On the first day of our introductory preaching course, my colleague presents a continuum. At one end is the view that the preacher has sole responsibility to make the gospel heard, to get Jesus to ...

Apr. 25—In the course of nearly 30 years of preaching, teaching and visiting at Grace Lutheran Church in Fremont, Maureen Pump has been asked the question often: Did she want to be a pastor? "I can ...

Check the course schedule for future offerings of this course. This course, developed by Rev. Msgr. James Mongelluzzo, includes videos on the theology of marriage and on preparing a wedding homily, a ...

Learn how to craft an engaging homily, and cultivate the study, prayer, and pastoral practices that will support you as work to feed the congregation on the Word of God. Deepen your appreciation of ...

The fourth edition of the programme, which spanned five three-hour lectures as well as practical training, is part of the department’s effort to develop the awareness of staff imams and preachers to ...

The episcopal shutdown of public celebration of the Mass in the United States has put focus on what might be called “palliative pastoral care” to address the faithful’s inaccessibility to “the source ...

When I was a young adult, I sat in the pew at the funeral services of a close friend in my neighborhood. He had been shot in a robbery at the shoe store where he worked part-time. The loss was as ...