The Word at Hand
The Catholic Preaching Institute provides comprehensive resources to help clergy develop their craft.
We invite you to explore our print, digital and curated collections.
The Word at Hand
The Catholic Preaching Institute provides comprehensive resources to help clergy develop their craft.
We invite you to explore our print, digital and curated collections.
SPOTLIGHT resources:
Fr. Gregory Heille, O.P. “Pope Francis: Instantly on Message.” interview with Calvin Institute on Christian Worship (August 2, 2018)
Kevin Duffy. “Pope Francis and the Search for Solutions to the Bad Homily Phenomenon.” Church Life Journal (March 27, 2023)
Each month, CPI’s homepage highlights revered and lesser-known Catholic orators, topics relevant to current events, and contemporary discourse on modern homiletics. We invite you to visit our Preacher Features archive page.

Saint Charles Seminary offers numerous preaching sources, available to the public. Contact CPI to checkout books from the print collections:
The John Cardinal Foley Chair collection (most recently updated on 4/7/25)
CPI’s recommended online sources (most recently updated on 4/22/25)

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