What is Homily? A Basic Definition

Homily \Hom"i*ly\, n.; pl. Homilies. [LL. homilia,
         Gr. ?
   communion, assembly, converse, sermon, fr. ? an
         assembly, fr.
   ? same; cf. ? together, and ? crowd, cf. ?
         to press: cf. F.
   hom['e]lie. See Same.]
   1. A
         discourse or sermon read or pronounced to an audience; a
  
            serious discourse. --Shak.
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   2.
         A serious or tedious exhortation in private on some moral
 
             point, or on the conduct of life.
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         Webster]

            As I have heard my father
            Deal out in his long homilies.        --Byron.
     
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   Book of Homilies. A collection of
         authorized, printed
      sermons, to be read by ministers
         in churches, esp. one
      issued in the time of Edward
         VI., and a second, issued in
      the reign of Elizabeth;
         -- both books being certified to
      contain a "godly and
         wholesome doctrine."
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Off-site Homily Links, User Submitted

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Tue Jan 6

• AirMaria: TV, Video and Multimedia that is Catholic, Franciscan and Marian

Sun Dec 28

• Midnight Mass - Christmas 2008

Sun Dec 21

• Lectura-Doming o
• Lecturas Del Dia - podcast

Mon Dec 15

• The 4 Week Special Advent Articles ? Part 3: Joyful Sunday, but not Pleasurable Sunday.: For those who have attended Mass on Sunday, you might notice that many things are pink. The Bible is pink, candles are pink and even the priest is in pink! No, we?re not celebrating woman?s day or Hello Kitty day; rather this pink signifies something really amazing.It signifies Joy.

Sun Dec 7

• The My Hero Project - Helen Adams Keller

Sat Dec 6

• Girardian Reflections on the Lectionary
• The 4 Week Special Advent Articles ? Part 2: What is a Catholic's Role In All These Publicized Christmas Joy?: As we have noticed, the highly publicized Christmas mood is everywhere. Shopping malls are setting up beautiful christmas trees, roadside shops are trying to sell Christmas merchandises.H owever, we as Catholics were told to be sorrowful for our sins during this period. Shouldn?t we be in a solemn mood during Christmas? So it is wrong to be out celebrating with friend during the Christmas season, right?Well? It?s a Yes and No.

Wed Dec 3

• Prayer ? Are You Praying The Right Way?: I am sure most of you know what prayer is. If I were to ask you what does prayer really mean to you, what would you say? If I were to ask you, what do you do when you pray, what would you say? Here are some quotes from the students I remembered while I was attending Confirmation Class.

Mon Dec 1

• The 4 Week Special Advent Articles ? What does Advent really mean.: The familiar song that we always hear when December comes. The Advent season is here! Everybody is busy preparing for Christmas presents or decorating their humble Christmas trees.What a lovely mood, isn?t it?But what if I say, this is not what we are called to do as Catholics?

Sun Nov 30

• The Potter and the Clay - Fr. Robert Barron: The Potter and the Clay - SermonNo: 412, 11/30/2008 Our first reading for this first Sunday of Advent gives us the master image of God as the potter and we, his creatures, as clay. St. Irenaeus said that God?s provident direction of our lives is easy as long as the clay of our hearts remains supple and moist. Trouble comes only when we allow the clay to harden.

Thu Nov 27

• Fr. John Cihak: "Our new president is committed to protecting intrinsically evil acts": " I think we now live in a time when we have to choose. We have to choose between being a Catholic in communion with Christ and His Church and supporting a pro-abortion position. This I know is difficult for some people because some Catholics have never before been explicitly asked to choose. But now we have to choose between those two. We cannot adhere to both. St. Paul tells us that there is nothing in common between Christ and Belial. Now the request that we choose is an invitation to conversion.&qu ot;

Sun Nov 23

• On Gluttony, by Saint John Vianney

Thu Nov 6

• Audio Sancto: Sermons Series

Sat Oct 25

• We Are God's First - Homily by Bishop Aquila: On October 19, Bishop Samuel Aquila of Fargo, ND, delivered this homily.

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