homily
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The private requiem mass included a homily from the Rt Rev David Charlesworth, Abbot of Buckfast.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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
Elsewhere, you can watch the overly cute Christian homily “Forevergreen,” from Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears, about a nurturing tree, a restless bear and the dangerous allure of potato chips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday condemned the "rubble and open wounds" left behind by wars, singling out the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza as he conducted his first Christmas homily.
From Barron's ● Dec. 25, 2025
The homily and marriage sentences were said, at Bono’s request, by Dr. Trefusis.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
“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
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
Sometimes the study of early literature has been instigated by religious or controversial motives, as when the Anglo-Saxon homilies were taken up and edited and interpreted in support of the Reformation.
From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by W. P. (William Paton) Ker
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