2023 Preaching Conference
"Visions of the Reign of God: Preaching and Catholic Social Teaching"
June 26-28, 2023
The 1971 Synod of Catholic Bishops asserted, “Action on behalf of justice and participation in the transformation of the world fully appear to us as a constitutive dimension of the preaching of the Gospel, or, in other words, of the Church's mission for the redemption of the human race and its liberation from every oppressive situation.” [§6] The seventh major Notre Dame preaching conference will seek to build bridges between two realms of Catholic life which are too often not well connected, preaching and social action. How can we preach the social teachings of the Church? How might Catholic preaching be enriched by reading both the scriptural text and the contemporary world through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching? And how might the understanding of CST be enriched through reflection on the Church’s mission to preach, teach, and evangelize? This conference is an opportunity for fruitful dialogue and mutually enriching collaboration among those who engage in the Church’s ministry.
Video Resources from the 2023 Conference
Keynote Speakers
Archbishop John Wester, "The Preacher as a Window of God's Grace"
Dr. Barbara Reid OP, "Women Preachers Giving Voice to God's Dream for Justice and Equity"
Fr. Jorge Presmanes OP, "Prophetic Preaching in Context"
Mary Novak, "Acting Justly, Loving Mercy and Walking Humbly with Our God: Critical Dimensions of Preaching Catholic Social Teaching"
Cardinal Wilton Gregory (in absentia, paper read by Fr. Michael Connors CSC), "Preaching the Vision of Fratelli Tutti"
Presenters
Dr. Kimberly Baker, "Care for the Poor: Patristic Themes"
Fr. Guerric DeBona OSB, "The Advent of God's Reign: Towards a Liturgical Preaching Plan for Social Justice"
Bishop Daniel Flores, "The Challenges Surrounding Preaching Social Justice at the Sunday Mass"
Fr. Daniel Groody, CSC, "A Theology of Migration: A Vision of Reconciliation"
Fr. Paul Kollman CSC, "Preaching Fast and Slow"
Dr. David Lantigua, "Social Teaching and the Ethics of the New Evangelization"
Dr. Blake Leyerle, "Getting the Careless to Care: John Chrysostom's Approach to Social Justice"
Dr. Richard Lischer, "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Strategies of Style"
Dr. Timothy Matovina, "Preaching Discipleship: Lessons from Guadalupe and Juan Diego"
Deacon Steve Meyer, "Storytelling in Homilies: How to Make Your Message Real"
Dan Misleh, "The Mountains Sing and the Trees Clap: Preaching Gratitude for Creation's Abundance"
Dr. Margie Pfeil, "Preaching Catholic Social Teaching: Linking Contemplation and Action"
Bill Purcell et al, "'Bring Glad Tidings' (Luke 4:18)- Catholic Social Tradition as Means of Building the Body of Christ"
Todd Walatka, "Prophetic Preaching in Polarized Times: St. Óscar Romero and Preaching Catholic Social Teaching Today"
Fr. Steve Wilbricht CSC, "Preaching Our Common Baptism as Missionary Disciples"