Preach: The Catholic Homilies Podcast

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 the finest Catholic preachers. Each week, preachers open up their hearts and minds, sharing their spiritual lives, approaches to interpreting scripture and techniques for preparing the best homilies. 

On each episode, listeners will meet Catholic preachers, learn about their communities and hear their Sunday homilies, delivered with a podcast audience in mind. In the second part of the show, preachers will unpack the making of their homily with the show’s host, Ricardo da Silva, S.J., to offer a privileged peek into their lives as ministers of God’s Word, to enable all preachers to keep preaching the Good News.

Read the homilies featured on the podcast and get daily Scripture reflections from America Media by becoming a subscriber: www.americamagazine.org/subscribe

“Preach” is made possible through a generous grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc, as a contribution to its Compelling Preaching Initiative, funding the development of preachers across the United States.

Religion & Spirituality
Christianity
1
God lifts up the underdogs
29 min
2
After the election, people may know your politi...
41 min
3
Blindness is not a curse to be broken
36 min
4
LGBTQ Catholics deserve preaching that builds b...
43 min
5
How to preach about poverty to wealthy parishio...
John Unni preaches for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
45 min
6
Lean into love, not fear, this World Day of Mig...
Dan Corrou, S.J., preaches for the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
30 min
7
How St. Phoebe is helping us hear more women’s ...
Ellie Hidalgo preaches for the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
37 min
8
Why did Jesus call Peter ‘Satan’?: Questioning ...
Charles Bobertz preaches for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
35 min
9
Timothy Radcliffe: Don't preach like a know-it-...
How Timothy Radcliffe prepared to lead a retreat for synod delegates
38 min
10
Top preaching takeaways from the National Eucha...
33 min
11
Writing a homily after the Trump assassination ...
Deacon Greg Kandra preaches for the 15th Sunday, Ordinary Time, Year B
35 min
12
Meet a ‘perpetual pilgrim’ on her way to the Na...
21 min
13
How the Eucharistic Revival can help us love Go...
Joe Laramie, S.J. preacher for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B
23 min
14
Try writing your next homily in a coffee shop
Scott VanDerveer | Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Year C
36 min
15
Never start a homily with these 4 words
Thomas Groome preaches for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Year B
35 min
16
Preachers: Tell a story that will stay with you...
Fr. Chris Clohessy preaches for the Solemnity of Pentecost, Year B
33 min
17
Ron Hansen on bringing fiction-writing techniqu...
Ron Hansen preaches for the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, Year B
21 min
18
What young adults most need to hear in a homily
Father Peter Wojcik preaches for the Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year B
30 min
19
A preacher should offer the congregation a chal...
Gemma Simmonds, CJ, preaches for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B
34 min
20
Bishop Stowe preaches on the climate crisis for...
Bishop John Stowe, O.F.M. Conv., preaches for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year B
25 min
21
To be a good preacher, pray more and read widely
John Baldovin, S.J., preaches for the Third Sunday of Easter, Year B
24 min
22
Striking a chord: The debate on singing in the ...
Kim Harris preaches for the Second Sunday of Easter, Year B
33 min
23
When preparing to preach, treat your homily lik...
Ed Foley, O.F.M. Cap., preaches for the Mass of the Day on Easter Sunday, The Resurrection of the Lord
35 min
24
Ukraine military chaplain: Preaching hope to a ...
Andriy Zelinskyy, S.J., preaches for Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
31 min
25
A Preacher’s Guide to Holy Week: These are long...
Kim Harris and John Baldovin, S.J., on preaching in Holy Week
42 min