How to Make Homilies Better, Briefer, and Bolder Tips from a Master Homilist

Name: How to Make Homilies Better, Briefer, and Bolder Tips from a Master Homilist
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ISBN: 9781592761982

ISBN-10: 1592761984

ISBN-13: 9781592761982

Edition: 2007

Authors: O. McBride, Timothy M. Dolan

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Sincere, encouraging, and downright practical, Fr. McBride's How to Make Homilies Better, Briefer, and Bolder makes it easy to connect with your parishioners every Sunday and drive them to a higher calling. Blending simple-to-follow instructions, proven strategies, and the occasional rule, this guidebook encapsulates 50 years of sermon mastery from one of the most notable preachers of our time. Comprehensive yet compact, How to Make Homilies Better, Briefer, and Bolder includes practical steps for overcoming public-speaking fears and time-saving tips for finding relevant stories that warrant sharing. Includes special tips for weddings, funerals, and Masses for children. Each chapter begins…

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List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor, Publishing Division
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 158
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Preface



Introduction




Let God's Word Own You: The secret of St. Augustine's preaching



Call People to Faith: The preacher: St. John Chrysostom



Begin with a Story: St. Ambrose dramatizes Scripture



Study the Bible: Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ: St. Jerome



Preach Christ: St. Leo the Great: defender of the Incarnation



Welcome the New Evangelization: St. Gregory the Great: creating Christian Europe



Say the Idea - Speak a Picture: St. Thomas Aquinas: the marriage of reason and faith



Preaching about the Saints: St. Catherine of Siena...she changed the mind of a pope



Marian Homilies: St. Bernard of Clairvaux



Preaching Should Be a Prayer, Not a Performance: St. Teresa of Avila - a Doctor of Prayer



Humor in Homilies?: St. Philip Neri: God's clown became the Apostle of Rome



Wedding Homilies: St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton



Funeral Homilies: St. Paul the Apostle



Some Preaching Lessons from Cardinal Newman



Children's Homilies: St. Therese of Lisieux: her "little way" of spiritual childhood



Baptism Homilies: St. John the Baptist



Advent Homilies: Isaiah: prophet of the Advent



Christmas Homilies: St. Norbert: began his Order on Christmas Day



How to Deliver a Homily: St. Francis de Sales: under the radar



Lenten Homilies: Sr. Thea Bowman, F.S.P.A.: she lived the mystery of the Cross



Preaching Easter: Cardinal Joseph Bernardin: he witnessed the Risen Lord



Pentecost: Preaching the Holy Spirit: Pope John Paul II: Be not afraid - overcoming fear of preaching



Remote Preparation for Homilies: How God prepared St. Paul to preach



How to Talk: Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen



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