Preach: The Catholic Homilies Podcast
Hosted by Ricardo da Silva SJ · America Media
4.7from 345 ratings
- 110
- Episodes
- 22
- Transcribed
- 345
- Ratings
- 2023
- First episode
About Preach: The Catholic Homilies Podcast
Every Sunday, millions hear homilies. But what separates the forgettable from the inspiring? Preach, from America Media, goes behind the pulpit to reveal the art and craft of great Catholic preaching. Host Ricardo da Silva, S.J.—Jesuit priest and associate editor at America Media in NYC—features weekly homilies from outstanding preachers, followed by intimate conversations. From Scripture interpretation to delivery, discover what makes today’s most compelling Catholic voices so transformative. Read featured homilies and daily Scripture reflections at americamagazine.org/subscribe Preach is supported by a generous grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., as part of its Compelling Preaching Initiative.
- Publisher
- America Media
- Category
- religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 18 May 2023
- Latest episode
- 17 Jul 2026
Latest episodes
22 of 110 episodes have a transcript.
17 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Published 17 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I like to write my hominy out in a poetic form. So it has so many characters per line. I give it exactly what I want. I give it this is how many lines to how many characters. I want cadence. I want you to mimic this and I get the exact format. That's what I want as an output. Now what's the process? […]
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- Brendan McGuire
- Jean-Pierre Ducharme
- William E Lori
- Kerry Robinson
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- 4.7 / 5
- 298 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 47 ratings
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- 76
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- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 95
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