren’t treated with the dignity they deserve. Pope on Guadalupe feast: Church is mestizo, native, black 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z It ranges from jargon-laden ‘briefs’ that contain little pertinent information to condescending homilies about what democratically elected politicians should care about. Wanted: academics wise to the needs of government In his homily, Francis said, “Our document of citizenship” comes from God, making respect of migrants an integral part of Christianity. Pope, on Christmas Eve, says faith demands respect of immigrants 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z In one of his book’s early scenes, he relates a professional homily from a man he identifies as a prominent Russian TV presenter. The insidious power of The Trump Show 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z “He dedicated his whole life to the Church,” Sodano said in his homily in praise of Law, who died on Wednesday. Cardinal Law funeral held at Vatican with no mention of sex abuse cris 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z In his homily ordaining the new priests, Francis thanked those who came out for the Mass, noting that some people had travelled two days to attend. Pope Francis to greet Rohingya refugees at Bangladesh peace prayer 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z In his homily, Francis referred to the deep discrimination suffered by the country’s many ethnic and religious groups. Pope’s Avoids Politics in Myanmar but Can’t Quiet Questions on Rohingya 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z “It’s probably a trend they should embrace,” said Edward Zhong, 25, a doctor visiting from Australia with his brother Mark, 21, who spent much of the homily taking pictures. Pope Says No Phones in Church. Parishioners Keep Scrolling. 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z “Please Lord, stop. No more wars. No more of these useless massacres,” he said, speaking in hushed tones in an improvised homily. Pope, at U.S. military cemetery, makes emotional anti-war address 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z In his homily, Coakley said it was a joy to bring the major relic to Holy Trinity where it would be venerated - honored - by the faithful. Oklahoma parish receives religious relic 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z In his homily, Coakley said it was a joy to bring the major relic to Holy Trinity where it would be venerated — honored — by the faithful. Oklahoma parish receives religious relic 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z “We’ve all been affected. There is much suffering. There is much anguish,” the priest said as he began his homily. A light amid the darkness, a Puerto Rico church stands up as its community struggles 2017-10-07T04:00:00Z George Stack, Archbishop of Cardiff, gave the homily. Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor's funeral held 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z “Please Lord, stop. No more wars. No more of these useless massacres,” he said, speaking in hushed tones in an improvised homily. Pope, at U.S. military cemetery, makes emotional anti-war address 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z In his homily, he also urged Colombians to take up religious vocations and commit to helping the disadvantaged as a means of spiritual renewal. More than a million Colombians celebrate Mass with Pope Francis 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z Speaking in a homily to hundreds of thousands of people on muddied fields, Francis urged Colombians to “get involved” in helping each other and to embrace “acts of non-violence, reconciliation and peace.” Help those who hunger for food, dignity, pope urges Colombians 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z During the homily, the pontiff beatified two priests killed during the conflict and warned those present that the peace process needed reconciliation in order to work. Pope Francis addresses violence against women on Colombia visit - BBC News 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z There, in what is billed as the “Great Prayer Meeting for National Reconciliation”, the pope will listen to testimonials from people whose lives were affected by the violence and then deliver a homily. Pope visits Colombia to boost peace process after 50 years of war 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z A fervent advocate of the Confederacy, he used to joke about “Saint Robert E. Lee” in his homilies at church. Perspective | How I discovered my childhood priest was in the Ku Klux Klan 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z He is the chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and made clear after his homily at a national vigil in January that fighting abortion was a bigger issue for him than fighting deportations. Cardinals on Opposite Sides of the Hudson Reflect Two Paths of Catholicism 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Speaking in a homily to hundreds of thousands of people on muddied fields, Francis urged Colombians to “get involved” in helping each other and to embrace “acts of non-violence, reconciliation and peace.” Help those who hunger for food, dignity, pope urges Colombians 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z The early worship will be Holy Eucharist with a homily. Religion events from around the Washington area 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z There, in what is billed as the “Great Prayer Meeting for National Reconciliation”, the pope will listen to testimonials from people whose lives were affected by the violence and then deliver a homily. Pope visits Colombia to boost peace process after 50 years of war 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z For all his decency, and his homilies about winning not being all that important, Wooden most certainly wanted to win. Opinion | The tall, phenom on the basketball court remembering his legendary coach 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z When it comes to politics, they are hard to pin down as liberal or conservative, and not all think preaching antiabortion homilies is a good idea. How Millennials Are Reinventing the Priesthood 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z “Our Lady foretold, and warned us about, a way of life that is godless and indeed profanes God in his creatures,” Francis said in his homily. Pope makes 2 Fatima children saints on centenary of visions 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis urged them to be good and merciful to their fellow Egyptians, saying “the only fanaticism believers can have is that of charity!” Pope’s timely Egypt visit comforts grief-stricken Christians 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z In his homily, he urged them to not be hypocritical in their faith. The Latest: Francis tells Egypt Catholics to be merciful 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z A ceremony to bless the tartans and the families represented by the cloth follows a brief homily. Religion events from around the Washington area 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z In “Seven Days In Utopia,” Lucas Black truly looked like a player, but the movie, even with Robert Duvall in a key role, got too weighed down in homilies. The search for the great golf movie - Golf Digest 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z Holy Eucharist, Rite Two will have a children’s homily. Religion events from around the Washington area 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Francis was scheduled to give his own homily Friday night at the traditional Way of the Cross procession in the ancient Colosseum in Rome. Pope attends Good Friday service recalling Jesus’ suffering 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z Now, on “Silicon Valley,” entering its fourth season on HBO, it is the upward-failing sociopaths of the tech industry, who envelop their monopolistic ardor in homilies about changing the world. Mike Judge, the Bard of Suck 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z The laity also offer personal “resonances” about Scriptural readings that critics say can detract from the priest’s homily. Guam Catholic Church sees a “perfect storm” of controversy 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z Winning is the main aim of the game today but Mourinho told us in another of his recent homilies that victory alone is not enough at the Theatre of Dreams. Manchester United v Rostov: Europa League last 16, second leg – live! 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z “Little Room” is a pithy and circular homily on the anxieties of the creative life; it might almost be a piece of needlepoint. Jack White’s Infinite Imagination 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z Francis was set to deliver a homily and put ashes on faithful in the basilica. Pope marks Ash Wednesday with prayer and solemn procession 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z There will also be a short interactive homily. Religion events from around the Washington area 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Part financial advice, travelogue, human interest, Americana, economics, national policy, homily — they were always full friend, brother, father, teacher, psychologist, pastor/rabbi/mullah. New voice on raising living standard 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z “It started with the doom-hued inauguration homily to ‘American carnage’ in United States cities co-written by Mr. Bannon, followed a few days later by his ‘shut up’ message to the news media. Friday Mailbag: News Cycles That Won’t Stop Spinning 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z The breakfast featured the usual menu of homilies and testimonials to the power of faith. Trump Vows to ‘Destroy’ Law Banning Political Activity by Churches 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z “You and I are called to be men and women of communion and mission,” he told them and the rest of the worshipers later in the homily. A New Bishop, With the Style of a Parish Priest, for Rockville Centre 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z It started with the doom-hued inauguration homily to “American carnage” in United States cities co-written by Mr. Bannon, followed a few days later by his “shut up” message to the news media. Bannon Seizes a Security Role From Generals 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z In his farewell speech, President Obama departed from the usual homilies and urged activists to find their causes. Democrats prepare for Trump with one of the earliest resistance movements ever to greet a new president 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Under normal circumstances, there is truth in these civic homilies. Preserve, Protect, and Defend 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z In his homily, Cardinal Tobin said he was thankful for his new job, though he described it as “a daunting proposition.” Cardinal Tobin, New Newark Archbishop, Cites ‘Chasm Between Life and Faith’ 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the archbishop of Westminster and leader of the Catholic church in England and Wales, also addressed the challenges of the past year in his midnight mass homily at Westminster Cathedral. Pope calls for peace in world's conflict areas in Christmas Day message 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z His homily was primarily addressed to volunteer workers celebrating the Jubilee. Mother Teresa Is Made a Saint by Pope Francis 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Ryan based his homily on the day’s Gospel, spoke movingly of a Christ “whose love knows no bounds” and poked fun of himself. Father Ryan: An essential priest in a secular Seattle 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z In his homily at Westminster Cathedral he said there was "much anxiety about the state of the world". Christian leaders urge calm and faith in time of 'fear' - BBC News 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z He used the homily at his installation to explain orthodox views on marriage and abortion. Cardinal Tobin, New Newark Archbishop, Cites ‘Chasm Between Life and Faith’ 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Earlier, in his Christmas Eve homily, Francis said that Christmas has been “taken hostage” by a dazzling materialism that blinded many to the needs of the hungry, the migrants and the war-weary. Pope calls for peace in world's conflict areas in Christmas Day message 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z “Will there be a third Islamic attempt to conquer Europe?” he had asked in a Sept. 11 homily at St. Stephen’s that made headlines across the Continent. A Christian Answer to the Age of Terror 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z On Christmas Day, in every church the world over, whether a cathedral or the shell of an ancient chapel in Iraq, congregants will sit down to hear a homily on hope. Michelle’s Trump Despair 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z For nearly 30 years, he was a regular on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, always ending his homily with a humorous story, often gleaned from experiences in his own Jewish community. Obituary: Rabbi Lionel Blue - BBC News 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Pastor Moses Sangha and Pastor Richard Keller, a retired Methodist minister, will lead informal services that will include singing, praying and a brief homily. Religion events from around the Washington area 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z His homily echoed this idea but with added urgency. L.A.'s quiet archbishop has a message for immigrants and the nation -- and prayers for president-elect Trump 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Francis used his homily to also caution the new “princes of the church,” as cardinals are sometimes called, to guard against animosity creeping into the church as well, saying “We are not immune from this.” World Digest: Nov. 19, 2016 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z Francis used his homily to caution the new “princes of the church,” as cardinals are sometimes called, to guard against animosity creeping into the church as well, saying “we are not immune from this.” Pope Francis Decries ‘Virus of Polarization’ in the World 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z In his homily, the pope said: “We live at a time in which polarization and exclusion are burgeoning and considered the only way to resolve conflicts.” Pope decries surge of polarization over race, faith 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z Francis in his homily said God and neighbor are the most valuable riches in life, noting that “all the rest, even this basilica, pass” away. Homeless have VIP seats for pope's Mass in St. Peter's 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z And in the final words of his homily, he called upon the archdiocese’s most enduring symbol of hope and unification, a symbol of faith that endures across borders in times of peril. L.A.'s quiet archbishop has a message for immigrants and the nation -- and prayers for president-elect Trump 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Vaporous homilies about working together — one of President Obama’s specialties, and behold his legacy — only confuse the situation. Stay angry. That’s the only way to uphold principles in Trump’s America. 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z In his homily Tuesday, Francis continued with the theme of unity, urging the faithful to meekly draw close to Christ and one another as they commemorate the Reformation over the next year. Pope presses call for unity in Sweden with new Beatitudes 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Pastor Moses Sangha and Pastor Richard Keller, a retired Methodist minister, will lead these informal services that will include singing, praying and a brief homily. Religion events from around the Washington area 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z “He was a young man who was larger than life — a good, kind-hearted, loving young man who loved life, who loved people,” Alvarez said in his homily. Jose Fernandez remembered at funeral for big personality and fun-loving spirit 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z After America won the space race interest and funding dwindled, and advocates of human space flight were reduced to homilies about inspiring people to take up careers as scientists. The world is not enough 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z At the ceremony, which took place in Mr. Kai’s apartment, Mr. Soko delivered a short homily about faith and remembering the dead. Japan’s Newest Technology Innovation: Priest Delivery 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z But they are a useful reminder that there is sometimes genuine wisdom hidden in folksy homilies. Feed a virus, starve a bacterium 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z "He accepted his martyrdom there on the altar of Christ," the pope said in his homily in the chapel of the guest house where he lives in the Vatican. Pope says murdered French priest a martyr, on road to sainthood 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z But he was also good at offering homilies. Truth, beauty and annihilation: my quest for chess mastery | Stephen Moss 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z All of this could so easily have descended into earnest schmaltz with a “the darkest hour is just before the dawn” homily about hope rising from the ashes of 9/11. Come From Away: the musical that dares to deal with 9/11 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z Francis acknowledged in an off-the-cuff remark toward the end of his homily that it might be difficult to refrain from calling the iconic nun — whom he described as the “emblematic figure of womanhood — Mother Teresa.” Pope Francis: Mother Teresa a saint 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z The 35- to 40-minute service will include prayer, scripture, a homily and Holy Eucharist. Religion events around the Washington area 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Delivering his homily, the priest spoke of how he approached every opportunity to address his congregation as if it were his first Mass, his last Mass and his only Mass. Patrick Mullins carries message onto field with D.C. United 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, the Archbishop of Lyon, dedicated his homily to his country and addressed "all the faithful" including Jews and Muslims. Tight security at Lourdes for Assumption Day celebrations - BBC News 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z The Rev. Sally Slater will serve as preacher and presider at the 8 a.m. worship service or prayers, scripture, a homily and Holy Eucharist. Religion events from around the Washington area 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z In a Latin Mass, everything except the homily and readings are in Latin and most of the hymns are sung in the language. New Hampshire parish set to offer traditional Latin Mass 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z “God is in our midst. He’s always in us, in good times and in bad times,” Father Perez says in his brief homily. After arson, church in Bonners Ferry waits to rejoice again 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z The Rev. Sally Slater will serve as preacher and presider at the 8 a.m. worship service or prayers, Scripture, a homily and Holy Eucharist. Religion events from around the Washington area 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z God, said Francis in his final homily of the pilgrimage, “demands of us real courage, the courage to be more powerful than evil, by loving everyone, even our enemies.” Pope Francis: Humanity Is Stronger Than Evil 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z In the final homily of the pilgrimage, Francis said God “demands of us real courage, the courage to be more powerful than evil, by loving everyone, even our enemies.” The Latest: Police: Security on top as pope visited Poland 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z In the homily of a Mass, he told them not to lead "two-track lives" or to "remain enclosed, out of fear or convenience, within ourselves ..." Pope urges Polish churchmen to open up, shun worldly ambitions 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z The Mass proceeded as planned and the pope delivered a long homily before tens of thousands of faithful gathered at the foot of the Jasna Gora monastery in Poland’s southern city of Czestochowa. Pope Francis misses step, falls down before Mass in Poland 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z He keeps his homilies to 8 to 12 minutes and stands in the center aisle to speak so he can be closer to the congregation. Preaching a Message Some Don’t Want to Hear 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z He drives this point home in a homily about his father. How the prosperity gospel explains Donald Trump’s popularity with Christian voters 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Catholic Bishops’ new annual “fortnight for freedom”: fourteen consecutive days of masses, songs, homilies, prayers, videos, receptions, readings, lectures and other events staged in cathedrals and churches around the country and involving millions of Catholics. Regular Christians Are No Longer Welcome in American Culture 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z So while a moving homily by her father may spark a spiritual epiphany, Grace has other reasons to return to Calvary. Oprah Winfrey's 'Greenleaf' deserves high praise, but her network may not receive its full bounty 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Women at the conference asked him to reconcile a phrase he often uses – “feminine genius” – with the reality that women can’t give a homily in their parishes, according to the NCR. Pope Francis calls for study on ‘reinstating’ female deacons 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z They can give homilies and preside at weddings, funerals and baptisms, but they cannot celebrate Mass. Pope Francis to set up panel to consider ordaining women as deacons in Catholic Church 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z In his very first homily, Pope Benedict XVI addressed the relativism, the lack of common moral language in the modern world. Truthiness, Trumpiness and the gut 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Outlining his own moral approach, Carroll offers a poetic naturalist's version of the Ten Commandments, the “Ten Considerations”: greetings-card-like homilies such as “It Takes All Kinds”. Physics: Material to meaning : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis said darkness and fear must not prevail and "imprison" the world with pessimism. Christians in the Holy Land and across the world are celebrating Easter, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z In his homily, Francis said the hope that Easter brings is a lesson for the Christian faithful to cast aside the hopelessness that can “imprison” people inside of themselves. World digest: March 26, 2016 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z Delivering his homily, Francis said: "Today is the celebration of our hope. It is so necessary today." Pope delivers Easter message of hope after grim week of terror - BBC News 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z The pontiff in his Palm Sunday homily lamented what he called the "indifference" of all those who don't want to take on the responsibility of deciding the destiny of refugees flooding into Europe. Pope Francis has begun Holy Week ceremonies with a Palm Sunday procession in St. Peter's Square 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z Francis’s first homily eight years later was a short, off-the-cuff exhortation to treat others with tenderness. Pope Francis Will Be a Pro at Instagram 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z The cardinal began his homily with a quick admiration of the building, before counseling those in attendance to rededicate themselves to their faith during Lent. Cardinal O’Malley helps christen restored church in Lowell 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z In his opening statement, Kasich offered a homily of sunshine and light. Marco Rubio was ready to fight and other takeaways from the latest GOP debate 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z “Big Ang was indeed fully human,” Monsignor Cassato said in his homily. At Funeral Mass for ‘Big Ang,’ the Sacred and the Irreverent Mingle 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z |
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