Category: Homiletics
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Preaching the Two Halves of Life
FR. JOHN GRIBOWICH — Preachers need to be attuned to those in the second half of life. We can’t afford to lose them.
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Dancing through Lent in Steadfastness and Hope
TEVA REGULE — The process of becoming God-like—for instance, to see the world as God sees it, to have mercy as God has mercy, and to love as God loves—is not linear.
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Summer course offering in preaching!
EDITOR — Opportunity for ongoing preaching formation at Saint John’s in summer of 2026!
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Preaching the Poetry of Scripture
DAVID SCHMITT — Let the psalms preach the Gospel! Take a look (and a listen) at how Psalm 29 draws us into the drama of The Baptism of the Lord.
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Online Course Opportunity for Preaching
EDITOR — Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminar to offer 1-credit course on preaching the rites in Spring 2026.
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Brief Book Review: From Page-to-Page Proclamation
MELINDA A. QUIVIK — Clare Schwantes validates preaching as a dialogue between scripture as the preacher hears it and context as the preacher interprets it.
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Homiletics Masterclass at Saint John’s Abbey
EDITOR –This is not just a lecture; it’s a collaborative learning experience where participants use one another as teaching examples.
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Preaching as Real Encounter: Part III
LUCAS CHRISTENSEN — For these preachers, the liturgical celebration with its ritual of anamnesis has, in fact, made them participants in the vision of Christ’s divine light. Our ritual even today, with its art, movement, and hymnody brings us into the same real participation.
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Preaching and the Political, Part 3: Christ the King
BRUCE MORRILL – The liturgical year is reaching its culmination, as has the U.S. political cycle. Preaching on Christ the King in the wake of Election Day invites consideration of this feast’s modern origin and present implications.