Those words are not immediately obvious as a compliment. Indeed, they could be taken (or intended) to mean that you’re predictable, hackneyed … always saying the same thing … a one-trick pony. But ...

This Funeral Mass homily was delivered by James Martin, S.J., at Holy Trinity Church in Washington, D.C., on April 20, 2022. Just outside Jerusalem, about two miles away, is a town in Palestinian ...

Find today’s readings here. Even a little bit of experience in the pulpit will teach anyone who preaches how rare it is for a homily to be truly memorable. Sometimes, it seems, the details of what is ...