Homiletics & Catechetics
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Allocution (ALLOCUZIONE)
ALLOCUTION. - A more or less solemn discourse delivered at an assembly; in particular it is more commonly used to denote those solemn… -
Antoninus, Archbishop of Florence, Saint (ANTONINO, ARCIVESCOVO DI FIRENZE, SANTO)
ANTONINUS, Archbishop of Florence, Saint. - Dominican, of the Pierozzi family, b. in Florence in March 1389, d. at Montughi, near that same… -
Baldinucci, Antonio, Blessed (BALDINUCCI, ANTONIO, BEATO)
BALDINUCCI, Antonio, Blessed. - Jesuit, b. in Florence on 19 July 1665, son of Filippo (v.), man of letters and art historian; d. at Pofi… -
Bambacari, Cesare Nicola
BAMBACARI, CESARE NICOLA. - A distinguished preacher and ascetical writer, b. at Lucca on 13 June 1647, d. there on 16 March 1725. At the… -
Bernardino De' Bustis
BERNARDINO DE' BUSTIS. - Great Franciscan preacher, b. in Milan, of the noble de' B. family, ca. 1450. He did his early studies in Milan,… -
Berthold of Ratisbon (BERTOLDO DA RATISBONA)
BERTHOLD OF RATISBON. - The best German preacher of the Middle Ages, b. at Ratisbon shortly before 1210, d. there on 14 Dec. 1272. Having… -
Boaretti, Francesco
BOARETTI, FRANCESCO. - Preacher and polygraph, b. at Masi, near Padua, on 16 Aug. 1748, d. at Venice on 15 May 1799. He studied at the… -
Bossuet, Jacques-Bénigne
BOSSUET, JACQUES-BÉNIGNE. - Bishop, orator. I. THE MAN. - B. was born in Dijon on 27 Sept. 1627 into a family of magistrates, and died in… -
Bourdaloue, Louis
BOURDALOUE, LOUIS. - Jesuit, orator, b. at Bourges on 20 Aug. 1632, d. at Paris on 13 May 1704. After some years of teaching philosophy and… -
Caesarius of Arles, Saint (CESARIO DI ARLES, SANTO)
CAESARIUS OF ARLES, Saint. - Archbishop of Arles, b. around 470-71 in the region of Chalon-sur-Saône, d. 27 Aug. 542. Of his life it is… -
Calino, Cesare
CALINO, CESARE. - Jesuit and preacher, b. in Brescia on 14 Feb. 1670, d. in Bologna on 19 Aug. 1749. After several years of teaching… -
Caracciolo, Roberto
CARACCIOLO, ROBERTO. - Franciscan preacher (more commonly Fra' Roberto da Lecce), b. at Lecce in 1425, d. there on 6 May 1495. Of the noble… -
Casini, Francesco Maria
CASINI, FRANCESCO MARIA. - Cardinal, b. at Arezzo on 11 Nov. 1648, d. at Rome on 14 Feb. 1719; having become a Capuchin in 1663, he was a… -
Castellino Da Castelli (Dei Castelli)
CASTELLINO DA CASTELLI (Dei Castelli). - Apostle priest of religious instruction, son of Francesco and Elisabetta de' Merli, born at… -
Catechetics (CATECHÉSI)
CATECHETICS. - Oral teaching of the Christian religion by a competent minister of the Church. According to its etymological meaning, the… -
Catechetics (CATECHETICA)
CATECHETICS. - The science of catechesis; that is, the science which teaches that particular didactic method which, adapted to the… -
Catechism (CATECHISMO)
CATECHISM. - The term c. is used today to indicate a brief compendium of the principal truths of the Christian faith and morals, set out in… -
Catechist (CATECHISTA)
CATECHIST. - He is the one who teaches Christian doctrine. According to the CIC (can. 1329) the catechist par excellence is the parish… -
Catechumenate and Catechumen (CATECUMENATO E CATECUMENO)
CATECHUMENATE AND CATECHUMEN. - The catechumenate can be defined as the novitiate of the Christian life, imposed by the Church on those… -
Cattaneo, Carlo Ambrogio
CATTANEO, CARLO AMBROGIO. - Jesuit, preacher, b. in Milan on 7 Dec. 1645, d. there on 19 Dec. 1705. He devoted most of his life to… -
Charles Borromeo, Saint (CARLO BORROMEO, SANTO)
CHARLES BORROMEO, Saint. - Cardinal, archbishop of Milan, b. in the Borromeo castle of Arona on 2 Oct. 1538, second-born son of Count… -
Christian Doctrine, Archconfraternity of (DOTTRINA CRISTIANA, ARCICONFRATERNITA DELLA)
CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE, Archconfraternity of. - Erected in Rome by Paul V with the brief Ex credito nobis of 6 Oct. 1607. The impetus given by… -
Freppel, Charles-Émile (FREPPEL, CHARLES-EMILE)
FREPPEL, CHARLES-ÉMILE. - French bishop and writer, b. at Obernai (Alsace) on June 1, 1827 and d. at Angers on Dec. 22, 1891. Having earned… -
Gallerani, Alessandro
GALLERANI, ALESSANDRO. - Jesuit, orator and writer, b. at Cento (Ferrara) on 9 April 1833, d. at Rome on 1 December 1905. After some years… -
Gasparri, Pietro
GASPARRI, PIETRO. - Cardinal, Secretary of State to two popes, principal architect of the codification of the CIC and of the Lateran Pacts.… -
Homiliary (OMILIARIO)
HOMILIARY. - From homiliarius, homiliarius liber doctorum, properly, in origin, it indicated a collection of discourses of the holy Fathers… -
Instruction (ISTRUZIONE)
INSTRUCTION. - Under this name is understood, in the language of sacred eloquence and also in the CIC, a certain manner of expounding the… -
James of the Marches (GIACOMO DELLA MARCA)
GIACOMO della MARCA, saint - Panel by Cosme Tura (15th cent.). Modena, Galleria Estense. Victor, the Aquinate, Albert the Great, Ulrich of… -
John Chrysostom, Saint (GIOVANNI CRISOSTOMO, SANTO)
JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, Saint. - The greatest Christian orator, one of the greatest orators of all times, was J., called by posterity – beginning… -
Lacordaire, Henri-Dominique
LACORDAIRE, HENRI-DOMINIQUE. - Distinguished Dominican orator and apologist, b. at Recey-sur-Ource (Côte-d'Or) on 12 May 1802, d. at Sorèze… -
Lawrence Giustiniani, Saint (LORENZO GIUSTINIANI, SANTO)
LAWRENCE GIUSTINIANI, Saint. - Born in Venice to Bernardo Giustiniani and Querina Querini on July 1, 1381, died there on January 8, 1456.… -
Lejeune, Jean
LEJEUNE, JEAN. - French sacred orator, b. at Dôle in 1592 and d. at Limoges on 19 Aug. 1672. A member of the Oratory of Jesus founded by… -
Lobo, Alfonso
LOBO, ALFONSO. - Spanish preacher of the second half of the 16th century, first a Discalced Friar Minor, then a Capuchin, born at Medina… -
Maximus of Turin, Saint (MASSIMO DI TORINO, SANTO)
MAXIMUS OF TURIN, Saint. - Father of the Church; the first bishop of Turin whose name is known. I. LIFE. - There is only scant and… -
Paolucci Di Calboli (Girolamo Da Forlì)
PAOLUCCI DI CALBOLI (GIROLAMO DA FORLÌ). - Capuchin preacher, called "the Apostle of the Madonna", b. at Forlì in 1552, entered the… -
Peter of Rosenheim (PIETRO DI ROSENHEIM)
PETER OF ROSENHEIM. - Benedictine monastic reformer, preacher and poet, b. ca. 1380 at Wiechs near Rosenheim (hence he is also called… -
Pius X, Pope, Blessed (PIO X, PAPA, BEATO)
PIUS X, Pope, Blessed. - Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, born at Riese, a village in the diocese of Treviso, on 2 June 1835, to Giovanni… -
Segneri, Paolo
SEGNERI, PAOLO. - Jesuit, orator and classical writer, b. at Nettuno on 20 March 1624, d. at Rome on 9 Dec. 1694. Educated at the Collegio…