homily
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He said these words only a couple of days after his Easter homily, in which he warned against the “desire for domination.”
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026
"The doors are still closed," the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, said in his Easter Vigil homily at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
In the Ash Wednesday Mass, this bracing mandate is followed by a homily from the priest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
Listening to the homily was Philippe Zarzour, a 59-year-old self-described a real estate expert, who said the large crowd proved the importance of the pope’s message.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
One Sunday, while our parents debated the meaning of Father Finnegan’s homily that morning, the doorbell rang.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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“Grantchester” may be ending, but “Father Brown” endures because its homilies champion the belief that good exists in everybody, even in the hearts of those who commit mortal sin.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
To an ordinary viewer, everything about this film is disappointing—the dull jokes, the stupid plot, the canned homilies, the silly and unworkable policy proposals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
We follow Thiên as he tries to make sense of his place in the world, a journey that at one point brings him into contact with an older woman who speaks in cryptic homilies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
His recent homilies, based on Jesus’ teachings about love of God and neighbor as well as the importance of acting out one’s values, have denounced “dictators who say they love God but oppress the people.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
Similarly in the East, the Syriac version of the Old Testament is largely under the influence of the synagogue, and the homilies of Aphraates are a mine of Rabbinic lore.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
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