Video Resources by Topic

Are you looking for a certain topic about preaching? Click on the title (or scroll down) to find videos on:

• Culture and Context
• Ecumenism and Preaching
• Evangelization and Mission
• History and Preaching
• Homiletics, general
• Homiletic Education
• Preaching and Catholic Social Teaching
• Preaching and Doctrine/Catechesis
• Preaching and Liturgy/Spirituality/Prayer
• Scripture

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Culture and Context

• Sr. Ann Astell and Danielle Peters “Spiritualities of Lay Witness in the World”

• Archbishop Robert Carlson "The Challenges Ahead for Catholic Preaching in the 21st Century"

• Catholic Association of Teachers of Homiletics (CATH) Panel "Issues in Preaching Today"

• Fr. Kenneth Davis, O.F.M. Conv. "Becoming a Cross Cultural Preacher" (bilingual)

• Fr. Allan Figueroa Deck, S.J. "Intercultural Competency and the Sunday Homily"

• Fr. Edward Foley, O.F.M. Cap. "Preaching with the Sciences"

• Fr. David Garcia "Accompaniment and Storytelling: The Pulpit in the Hispanic Community of the United States"

• Fr. David Garcia "Pandemic Preaching: The Pulpit in a Year Like No Other"

• Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller "We Preach a Living Word"

• Dr. Ann Garrido "Preaching with Children"

• Fr. Thomas Gaughan "Preaching on a College/University Campus"

• Fr. Joseph Juknialis "Preaching Hope in a Post-Modern Age"

• Dr. Timothy Matovina “Hispanic Lay Movements in the Postconciliar Church”

• Dr. Susan McGurgan and Dr. Deborah Organ "Mighty Words from Creative Spaces: Historical and Contemporary Proclamation of Catholic Women"

• Fr. Maurice Nutt, C.Ss.R. "African American Contributions to our American Catholic Preaching Challenge"

• Dr. Deborah Organ "Speaking the 'Grief inside our Bones': Preaching and Trauma"

• Dr. Deborah Organ "Proclaiming the Word in Difficult Places: Insights and Practices"

• Dr. Hosffman Ospino "Evangelizing Latinamente: Insights and Questions from the Latino Half of the Church in the U.S."

• Curtis Martin "Made for Mission: Evangelizing Young Adults"

• Fr. Peter McCormick, C.S.C. "Preaching for Youth Today: 'If You're Not Real, I'm Not Coming' ''

• Sr. Jamie Phelps, O.P. "Contextual Preaching in an Intercultural Society"

• Fr. Jorge Presmanes, O.P. "Predicación como Inculturación" (Español)

• Fr. Ken Schmidt, "Preaching and Trauma"

• Rev. Dr. Frank A. Thomas “Keepin’ It Real: Preaching, Jay-Z and Hip Hop Poetics”

• Fr. Oliver Williams, C.S.C. “Baptismal Witness in the World of Commerce”

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Ecumenism and Preaching

• Fr. John Crossin, O.S.F.S. "Ecumenical and Interreligious Sensitivity in Preaching"

• Rev. Dr. Maxwell E. Johnson “Ecumenical Renewal of Baptismal Spirituality”

• Bishop Craig Satterlee "Fulfilled in Your Hearing as an Ecumenical Contribution and Opportunity"

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Evangelization and Mission

• Fr. Arthur Baranowski "Forming Parishioners to Become “Hearers of the Word” Before They Come on Sunday"

• Bishop Robert Barron "The New Evangelization and the New Media"

• Dr. Karla Bellinger "Liturgical Preaching and Evangelization"

• Bishop Christopher J. Coyne "Preaching and the New Evangelization"

• Fr. Stephen Bevans, S.V.D. “From ‘Missons’ to ‘Mission’: Trinity, Globalization, and Baptismal Witness”

• Dr. Michael Downey “The Vocation of the Lay Theologian as Baptismal Witness”

• Fr. Jeremy Driscoll, O.S.B. "Preaching the Resurrection: the Central Content of New Evangelization"

• Fr. Virgilio Elizondo "La Virgen de Guadalupe: Icon for the New Evangelization"

• Dr. Zeni Fox “Lay Ecclesial Ministry as One Flowering of Baptismal Witness”

• Dr. Elizabeth Groppe “The One Spirit of Christ and a Broad Ecclesial Culture of Witness”

• Sr. M. Catherine Hilkert O.P., Elizabeth Donnelly, Jude Siciliano O.P., Flora Tang, Panel: "Go and Preach to All Nations: Online Preaching and Virtual Communities of Faith"

• Dr. Joseph Paprocki "Preaching that Changes Lives"

• Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, O.P. "Preaching: Conversation in Friendship"

• Sr. Theresa Rickard, O.P. "Preaching for the New Evangelization: Warming Hearts and Awakening Faith"

• Fr. Michael Schaab, "Homiletics in the Evangelizing Parish"

• Fr. Jude Siciliano, O.P. "Preaching with Evangelical Dynamism"

• Jason Simon and Faye Darnell "Evangelical Catholics"

• Fr. Donald Senior, C.P. “Preaching the Mystery of Faith”

• Dr. Christian Smith "Whom Are We Evangelizing?"

• Cardinal Joseph Tobin “Intensifying the Apostolic Activity of God’s People”

• Sr. Honora Werner, O.P. "Forming Preachers for the New Evangelization"

• Cardinal Donald Wuerl "Preaching, Teaching and the New Evangelization"

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History and Preaching

• Dr. Kimberly Baker "Preaching as Spiritual Formation: Augustine as a Guide"

• Fr. Brian Daley, SJ "Speaking with "the Art of Arts": Preaching as Skilled Leadership in the Early Church"

• Fr. Guerric DeBona, O.S.B. "Recovering Our Voice: Reflections on American Catholic Preaching before the Second Vatican Council"

• Fr. Edward J. Griswold "Pre-Conciliar Preaching in the USA"

• Fr. Greg Heille, O.P. "The Preaching of Pope Francis"

• Bishop Craig Satterlee "Seeing with Eyes of Faith: The Mystagogy of Ambrose of Milan"

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Homiletics, general

• Dr. Karla Bellinger "Ten Ways to Make it Stick: The Importance of Connection for Preaching"

• Fr. Michael Connors, C.S.C. "To What Effect? Qualities of Effective Catholic Preaching and How to Get There"

• Fr. Guerric DeBona, O.S.B. "Seven Steps for Effective Preaching"

• Rev. Dr. Richard Eslinger "Plotting a Path for People to Follow"

• Fr. Edward Foley, OFM Cap. "The Storytelling Animal: Preaching and the Sciences"

• Dr. Ann Garrido "Does It Resound? Creating Homilies that Both Echo Forth and are Received at the Other End"

• Fr. Edward J. Griswold "Focus and Function: Kindling the Fire"

• Fr. Greg Heille, O.P. "The Preaching of Pope Francis"

• Dr. Susan McGurgan "When We Remember Zion: Preaching, Memory, and Hope"

• Rev. Dr. Alyce McKenzie "Making a Scene in the Pulpit: Vivid Preaching for Visual Listeners"

• Dr. Suzanne Nawrocki If "Our Hearts are on Fire," What are Our Bodies Doing?

• Fr. Jeff Nicolas and Dr. Sharon Schuhmann "Igniting the Flame of Intentional Listeners: How to Set Ablaze the Preaching Encounter by Transforming Your Assembly Into Intentional Listeners"

• Fr. Ronald Rolheiser, O.M.I. "Preaching In The Mother Tongue - Calming the Deep Fires inside our Listeners"

• Bishop Craig Satterlee "Where is Jesus When You Preach?"

• Fr. Thomas Scirghi, SJ “Preaching: Telling the Faithful What They Want to Say”

• John "Jack" Shea "Telling Stories, Making Points"

• Deacon David Shea "Entertain or Else! The Preacher as Performer in Attending to Augustine’s ‘Delight’"

• Dr. Richard Stern "Fired Up or Burned Out?"

• Fr. James Wallace, C.Ss.R. "Preaching as Imagining a Re-Newed World"

• Dr. Deborah Wilhelm "Murder Your Darlings": How to Edit Your Words for Effective Preaching"

• Fr. Michael Connors, C.S.C. "Ars Adnuntiatio/ The Art of Preaching: To What Effect? Effective Catholic Preaching."

Homiletic Education

• Msgr. Steve Bosso, "The Importance of Preaching in a Theological Curriculum"

• Ann Garrido, "Ignatian Approaches to Preaching Preparation"

• Msgr. Richard Henning "Teaching Homiletics in Seminaries Using New Technology"

• Deacon Joseph Michalak "Teaching Homiletics in Permanent Diaconate Formation Programs"

• Dr. Susan McGurgan, Deacon Dr. Frank Agnoli, Deacon Mel Tardy, Deacon Guillermo Torres Panel: "Challenges and Opportunities in Diaconal Preaching"

• Dr. Timothy O'Malley “Savoring the Mystery: The Formation of Undergraduates in Preaching”

• Sr. Honora Werner, O.P. "Forming Preachers for the New Evangelization"

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Preaching and Catholic Social Teaching

• Dr. Kimberly Baker "Care for the Poor: Patristic Themes"

• Msgr. Arturo Bañuelas "La Palabra se hace carne desde el vestido de los pobres" (Español)

• John L. Carr "Sharing 'Good News' in Tough Times: Directions and Dangers for Preaching in a Wounded Church and Divided Nation"

• Frs. Joseph Corpora, C.S.C., Bill Wack, C.S.C., Ron Raab, C.S.C. Panel of Holy Cross Priests, "Preaching among the Poor"

• Fr. Guerric DeBona OSB "The Advent of God's Reign"

• Bp. Daniel Flores "The Challenges Surrounding Preaching Social Justice at the Mass"

• Fr. David Garcia "Bilingual Preaching and Catholic Social Teaching"

• Cardinal Wilton Gregory (in absentia, paper read by Fr. Michael Connors CSC) "Preaching the Vision of Fratelli Tutti"

• Fr. Daniel Groody CSC "A Theology of Migration"

• Jack Jezreel “A Baptismal Faith that Does Justice”

• Fr. Ray Kemp "Preaching from Deepest Desires"

• 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"

• 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"

• Dan Misleh "The Mountains Sing and the Trees Clap"

• Ian Mitchell "Catholic Social Mission and the Sunday Homily"

• Mary Novak "Acting Justly, Loving Mercy, and Walking Humbly with Our God"

• Dr. Margie Pfeil "Preaching Catholic Social Teaching Linking Contemplation and Action"

• Ana Maria Pineda, RSM "Romero and the Word"

• Fr. Jorge Presmanes OP "Prophetic Preaching in Context"

• Bill Purcell et al "Bring Glad Tidings"

• Fr. Ron Raab, CSC "Bending toward the Light: Our Posture of Solidarity through Preaching"

• Dr. Barbara Reid OP "Women Preachers Giving Voice to God's Dream for Justice and Equity"

• Dr. Todd Walatka "Prophetic Preaching in Polarized Times"

• Abp. John Wester "The Preacher as a Window of God's Grace"

• Fr. Steve Wilbricht CSC "Preaching Our Common Baptism as Missionary Disciples"

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Preaching and Doctrine/Catechesis

• Fr. Jeremy Driscoll, O.S.B. "Catechesis and Doctrine in Liturgical Preaching"

• Dr. John Cavadini and Fr. Thomas Weinandy, O.F.M. Cap. "Doctrine and the Sunday Homily"

• Dr. John Cavadini "Preaching and Catechesis: Mending the Rift between Scripture and Doctrine"

• Dr. Ann Garrido "I Want to See: Nurturing a Spirituality of Truth from the Pulpit"

• Fr. Donald Senior, C.P. “Preaching the Mystery of Faith”

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Preaching and Liturgy/Spirituality/Prayer

• Sr. Ann Astell and Danielle Peters “Spiritualities of Lay Witness in the World”

• Dr. Fred and Patricia Baumer "Spirituality: Preaching's Catalyst"

• Dr. Kimberly Belcher "When All Heaven Breaks Loose: Realizing Eschatology in Worship and Preaching"

• Dr. Karla Bellinger “Fire in the Bones: The Mysticism of the Homiletic Encounter”

• Dr. Karla Bellinger "The Holy Spirit and Listener Receptivity: Preaching that Soaks in like Good Butter on Warm Toast"

• Fr. Michael Connors, CSC "Preaching for Discipleship in the RCIA"

• Fr. Guerric DeBona, O.S.B. "New Directions in Funeral and Wedding Homilies: The Preacher as the Minister of Hospitality in the Kingdom of God."

• Rita Ferrone, "Receiving the Sunday of the Word of God"

• Dr. Ann Garrido "I Want to See: Nurturing a Spirituality of Truth from the Pulpit"

• Rev. Serge Halvorsen "Iconic Biblical Preaching: Homily as Sacred Image"

• Msgr. Rick Hilgartner "Preaching the Mystery of Faith: Funerals and Weddings"

• Rev. Dr. Maxwell E. Johnson “Ecumenical Renewal of Baptismal Spirituality”

• Fr. J. Michael Joncas "Preaching and Singing God's Word: A Ministerial Partnership"

• Fr. J. Michael Joncas "Preaching from and for the Liturgy"

• Fr. J. Michael Joncas, "Music and Preaching"

• Fr. Paul Janowiak, SJ " 'That I might know how to answer the weary a word that will rouse them' (Is. 50.4): Preaching from the Inside Out”

• Fr. Paul A Janowiak, S.J. "Meeting a Laboring World" From Idol Chatter to Holy Preaching"

• Layla Karst, Sara Fairbanks O.P., Oscar Castellanos, Panel: Lay Preaching: "I Have Seen the Lord: The Challenge and Promise of Lay Liturgical Preaching"

• Deacon James Keating, PhD "Contemplative Homiletics: Being Carried into Reality"

• Deacon James Keating, Sermon from Isaiah 62 "Go to the Poor"

• Deacon James Keating The Mystery of Love, Beauty and Death: The Homily that is Prayer

• Fr. Ron Knott Claiming the Pulpit for Spiritual Leadership and Personal Sanctification

• Megan McKenna Navigating Mystery

• Susan McGurgan "Sing to the Lord with Grateful Praise: Gratitude, Preaching, and Hope"

• Fr. Benjamin Roberts, "Preaching as the Bridegroom: A Model for Pastors"

• Kerry Robinson “Exhortations of Beauty and Meaning: The Role of Preaching in Spiritual Leadership”

• Bishop Sylvester Ryan "Emmaus Revisited: Hearts Aflame through the Convergence of the Word Proclaimed and the Eucharist Celebrated"

• Bishop Craig Satterlee Evening Prayer Reflection: "Chosen, Gifted, Sent"

• Fr. Paul Turner "Preaching and the Rites of Initiation"

• Rev. Paul Scott Wilson "Getting to the Good News in Preaching: Practical Implications for Preachers and Teachers"

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Scripture - General

• ary Anderson, "Preaching from the Whole Bible"

• Karla Bellinger, "Keepin' It Fresh: How to Creatively (and Faithfully) Connect Scripture and Ordinary Life"

• Fr. Michael Connors, CSC, Bishop Greg Kelly, Susan McGurgan, and Fr. Mike Kueber, Closing Panel 2022

• Fr. Jeremy Driscoll, O.S.B. "New Perspectives on Preaching from Verbum Domini"

• Sr. Catherine Hilkert, O.P. "Feasting at the Table of the Word: From Dei Verbum to Verbum Domini"

• Sr. Catherine Hilkert, O.P. and Fr. Jude Siciliano, O.P. "Preaching the Psalms"

• Robert Krieg, "The Cross: Five Homiletic Approaches"

• Tom Long, "Explaining, Exclaiming, and Proclaiming: Reclaiming the Parabolic Imagination for Preaching"

• Megan McKenna Navigating Mystery

• Fr. John P. Meier Homily for Mass at the 2019 Marten Lecture

• Fr. John P. Meier "Preaching at Mass: the Practice and Theory of One Elder Presbyter"

• (The Rev. Canon) Hugh Page, "The Bible as Medium for Healing: Preachers as 21st Century Scriptural Apothecaries"

• Sr. Theresa Rickard, O.P. "Fulfilled in Your Hearing's Challenge to Interpret Life in the Light of the Word"

• Fr. Donald Senior, C.P. "The Word of God: Source and Power of Preaching"

• Fr. Donald Senior, C.P. "Preaching the Incarnate Word"

• Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence “Come Back When You've Found Something True: Reading and Rehearsing the Script in the Scripture”

Scripture - Old Testament

• Rev. Dr. Frank A. Thomas Sermon on Lamentations 3:19-24: “Did Heaven Make a Mistake?”

• Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence, Sermon on Exodus 1:8-14, 22, 2:1-10 "The Girls in the Reeds"

Scripture - New Testament

• Fr. Juan Alfaro "Predicando los evangelios: San Marcos" (Espanol)

• Fr. Jeremy Driscoll, O.S.B. "Preaching the Resurrection: the Central Content of New Evangelization"

• Dr. John Fitzgerald "The Preacher as Time Traveler"

• Dr. Ann Garrido Evening Prayer reflection