Resources

Shown here are additional links that may help you plan and prepare your Preaching and Liturgical Celebrations.

• 2008 Liturgical Calendar - (This will download in Adobe Acrobat.  You will need the free Acrobat Reader to view and/or print it.)

• "Catholic Resources for Bible, Liturgy, Art, and Theology" - Biblical and liturgical studies, intended for students, teachers, pastors and seekers assembled by Felix Just, SJ, Ph.D, at the Loyola Institute for Spirituality.

• "The Text This Week."  - Has multiple resources for each Sunday of the Revised Common Lectionary. Many readings and reflections coincide with the Roman Catholic Lectionary.

• "The Word On The Web" - Greg Heillie, OP, homiletics teacher at Aquinas Institute in St. Louis, has assembled an annotated list of preaching sites that serve biblical interpretation, congregational and cultural analysis, and interaction with other preachers.  It also gives a few tips for preaching preparation to accompany the resources.

• "The Athenaeum of Ohio." - Exegesis and homilies based on the three-year Sunday Lectionary cycle.

• The Latest First Impressions Commentary - This link will always give you the newest "First Impressions" commentary submitted by Fr. Jude.

• Paul Hinnebusch was a spiritual writer and a member of the Southern Dominican Province, USA.  Celine Powers has organized his papers and made his writings available on this webpage.

  • You can now access a growing Online Archive of the preaching and writing ministry of Fr. Paul Hinnebusch, OP, STM; includes conferences, retreats, published articles, scripture study, Marian and seasonal themes, etc..

  • Click on the monthly Liturgical Feature Calendar for inspiring Sunday and weekday homilies and teachings in both text and audio formats. Contact C. Powers at frpaul@frpaulhinnebusch.org.

• Aquinas Institute - Offers a summer Preaching Institute, a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry in Preaching, and a Doctor of Ministry in Preaching. Today's Readings - Updated daily, this link will give you today's readings from the approved USCCB Lectionary.

• The Word - Daily preachings (audio) from the Lectionary by Dominican women and men, lay and religious, from around the world.

• Celebration - Resources for lectionary and liturgical celebrations.  Patricia Datchuck Sanchez provides preaching notes.

• Lectionary  Studies - Studies and sermons based on the Revised Common Lectionary.

• St. Louis University's Center for Liturgy - A rich resource for those preparing for Sunday liturgy.  Reflections on the readings, spirituality of the Eucharistic celebration, music suggestions, historical background, etc.

• Catholic Health Care Resources - A free Sunday homily service from the perspective of the ministry of health care by Catholic theologians and bioethicists.

• Sermons of St. Vincent Ferrer - Translations from the sermons of St. Vincent Ferrer, preached in the early 1400's, for Lent, Holy Week and Easter.  For twenty years he trod the roads of Spain and France and even beyond. He was known all over Europe. He was the "Billy Graham" of the early 1400's.  (Courtesy of: Fr. Albert G. Judy, O.P.)
   

• Organizations:
   

  • "Catholic Coalition on Preaching"  - (CCOP) A twenty-six member organization supporting a renewal of preaching in the Catholic Church.

  • "Partners in Preaching."  - A national ministry for consultation, training and formation in liturgical preaching.

  • "Catholic Association of Teachers of Homiletics."  - This is the homepage of the professional organization of Catholic homiletics teachers. Has links to other preaching resources.

  • "National Institute for the Word of God."  - Programs for preaching, lector training, parish retreats, etc.

  • "Dominican High Schools Preaching Conference"  - An annual preaching conference in the Dominican tradition for teens.

  • "Creighton University"  - Reflections on the daily scripture readings prepared by members of the university faculty, lay and ordained.
     

• Spanish Resources:
   

  • Catholic Homilies - Homilías Católicas - Provides homilies in Spanish and English and a table for the current liturgical year.

  • Predicacion  - Homilies and reflections on the daily scriptures in Spanish as well as preaching resources for children's homilies.

  • Predicar.org - Preaching resources in Spanish  by Rev. Pablo A. Jimenez, a Disciples of Christ pastor.

  • "Catholic Homilies/Homilias Catolicas"  - A bilingual English/Spanish site with liturgical and preaching resources and links for the current year.
     

• Preaching Justice:

• - Available now.  Each CD costs $25 (which includes postage to any location in the world) and there are two ways to purchase.  Other choices include: "Year A"; "Year B"; and all three Liturgical years on a single CD-ROM ($40).

• ... Daily lectionary preachings and a monthly newsletter called   "RBWords".

• fr. Michael Burke, OP - "The Piano Playing Priest" - pianist in the Southern Dominican Community.   An   "Audio" sample page is available and CD's are for sale.

• USA Dominican Life Today - The Dominican Family News Portal.