Recent Episodes
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Father Greg Boyle on living the resurrection this Easter—and every day
Apr 14, 2025 – 49:23 -
Luke Timothy Johnson on how to read the narrative of Jesus’ Passion in Luke and John
Apr 7, 2025 – 32:50 -
Reading the woman caught in adultery in John’s Gospel: A Latina theologian on sin
Mar 31, 2025 – 34:51 -
Pain, shame, and family trauma: Fresh perspectives on the prodigal son
Mar 24, 2025 – 45:00 -
From the farm fields to the pulpit: Lessons from a bishop who sends seminarians to pick fruit alongside migrants
Mar 17, 2025 – 38:20 -
Living faith beyond Sunday: A preacher’s call to action
Mar 10, 2025 – 40:58 -
Luke Timothy Johnson on how to read Luke’s Gospel this Lent
Mar 6, 2025 – 01:00:43 -
Ash Wednesday: A day of grace and welcome for all—no exceptions
Feb 24, 2025 – 56:12 -
Bishop Budde's sermon: How Catholic preachers navigate politics from the ambo
Jan 28, 2025 – 48:02 -
Taizé head: Christian unity is about reconciliation, not theological disputes
Jan 21, 2025 – 40:36 -
MLK, Trump, and the wedding at Cana: A call to listen and heal
Jan 14, 2025 – 37:52 -
Embracing the simplicity of Jesus’ birth: A Christmas Eve homily inspired by Henri Nouwen
Dec 23, 2024 – 45:12 -
An unexpected focus for Gaudete Sunday: A homily on sin
Dec 9, 2024 – 32:56 -
What parents want in a homily for their children (and themselves)
Dec 2, 2024 – 38:36 -
Advent homilies inspired by Pope Francis’ writing on the Sacred Heart
Nov 25, 2024 – 39:19 -
The kingship of Christ reveals God's mercy, not condemnation
Nov 18, 2024 – 33:51 -
God lifts up the underdogs
Nov 4, 2024 – 32:09 -
After the election, people may know your political party—but will they know you’re a Christian?
Oct 28, 2024 – 43:54 -
Blindness is not a curse to be broken
Oct 21, 2024 – 39:06 -
LGBTQ Catholics deserve preaching that builds bridges—not barriers
Oct 15, 2024 – 46:22 -
How to preach about poverty to wealthy parishioners—without guilt and shame
Oct 7, 2024 – 48:28 -
Lean into love, not fear, this World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Beirut Jesuit pastor tells preachers
Sep 23, 2024 – 33:35 -
How St. Phoebe is helping us hear more women’s voices in homilies
Sep 17, 2024 – 40:39 -
Why did Jesus call Peter ‘Satan’?: Questioning the mysteries of Mark’s Gospel
Sep 9, 2024 – 37:46 -
Timothy Radcliffe: Don't preach like a know-it-all. Be ‘a searcher, a doubter, a questioner.’
Sep 3, 2024 – 41:16 -
Top preaching takeaways from the National Eucharistic Congress
Jul 26, 2024 – 35:55 -
Writing a homily after the Trump assassination attempt
Jul 17, 2024 – 38:06 -
Meet a ‘perpetual pilgrim’ on her way to the National Eucharistic Congress
Jul 8, 2024 – 22:45 -
How the Eucharistic Revival can help us love God more deeply
Jul 1, 2024 – 25:37 -
Try writing your next homily in a coffee shop
May 28, 2024 – 37:56 -
Never start a homily with these 4 words
May 20, 2024 – 37:32 -
Preachers: Tell a story that will stay with your listeners long after the homily is over.
May 13, 2024 – 34:55 -
Ron Hansen on bringing fiction-writing techniques to homily writing
May 6, 2024 – 23:42 -
What young adults most need to hear in a homily
Apr 29, 2024 – 32:43 -
A preacher should offer the congregation a challenge—not cheap grace
Apr 22, 2024 – 36:13 -
Bishop Stowe preaches on the climate crisis for Good Shepherd Sunday
Apr 15, 2024 – 27:08 -
To be a good preacher, pray more and read widely
Apr 8, 2024 – 24:51 -
Striking a chord: The debate on singing in the homily
Apr 1, 2024 – 34:15 -
When preparing to preach, treat your homily like music
Mar 25, 2024 – 35:54 -
Ukraine military chaplain: Preaching hope to a world at war on Good Friday
Mar 18, 2024 – 32:12 -
A Preacher’s Guide to Holy Week: These are long liturgies. Be brief!
Mar 11, 2024 – 42:53 -
Father Rob Galea’s preaching strategies for reaching disengaged youth
Mar 4, 2024 – 33:23 -
How a deacon’s past as a taxi driver fuels his preaching
Feb 26, 2024 – 43:43 -
Meet a woman who teaches priests to preach
Feb 19, 2024 – 35:14 -
Try something new this Lent: Map out your homilies like an org chart
Feb 12, 2024 – 42:55 -
The Vatican’s chief liturgist on why preachers need to take their homilies more seriously
Feb 5, 2024 – 46:09 -
An update from the Preach team
Jan 19, 2024 – 38:35 -
The star first leads the wise men to Jerusalem—where Old and New Testament meet—not Bethlehem
Jan 1, 2024 – 34:07 -
A Syriac Catholic priest and father in Bethlehem preaches on the Feast of the Holy Family
Dec 25, 2023 – 34:48 -
Keeping Christmas joy alive in our preaching—even amid war, violence and poverty
Dec 18, 2023 – 35:17
Recent Reviews
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Inspiring Podcast!EnlighteningThis is a podcast worth your time. Whether you are a formal preacher, or one who preaches walking down the street, this podcast is instructive, reflective and inspiring. Please continue to Preach the Good News
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Cook5353Different perspectiveThis has become a go to source for my homily preparations for Sundays. Many times the preacher gives a different view on the readings. Hope it keeps going!
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Dominican Associate DavidPreparing for SundayI listen to this podcast as preparation for Sunday. Always good preachers.
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Steve JurichThank you for supporting women in our Church!The episode just done with Ellie Hidalgo was absolutely amazing, inspiring and powerful—she was so thoughtful and insightful…both as a preacher and as a change agent, inspired by the Holy Spirit, within the Catholic Church. Thank you to the Preach podcast and to America Magazine for being allies in advancing the roles of women within the Church. God Bless!
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TomMelvinAlways HelpfulI’ve gotten so much helpful information and useful tips from each episode of Preach.
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TesterOfAllAppsGreat VarietyI love hearing from the different preachers and learning from their different styles. Plus the material is so helpful for my faith.
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ShfkaodurcnaFor Givers and Receivers of Good Preaching…I’ve always valued good homilies and preached retreat talks. I find this podcast so interesting and helpful as I give retreat talks as well And want to learn from the best. The guest preachers, all unique and gifted, share how they’ve been called and how they prepare their homilies and talks. Ricardo de Silva and team have done an excellent job dreaming up and developing this podcast. It’s much needed and much appreciated! Mona Snider
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Joe MuellerPreachers: Don’t miss an episodeI look forward to episodes dropping every Monday, especially when I am preparing a homily for the upcoming Sunday. The guests provide a wide range of views on how to prepare to preach. Ricardo conducts wonderful interviews. You can tell how passionate he is about helping priests and deacons prepare to give outstanding homilies. I wish I could give this podcast 10 stars! May the work of this podcast help to bring Christ and the Good News throughout the world.
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p. ccPreachGreat podcast
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Carme’Great podcastThank you for this podcast . It is a great help to understand and pay more attention to the Sunday gospel.
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Inside ThoughtsEngaging PodcastTruly appreciate the wisdom and the takes each preacher has on the readings for each week. Of great interest is the post-homily discussion. This podcast appeals to the mind, the heart and the soul. Would love to see it expand from Sunday homilies to preparing to preach for retreats, Reconciliation Services, Wedding and Funeral Services. Keep up the great work.
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OFM RunnerEnlightening and DeepThese interviews are heartfelt and searching as the preachers probe deep to uncover different facets of the Good News in creative and inspiring ways. This podcast both uplifts me and prepares me for the Sunday liturgy as a believer and offers me invaluable insights and techniques as an aspiring preacher. Thank you! Keep up the great work!
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ABQ cookImpactfulI’ve shared the link with our new parish deacon, who hopefully will also suggest this mentorship to our pastor! Each interview enlightens a different shadowy characteristic of unempowered preaching. May the yield be great!
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Me39074The best catholic preaching podcast!This podcast is such a gem! It’s a thoughtful, intimate concept about preaching techniques that makes priests more accessible. Excellent!
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withusstill.blogVery promising start…I was moved by the content of Fr Greg Chisholm’s homily…and encouraged by the discussion and insights that enveloped it. What a blessing, to know that we have priests like him (and Ricardo) who take this responsibility to heart. We need more such great preachers…the people of God are hungry for their prayerful words and energy!
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ScottpatrickIIIWorth listening to twice!This podcast is very well done. Bravo!! Wishing every success to you.
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ConcordPastorYes!As a preacher, I’m really looking forward to this series from a source I trust!
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CanaryTryGreat way to introduce conversationMy family likes to listen to these and then we discuss what we gained from each passage and reading. The voice is so clear and really helps present the word clearly. We were very disappointed it was so short, would love these to go with the posts every week.
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MypctnnImagineI love this mini spiritual practice. I had tried to do it on my own, but I was a mere spectator in my imaginations. Your guidance brought me as a participant in the Gospel story. Love your voice and the background music. Thank you. Look forward to more episodes.
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DevitoeatersImagine prayersThis was a wonderful way to experience prayer. I could really put myself in the scene and had a consoling experience of the presence of God. Looking forward to more Imagine!
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T2bzofreeImagineWhat a wonderful gift this Lent. I’ve often heard about this spiritual practice, and I tried to do it on my own, but I’ve never been successful till now. It has been a game changer in the way I think about these very familiar stories. Thank you America Magazine.
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drays720Imagine is a wonderful giftWhile I wish it had its own channel, the first two episodes of Imagine have been a wonderful gift to us at the beginning of Lent. As is true with the Examen podcast America produces, Imagine takes a prayer practice I’ve long heard about but never had the patience to do fruitfully and serves it up in a format that forces me to slow down to a pace that allows me to be open to its graces. Thank you. Tucker Redding is an able guide through this. I really appreciate this!
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soydrOasis in the DesertAt home we read the Lectionary before going to Sunday Mass then follow it by listening and reading to Fr Michael Simone’s insightful reflection. For the many times the priest at Mass gives a flat sermon, Fr Michael brings the Sunday readings into focus for which we are tremendously grateful. AMDG
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Lingualatina33Wonderful guided reflectionThese reflections on the Sunday’s readings are excellent. This is a wonderful way to prepare for the liturgy of the word for the upcoming Sunday.
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anon369WonderfulBetsy Cahill's reflections are always fabulous--heartfelt, engaging, and a great way to start the morning. I've subscribed to her Advent and Lenten email newsletter for a couple of years, and I am so happy to have the podcast available now!
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