The Preaching of Pope Francis: Missionary Discipleship and the Ministry of the Word

Since the beginning of Pope Francis's papacy, millions of people have been encouraged, enlightened, and delighted by his homilies. Pope Francis continues to offer a substantial contribution to the ministry of preaching, both in theory and in the example he sets in his own homilies. In The "Preaching of Pope Francis," Gregory Heille, OP, introduces readers to the pope's preaching, his insights about the preaching vocation of the ordained, and his call upon all the baptized to go to the margins as missionary disciples and evangelists of the Word.
Pope Francis's apostolic exhortation, "Evangelii Gaudium," includes an important section that focuses on the ministerial praxis of the preaching ministry and his vision of what good homily preparation includes for the church in the modern world. The Preaching of Pope Francis offers an inspiring and practical resource for preachers that shares the pope's vision for the preparation and delivery of effective and engaging homilies and for laity invested in the church's ministry of the Word in a Vatican II pastoral context.