“Put out into the deep…” was more than just a scriptural invitation. It was the guiding theme of the Institute for Homiletics’ 2025 summer retreat, held at Mundelein Seminary near Chicago. The retreat marked the...

Celebrating the Graduation of our Coordinator of Lay Programming from the Aquinas Institute of Theology. We are honored to announce that Emily Lugo, our Coordinator of Lay Programming, has graduated from the prestigious Aquinas Institute of...

“Good Homilies Matter” is the title for the Beatidudes podcast for Friday, March 7, 2025. Bishop Greg Kelly of Tyler, TX speaks with Jeff Schiefelbein, Paul Kolker, and Nick Bezner about what he learned from...

We are looking to grow! We’ve got a lot of good things going. Since we launched the Institute for Homiletics three years ago, our focus has been to build strong in-person formation for clergy.  Now...

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Forty-two priests and deacons, a bishop and an abbot graduated from the two-year Preaching for Encounter program at the Institute for Homiletics. The Catholic clergy participated from the dioceses of Green Bay, WI, Dallas, TX,...

The Third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday, the Sunday of joy. Dr. Karla Bellinger spoke to the Catholic Foundation Legacy Dinner this fall about joy. Here are a few thoughts from that talk. The...

Dr. Karla Bellinger, Executive Director of the Institute for Homiletics, recently appeared on Guadalupe Radio Network’s “Interview of the Week” show, which aired on Saturday, November 2nd. The interview was broadcast across three radio stations...

We were there! The Institute for Homiletics was honored to participate in the 10th National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana this summer. We joined 60,000 Catholics to be inspired, challenged and renewed in our faith....