homily

The private requiem mass included a homily from the Rt Rev David Charlesworth, Abbot of Buckfast.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

In his homily, Pope Leo said Spaniards should not look at religion as "a museum of the past to be visited, but a school of faith from which to draw even today".

From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026

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

Then he offered one final homily before closing with Bob Dylan’s “Chimes of Freedom.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

The homily at Sunday mass, intended to give parishioners basic religious instruction, has often been poorly prepared and aimed at a childish listener.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

“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

But homilies, speeches, papers and encyclicals are better suited to great statements at great moments than buzzy posts on X.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

Joe Friday peppered every episode of “Dragnet” with homilies about moral weakness and crime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025

Catholic, Anglican and Episcopalian churches follow liturgical calendars containing set Scripture passages to be read, with sermons or homilies to be derived from those passages.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023

The use of the homilies, which were drawn up for the ignorant clergy at the Reformation, at once gave a sanction to the practice of writing sermons.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 87, June 28, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various