Christmas time means gift giving, and as pastors, we often think of gifts in terms of tangible items—books, resources, ...

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On the feast day of St. Mary Magdalene, an online debate broke out amongst Catholics about women giving homilies. This stemmed from a tweet by Jesuit priest Father James Martin who wrote, in part: “It ...

What makes a great Catholic homily? And what goes into the art of delivering it well? Preach is a new weekly podcast from America Media that features a diverse cast of Catholic preachers who open up ...

Madonna‘s “Papa Don’t Preach” is one of the most famous pop songs by one of the most conic singers who ever lived. It sounds an awful lot like a song by Yoko Ono — a noncommercial artist if there ever ...

Sister Jamie Phelps delivered the University of Dayton Speaker Series annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. address titled "The MLK Legacy and Its Contemporary Implications for the Social Justice Mission ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. "Papa Don't ...

A fascinating study of story, homiletics, humor, faith and the art of preaching. Take an unprecedented look at a pastor moving from scripture to sermon. Through interviews with family and colleagues, ...

When Lee Hale moved back to Salt Lake City to report on his church from member station KUER, he figured he would confront some uncomfortable truths about his Mormon faith. But what happened was it ...