{"product_id":"remembering-why-we-preach-karla-j-bellinger","title":"Remembering Why We Preach","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"326\"\u003eIf your heart is on fire with God's love, your preaching will help listeners encounter Christ and deepen their spiritual lives. And that should be the ultimate goal of a homily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"798\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"355\"\u003eRemembering Why We Preach\u003c\/em\u003e is a retreat that helps revive creative energy and spiritual focus. Karla Bellinger—executive director of the Institute for Homiletics at the University of Dallas—and Fr. Michael Connors, CSC—director of the John S. Marten Program in Homiletics and Liturgics at the University of Notre Dame—guide you through an eight-part process of spiritual renewal and skill development designed to nourish both preacher and preaching for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"800\" data-end=\"985\"\u003eWhether recently ordained or preaching for decades, readers will explore the spiritual, pastoral, and communal aspects of preaching—the heart of the Church’s work of making disciples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1079\"\u003eThis book can be used as a personal or group retreat or in preaching courses. It includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1454\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1081\" data-end=\"1126\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1126\"\u003eReading materials for personal reflection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1127\" data-end=\"1180\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1129\" data-end=\"1180\"\u003eQuestions for journaling or peer-group discussion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1319\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1319\"\u003ePractical exercises to enhance skills such as listening to your people, storytelling, homily writing, and diversifying speaking styles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1454\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1454\"\u003eSupport materials such as outlines for peer-group meetings, sample retreat formats, and forms for homily feedback and goal setting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1456\" data-end=\"1518\"\u003eLinks to additional resources are available in each chapter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1520\" data-end=\"1542\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1863\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1566\"\u003eKarla J. Bellinger\u003c\/strong\u003e is the founding executive director of the Institute for Homiletics at the University of Dallas. She previously served as associate director of the John S. Marten Program in Homiletics and Liturgics at the University of Notre Dame, where she was also a faculty member in the theology department.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1865\" data-end=\"2491\"\u003eBellinger holds degrees from North Carolina State University (B.S.), the University of Notre Dame (M.A. in theology), and the Aquinas Institute (D.Min. in preaching). She is a member of the Academy of Homiletics, the Catholic Association of Teachers of Homiletics, and the North American Academy of Liturgy. Certified as a lay ecclesial minister and master catechist—and a master gardener—she is the author of \u003cem data-start=\"2275\" data-end=\"2302\"\u003eConnecting Pulpit and Pew\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"2307\" data-end=\"2324\"\u003eLiving the Word\u003c\/em\u003e. Her work has appeared in \u003cem data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2363\"\u003eHomiletics\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"2365\" data-end=\"2377\"\u003eThe Deacon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"2379\" data-end=\"2400\"\u003eCatechetical Leader\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"2402\" data-end=\"2412\"\u003eMomentum\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"2418\" data-end=\"2436\"\u003eSeminary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives with her family in southwestern Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2493\" data-end=\"2901\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2493\" data-end=\"2524\"\u003eFr. Michael E. Connors, CSC\u003c\/strong\u003e is director of the John S. Marten Program in Homiletics and Liturgics and a faculty member in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. 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