Learning how to preach:

Yesterday evening a typical thing at the North American College: the preaching practicum for second year theologians. Preaching is important in the parish life. For many Catholics this is the only opportunity in which they hear the priest speaking to them and with them. So it is taken serious here, and this is shown by starting to work on preaching a full four years before we are released on the parished of the United States and Australia. The next post will be my practice homily.