Hearing the Word
HEARING THE WORD is an e-newsletter series that brings weekly Sunday Gospel commentaries to clergy and the lay faithful. The commentaries provide two perspectives each week – one scholarly and one personal …
FROM THE PULPIT
“From the Pulpit” is written by biblical scholars and provides context around a Gospel’s meaning. Through explanation of how the ancient text tells the story of God’s Good News, “From the Pulpit” focuses on explaining the actual text of the Gospel passage — its background, its language, its characters, its unfolding as a story — so as to provide understanding to those who engage with it. “From the Pulpit” offers a foundation for preachers and listeners to appreciate what is being revealed in and through the divine Word.
FROM THE PEW
“From the Pew” is written by laity and provides a believer’s perspective on how the Gospel text remains meaningful. “From the Pew” focuses on the lives of believers — our everyday realities and experiences, our questions and struggles, our joys and hopes — so as to provide a personal appreciation of the Good News. “From the Pew” offers a way to see how what is being revealed in the inspired text is still relevant today and of benefit for anyone’s life of faith.
Details for Hearing the Word writers:
- The weekly e-newsletter commentaries will run throughout the liturgical years (C, B, A) beginning December 1, 2024.
- Commentaries focus only on the Gospel reading each week.
- Writers will select their Sunday dates for commentary using the date selection form (accessible at the bottom of this page).
- There is no minimum (or maximum!) number of commentaries required. Writers determine how often they wish to contribute.
- The required length of commentaries is 250-300 words.
- Commentaries are to be submitted to preaching@scs.edu by the indicated due dates (3 weeks prior to the commentary’s liturgical date).
- Writers will receive $100 for each commentary accepted for publication.
