Description
Widely embraced by homilists and those interested in reflecting more deeply on the daily Lectionary readings, Bishop Richard Sklba's Fire Starters: Igniting the Holy in the Weekday Homily has served as a practical resource for preparing engaging weekday homilies for Ordinary Time. After much anticipation, Bishop Sklba and coauthor Fr. Joseph Juknialis now offer Easter Fire, a welcome companion to support anyone called to preach at Easter weekday Masses.
Easter Fire provides the biblical citations and summary phrases for the reading and the gospel plus the refrain from the psalm each day. After each citation, the authors offer a series of meaningful insights based on Scripture scholarship, their own prayerful reflection on the texts, and years of preaching and pastoral experience. These brief "bullet point" entries provide nuggets of knowledge and inspiration that will stimulate personal prayer and spark homily possibilities for the preacher every day.
Easter Fire will ignite sparks that can be enflamed by God's Spirit, to not only enrich the spiritual journey but to add light and warmth for the preparation of weekday homilies during the Easter season.
About the Author
Bishop Richard J. Sklba served as auxiliary bishop of Milwaukee for over thirty years. He is a well-known biblical scholar, completing the licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. He is a member and former president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America. He has served on many committees of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, chairing its subcommittee on the Review of Scripture Translations from 1991 to 2001. In 1988, he received the Catholic Theological Society of America's John Courtney Murray Award for achievement in theology. He is the author of Fire Starters: Igniting the Holy in the Weekday Homily (Liturgical Press, 2013). Rev. Joseph Juknialis is a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Now retired, he teaches homiletics courses for the archdiocese's permanent diaconate program, writes a monthly reflection on the Sunday Scriptures for archdiocesan newspaper, and does parish ministry in a variety of capacities.
Reviews
This book is comprised of tips and ideas to help create daily homilies that highlight God's story in everyday life.Catholic Library World
Here is a superb homily resource.The Bible Today
What a rich and wonderful resource! Busy preachers and pastors will find the beautifully written and easy-to-navigate Easter Fire invaluable as they preach the weekday liturgies of Easter. I am struck, not only by the depth of the exegesis, illustrations and liturgical/historical notes, but also by their breadth and expression. Bishop Sklba and Rev. Juknialis draw upon their own insights and experiences as well as those of a variety of theologians, poets, artists, psychologists, historians and lay faithful. The result is a practical and hope-filled resource-a deep well that preachers can draw from on a daily basis throughout the Easter Season for both homiletic and personal inspiration.Susan McGurgan, DMin, Director, Lay Pastoral Ministry Program, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology, The Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Book Information
ISBN 9780814648667
Author Richard J. Sklba
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint Liturgical Press
Publisher Liturgical Press
Weight(grams) 380g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 11mm
Easter Fire provides the biblical citations and summary phrases for the reading and the gospel plus the refrain from the psalm each day. After each citation, the authors offer a series of meaningful insights based on Scripture scholarship, their own prayerful reflection on the texts, and years of preaching and pastoral experience. These brief "bullet point" entries provide nuggets of knowledge and inspiration that will stimulate personal prayer and spark homily possibilities for the preacher every day.
Easter Fire will ignite sparks that can be enflamed by God's Spirit, to not only enrich the spiritual journey but to add light and warmth for the preparation of weekday homilies during the Easter season.
About the Author
Bishop Richard J. Sklba served as auxiliary bishop of Milwaukee for over thirty years. He is a well-known biblical scholar, completing the licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. He is a member and former president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America. He has served on many committees of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, chairing its subcommittee on the Review of Scripture Translations from 1991 to 2001. In 1988, he received the Catholic Theological Society of America's John Courtney Murray Award for achievement in theology. He is the author of Fire Starters: Igniting the Holy in the Weekday Homily (Liturgical Press, 2013). Rev. Joseph Juknialis is a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Now retired, he teaches homiletics courses for the archdiocese's permanent diaconate program, writes a monthly reflection on the Sunday Scriptures for archdiocesan newspaper, and does parish ministry in a variety of capacities.
Reviews
This book is comprised of tips and ideas to help create daily homilies that highlight God's story in everyday life.Catholic Library World
Here is a superb homily resource.The Bible Today
What a rich and wonderful resource! Busy preachers and pastors will find the beautifully written and easy-to-navigate Easter Fire invaluable as they preach the weekday liturgies of Easter. I am struck, not only by the depth of the exegesis, illustrations and liturgical/historical notes, but also by their breadth and expression. Bishop Sklba and Rev. Juknialis draw upon their own insights and experiences as well as those of a variety of theologians, poets, artists, psychologists, historians and lay faithful. The result is a practical and hope-filled resource-a deep well that preachers can draw from on a daily basis throughout the Easter Season for both homiletic and personal inspiration.Susan McGurgan, DMin, Director, Lay Pastoral Ministry Program, Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology, The Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary's Seminary
Book Information
ISBN 9780814648667
Author Richard J. Sklba
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint Liturgical Press
Publisher Liturgical Press
Weight(grams) 380g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 11mm
