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The secret to a good homily? Listening
By
jmcgee
This fine essay on preaching should give anyone who climbs into the pulpit ample food for thought: I taught a class on preaching last week. As we began I said, “Good preaching begins with good listening.” I think of preachers, the good ones, as scouts and watchmen, poets and explorers. They’ve been given the work…
“Have a Coke and a smile”
By
jmcgee
Remember that ad? This sweet video below gives new meaning to it — and it will really make you smile. Enjoy.
Balm Sunday
By
jmcgee
A soulful hymn for a Sunday morning. This glorious old spiritual will be sung by our choir later today — a song of consolation and restoration for all who are hurting, for any reason, in any place… There is a balm in Gilead To make the wounded whole…
Homily for January 24, 2010: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
By
jmcgee
For most of us, by this time, the new year is old hat. We’ve gotten the hang of writing “2010” on our checks. We’ve taken down the Christmas lights and thrown out the fruitcake and added the name “Jenny Craig” to our vocabulary. But in the gospel this Sunday, the newness hasn’t worn off. The…
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