News and Announcements
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Institute for Homiletics Launches New Cohort of Preachers
The Institute launched its newest 2024 Preaching for Encounter Program cohort of forty-six priests and deacons with a three-day introductory retreat on June 25-27, 2024 at Mundelein Seminary in Illinois. Fr. Matthew Hegemann, O. Cist....
Donor Generosity Helps Create $7.5 Million Permanent Endowment
IRVING, TX – The Institute for Homiletics at the University of Dallas has reached its goal of establishing a $7.5 million permanent endowment, a key need in the effort to improve preaching in the Catholic...
Dr. Karla Bellinger: Guest speaker on PREACH podcast
America Media recently interviewed Dr. Karla Bellinger, the Executive Director of the Institute for Homiletics to appear on an episode of “PREACH: The Catholic Homilies Podcast”. Her podcast episode can be listened to here and an article...
New: Recruiting One Online Group
The Institute for Homiletics is excited to announce a new opportunity – the Preaching for Encounter Program is recruiting one online peer learning group for the 2024 cohort. Each cohort consists of six peer learning...
Podcast on Homiletics and Evangelization
Deacon John O’Leary, the Associate Director of the Institute for Homiletics was recently invited to be a guest speaker on the “St. Joseph’s Workshop” podcast to discuss the importance of homilies as a tool for...
The Synod on Synodality: Listening to Listeners is not just for Catholics
The Synod on Synodality is gathering in Rome this week to discuss how to connect the Catholic church more closely with the needs of the faithful. These sessions are the culmination of listening sessions from...
Institute for Homiletics Receives Supplemental $250,000 Grant
IRVING, Texas (Oct. #, 2023) — The University of Dallas is pleased to announce that the Institute for Homiletics has received a supplemental grant of $250,000 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to further its work with...
Preachers Hone their Homilies at the “Yes of God” Retreat
Preaching God’s “yes” was the central focus of The Institute for Homiletics summer retreat for preachers at Mundelein Seminary near Chicago. Pope Benedict XVI in his book, Dogma and Preaching, wrote “The ‘Yes’ of God...
The Institute for Homiletics Receives a Major Grant
The Institute for Homiletics at the University of Dallas was recently awarded a one-million-dollar grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help renew liturgical preaching to better reach Catholic youth and young adults. The Institute is...
