One bishop's legacy: how to save the homily.

Commonweal | February 25, 2005| | Copyright

Kenneth Untener, who died last year of cancer after nearly twenty-five years as bishop of Saginaw, Michigan, was dedicated to the art of preaching. In his book Better Preaching (Paulist), Untener wrote that "when we prepare a homily we participate in the same action of the Spirit that formed the scriptural text itself." He reminded his readers that composing a homily is an essential part of creating the liturgy and that when a priest preaches he is "standing with God."

Untener was constantly trying to improve his sermons and those given by his priests. He would ...

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