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SEMINARY JOURNAL VOLUME SIXTEEN NUMBER TWO FALL 2010 SPECIAL THEME: Preaching From the Desk of the Executive Director Msgr. Jeremiah McCarthy Preaching and Feedback Donald McCrabb, DMin Preaching In the Sunday Assembly: A Pastoral Commentary on Fulfilled in Your Hearing Gregory Heille, OP Encountering the Gospel—Renewing the Preacher: The Preaching Program at Boston College Msgr. James A. Mongelluzzo Preaching Across Cultures: Response to a Pastoral Need of the US Church Today Rev. vanThanh Nguyen, SVD With One Voice: A Program for Parishes Very Rev. Denis Robinson, OSB Effective Preaching: What Catholics Want Katherine Schmitt Nourishing the Heart of Dominican Life: The Formation of Young Preachers in the First Years of Ministry Rev. Gregory Heille, OP Unmet Needs in Catholic Preaching: A Project of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Deacon David J. Shea Creating a State of the Art Homiletics Lab at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary Rev. Daniel Siwek, MDiv, STL, interviewed by Mark J. Teresi To Preach the Good Word Well: A Project of the Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota Rev. George Winzenburg, SJ The God Who Speaks: Verbum Domini as a Means of Renewal in Seminary Formation in the Word of God Steven C. Smith, PhD Contemplative Homiletics Deacon James Keating, PhD Was the Year for Priests a Success? Measures of Organizational Effectiveness Rev. David B. Couturier, OFM Cap Thy Will be Done Through Us, Inspite of Us and Because of Us: Reflections on Pastoral Leadership and Ministry in the Church of 2010 and Beyond Rev. Thomas Rosica, CSB Vocation: A Glance through the Patristic Sources Rev. George Dmitry Gallaro A SEMINARY JOURNAL VOLUME 16 NUMBER TWO FALL 2010 Note: Due to leadership changes in the Seminary Department, this volume was actually published in September 2011. 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Jeremiah McCarthy 1 From the Editor’s Desk Special Theme: Preaching Donald McCrabb, DMin 5 Improving Preaching through Feedback Gregory Heille, OP 8 Preaching In the Sunday Assembly: A Pastoral Commentary on Fulfilled in Your Hearing Msgr. James A. Mongelluzzo 11 Encountering the Gospel—Renewing the Preacher: The Preaching Program at Boston College Rev. vanThanh Nguyen, SVD 17 Preaching Across Cultures: Response to a Pastoral Need of the US Church Today Very Rev. Denis Robinson, OSB 21 With One Voice: A Program for Parishes Katherine Schmitt 26 Effective Preaching: What Catholics Want Rev. Gregory Heille, OP 31 Nourishing the Heart of Dominican Life: The Formation of Young Preachers in the First Years of Ministry Deacon David J. Shea 33 Unmet Needs in Catholic Preaching: A Project of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Rev. Daniel Siwek, MDiv, STL, 43 Creating a State of the Art Homiletics Lab at the interviewed by Mark J. Teresi University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary Rev. 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Glebe Road, Suite 525, Arlington, VA 22201 From the Desk of the Executive Director he Seminary Department, with the assistance Steven Smith provides a thoughtful overview of the of a grant from a generous donor who desires recent document from the Synod on Preaching, Verbum Tto remain anonymous, undertook a project to Domini, that suggests implications for seminary preach- strengthen preaching programs in seminaries. Our proj- ing programs. ect was part of a larger initiative called “To Preach the Father Tom Rosica, CSB, delivered a compel- Good Word Well.” Funds were provided to a number ling address in 2010 that I am happy to publish. Tom’s of organizations to develop new programs and research reflections on the saintly lives of Cardinal Newman, to improve the Sunday homily. You will find a report Brother Andre Bessette, Fr. Michael McGivney, Fr. Jerzy on each of these preaching projects in this issue. I am Popieluszko and Blessed John XXIII affirm the healing particularly grateful to Don McCrabb, president of the power of selfless service that is so essential for the life of Catholic Youth Foundation, who served as guest editor the church. for this issue. Father David Couturier, a noted expert on orga- Readers will find in these individual reports good nizational management theory, offers a thoughtful ap- ideas that are applicable to different settings. Several praisal of the effectiveness