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Preaching from the Desk of the Executive Director Msgr. Jeremiah 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. George Winzenburg, SJ 45 To Preach the Good Word Well: A Project of the Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota Steven C. Smith, PhD 54 The God Who Speaks: Verbum Domini as a Means of Renewal in Seminary Formation in the Word of God Deacon James Keating, PhD 63 Contemplative Homiletics Rev. David B. Couturier, OFM Cap 70 Was the Year for Priests a Success? Measures of Organizational Effectiveness Rev. Thomas Rosica, CSB 77 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. George Dmitry Gallaro 86 Vocation: A Glance through the Patristic Sources iii The SEMINARY JOURNAL Collection: 1995-2008 Seminary Journal on Compact Disk For further information, visit our Web site www.ncea.org/departments/seminary or call (800) 711-6232 and ask for the Seminary Department. 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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. 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