This special “Preach” episode features a panel discussion on how preachers can deliver a homily that captures the hopes of younger audiences—from toddlers to teens—while keeping the entire congregation engaged.

The Advent season prepares us for the incredibly humble journey of Jesus’ birth. This carol provides another dimension of this humility. 

A Homily for the First Sunday of Advent, by Father Terrance Klein

Sam Sawyer, S.J., editor-in-chief of America Media, returns to “Preach” to discuss his Advent homily series, designed to be more cohesive than the usual week-to-week, stand-alone Sunday homilies that preachers typically prepare.

if you go to Mass, you hear the near-perfect opening line in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God

Each year we lose or break a figure in our Nativity scene, but the beauty of this family tradition lies in its brokenness.