What makes a great Catholic homily, and what goes into the art of delivering it well?

“Preach” is a new weekly podcast from America Media that features a diverse cast of the finest Catholic preachers. Each week, preachers open up their hearts and minds, sharing their spiritual lives, approaches to interpreting scripture and techniques for preparing the best homilies.

On each episode, listeners will meet Catholic preachers, learn about their communities and hear their Sunday homilies, delivered with a podcast audience in mind. In the second half of the show, preachers will unpack the making of their homily with the show’s host, Ricardo da Silva, S.J., to offer a privileged peek into their lives as ministers of God’s Word, to enable all preachers to keep preaching the Good News.

Do you have a preacher to recommend for Preach? Let us know here. 

"Preach" is made possible through the generous support of the Compelling Preaching Initiative, a project of Lilly Endowment Inc., to help Christian preachers develop their craft and captivate their congregations in more effective ways.

America is launching daily Scripture reflections—published year-round—to help you break open the daily Mass readings. Written by the Jesuits, lay editors and contributing writers of America, these short reflections will help you find God throughout the day with Jesuit spirituality.

Available to subscribers only, these reflections will be delivered straight to your email every day. If you’re looking for a daily opportunity to reflect and connect with God, become a digital subscriber for just $4.99 a month. You can sign up here.

If you’re already a digital subscriber, you’re all set! You should start receiving these reflections in your inbox in July. (If you’re a print subscriber, just make sure you’ve linked your print subscription to your website account here.) You can manage your newsletter preferences here. 

We are looking forward to reading and reflecting on Scripture with all of you year-round!