Curricula: Homiletics
Homiletics is the science that studies the composition and delivery of a sermon or other religious discourse
NOTE: This is not an article from the Catholic Encyclopedia. It is provided here for the benefit of those interested in pursuing additional studies in this area.
General Survey
| Origin and historical development of preaching | |
| Scriptural precedent for preaching missionaries; Preacher of the Gospel | |
| A collection of homilies, or familiar explanations of the Gospels | |
| Twenty books of homilies, composed by Pope St. Clement I, which form a curious religious romance | |
| Treatment of the history of homilies in liturgy |
Noted Homilists, Preachers, and Orators
| Prolific homilist and writer of the 3rd century | |
| Noted homilist of the 4th century known for eloquent orations | |
| Noted homilist of the 4th century | |
| Doctor of the Church noted for his spoken commentaries | |
| From the Greek: 'Chrusostomos' "golden-mouthed", so called on account of his eloquence | |
| Doctor of the Church; prolific writer and homilist | |
| 5th century cclesiastical writer and author of a number of homilies | |
| Surnamed Chrysorrhoas (golden stream) by his friends on account of his oratorical gifts | |
| Doctor of the Church noted for his sermons and writings | |
| Celebrated homiletic writer known for his exegetical and oratorical skills | |
| Known for a collection of moralized fables and anecdotes evidently written for preachers | |
| Franciscan; powerful preacher of repentance in the thirteenth century, | |
| Carmelite reformer distinguished by indiscreet zeal; burned as a heretic | |
| One of the greatest mystics and preachers of the Middle Ages | |
| Dominican; held in high esteem as an orator by his contemporaries | |
| Celebrated late 15th century German pulpit orator and reformer | |
| Franciscan; specially celebrated as a forceful, popular preacher | |
| French Jesuit; regarded as one of the most eloquent men of the 16th century | |
| Dominican; considered one of the greatest orators of Poland | |
| A distinguished theologian, writer, and preacher | |
| French bishop and orator | |
| Dominican; his reputation as a preacher is second only to his fame as a theologian | |
| French monk and preacher known for his eloquence and biting humor | |
| French pulpit orator; his sermons were widely published and translated | |
| Dutch Jesuit; orator and controversialist; prolific writer of apologetic and polemical works | |
| His zeal earned him the nickname "The Missionary of the Oratory" | |
| well-known French preacher and ascetical writer of Jansenistic tendencies | |
| Italian Jesuit; preacher considered one of Italy's greatest orators | |
| Portuguese Jesuit; considered one of the world's great orators | |
| Discalced Augustinian friar; as a preacher, equally comfortable in court or village | |
| Wrote explanations of Sunday Mass readings for use by priests | |
| Celebrated 17th cent. French bishop and pulpit orator | |
| 17th cent. Jesuit; known as the "king of preachers and the preacher of kings" | |
| Celebrated French bishop, author, and preacher | |
| One of the greatest sacred orators of the 17th century | |
| Gifted and eloquent preacher of Italy | |
| French rhetorician; wrote a manual on pulpit eloquence well-received by priests | |
| French Jesuit; celebrated pulpit orator; author of homiletic titles | |
| Most popular German preacher of the early part of the eighteenth century | |
| One of the great French Jesuit orators in the seventeenth century | |
| Celebrated French preacher and bishop | |
| Notable French preacher; member of the Congregation of the Oratory | |
| Considered a more skilled preacher than his brother Andre; marred by Jansenist leanings | |
| French preacher known for stirring performances; papal permission to preach anywhere | |
| Italian Jesuit; preacher known for his pathos and easy, popular style | |
| Celebrated preacher at the cathedral of Vienna and the Imperial Court | |
| English Dominican; sermons focused on Christian Doctrines, Christian Practice, and Gospel Truths | |
| French Jesuit; celebrated pulpit orator | |
| Wrote the well-known "Sermons and Moral Discourses" | |
| Preacher of the Capuchin order | |
| French pulpit orator | |
| Famous French preacher | |
| Notable orator during the restoration of the Faith in post-Revolution France | |
| Notable 19th century French Jesuit, pulpit orator | |
| Convert, poet, and pulpit orator | |
| Considered the greatest pulpit orator of the 19th century | |
| Noted opponent of Protestantism; his works are homiletical and polemical in character | |
| Preacher noted for refuting the errors of Protestant leaders | |
| Jesuit professor of theology; noted for powerful extemporaneous sermons | |
| Notable, well-published preacher of Bohemia | |
| Developed the conference model of preaching | |
| Celebrated Dominican orator who spoke to crowds as large as 50,000 | |
| Oblate of St. Charles; preacher whose sermons are strongly marked by a strain of mysticism | |
| Noted convert from Anglicanism; sermons marked by deep knowledge of the ancient faith, a Shakespearean style, and a fervor worthy of the saints | |
| Jesuit preacher skilled in dialectic and surer in doctrine | |
| Notable French Bishop and pulpit orator | |
| Celebrated late 19th century preacher in France | |
| Celebrated Dominican pulpit orator |
