Flavio Bravo, S.J., who celebrates Mass in migrant shelters along the U.S.-Mexico, joins “Preach” host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., to speak about preaching resurrection and hope from within places filled with suffering.
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“Preach: The Catholic Homilies Podcast,” hosted by Ricardo da Silva, S.J., helps Christian preachers develop their craft and captivate their congregations in more effective ways.
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Preaching the Risen Christ: Daily resurrections in war-torn areas
In the second episode of Preach’s Easter series, host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., brings on Brother Peter Iorlano, F.S.C., who has lived and ministered at Bethlehem University for over 20 years, accompanying Palestinian students and colleagues through occupation, conflict and loss.
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Preaching the Risen Christ: Finding hope in addiction recovery
In this episode of “Preach” we continue our Easter series on preaching the hope of the resurrection in a broken world. Our guest Tom Weston, S.J. is a Jesuit priest, counsellor and man in long-term recovery, who has devoted most of his priestly life to working alongside people battling addiction—leading 12-step based retreats, offering counseling and spiritual accompaniment, and lecturing internationally.
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A Scripture scholar breaks down the first witnesses of the risen Christ
What does it mean to preach resurrection into a broken world? In this first episode of our 2026 Easter series, host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and New Scripture scholar Alberto Solano open up the post-resurrection appearances in John’s Gospel.
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Preaching the pillars of Lent: Fasting
What is fasting for? What biblical precedent do we have for the practices of fasting and abstinence? And how can preachers steer between the two extremes of self-punishment and loophole hunting?
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Preaching the pillars of Lent: Almsgiving
What is almsgiving, and why does the Church teach that it is more about justice and right relationship than simply personal charity or philanthropy? In this conversation, Ricardo da Silva, S.J., is joined by Kerry Robinson, President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA., and author of Imagining Abundance: Fundraising, Philanthropy, and a Spiritual Call to Service, a book that reflects on generosity as a spiritual practice rooted in faith.
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Preaching the pillars of Lent: Prayer
What is prayer? And maybe more importantly for preachers—what are we inviting people into when we stand in the pulpit and speak about it? As “Preach” continues its Lent 2026 series, we turn to the three classical pillars that shape the season: prayer, fasting and almsgiving.
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A Preacher’s Guide to Lent: History and the Sunday Readings
Ricardo da Silva, S.J. sits down with liturgical theologian Anne McGowan to ask: what is Lent for — and how do these practices reshape our faith, not just our habits, for six weeks?
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Catholic preaching in a traumatized Minnesota
Award-winning author, Laura Kelly Fanucci, joins host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., to share what she has been preaching on her Instagram account @thismessygrace since U.S. federal immigration agents fatal shooting of Renee Good, and later, Alex Pretti.
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There is room for Jesus: a Christmas homily on what Luke’s Gospel really says
We argue over nativity scenes, traditional and contemporary, and miss the essential point of Christ’s birth.
There is room—God is born in a house already full, where people make space.
Preach host Ricardo da Silva reflects on what Luke’s Gospel teaches about Jesus’ birth.