"All effective homilies have this sense of urgency and freshness, revealing the startling beauty and promise of the Kingdom of God and of Jesus who embodies it and brings it to reality through his Death and Resurrection. The message of the Gospel is truly a matter of “life and death” for us; there is nothing routine or trivial about it. If a homilist conveys merely some example of proverbial wisdom or good manners, or only some insight gained from their personal experience, they may have spoken accurately and even helpfully, but they have not yet spoken the Gospel, which ultimately must focus on the person of Jesus and the dynamic power of his mission to the world."
Fr. Troy Beecham
