Flesh Made Word

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Thomas A. Kane, C.S.P.

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to a new on-line preaching collection in a multimedia format --听FLESH MADE WORD:听The Art of Crafting a Homily.听This series will introduce the viewer to the art of crafting a homily through a variety of preaching approaches. Much of the material is visual, and the examples are designed to explore a wide range of preaching methods, styles, and techniques. 听This process was designed for both the seasoned and beginner preacher. 听There is a full menu of options, and each unit contains an introduction, a homily, and a conversation, which are time-coded. 听The series consists of nine units.

Video recordings of homilies and conversations:

1:40:00听 minutes of actual preaching /1:50:10听 minutes for Conversations

Simply click on the title to access the material. 听You can view each set in whatever order you choose. 听The homilies were shot mostly on location with a congregation. 听The recommended viewing method is to begin with the homily and then follow up the conversation with the preacher discussing the actual process of crafting the homily. 听We hope this series will open up to you the world of preaching, as we continue to proclaim and embody the Word.

VIDEO RECORDINGS OF HOMILIES AND CONVERSATIONS

1:40:00听 minutes of actual preaching
1:50:10听 minutes for Conversations

ABOUT THE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

The Rev. Thomas A. Kane, CSP, is a Paulist priest, and an internationally known ritual maker and videographer. 听His research interests include the area of arts, communication, and liturgy and culture.听 Dr. Kane studies contemporary worship and celebration and has written and lectured on liturgy, dance and creativity in the United States and around the world.听 He has documented liturgical inculturation, making documentaries about the Church and culture in different parts of听the world - Africa, Latin America and the South Pacific. His DVD collection,听The Dancing Church Around the World,听includes听The Dancing Church of Africa, The Dancing Church of the South Pacific, and听FIESTA! Celebrations at San Fernando Cathedral, published by Paulist Press.

Father Kane recently retired from the md传媒国产剧 College School of Theology and Ministry where he taught preaching, liturgy, and theology and the arts for over forty years. 听He also collaborated with a 鈥減reaching team鈥 to produce three faculty handbooks on methods in teaching preaching. 听 听听

As the director of Paulist Reconciliation Ministries in Washington, D.C., he coordinates various ministry projects throughout North America, including outreach to disaffected and alienated Catholics. 听He is the Executive Director of听Landings, a lay ministry program that welcomes returning Catholics to the Church. 听He recently edited听Healing God鈥檚 People: Theological and Pastoral Approaches:听A Reconciliation Reader听and听All Holy Men and Women: A Paulist Litany of Saints. 听His next project will be developing听Landings2, a follow-up program to assist returning Catholics to explore their spiritual development.

He was a liturgical consultant to the World Conference of Churches in Geneva for many years and is a member of the Academy of Homiletics, the Catholic Association of Teachers of Homiletics (CATH), and the North American Academy of Liturgy and听Societas Liturgica.听

On stage, he choreographed the liturgical movements for Sarah Caldwell鈥檚 25th anniversary production of Leonard Bernstein鈥檚听Mass听and has performed with the Omega Dance Company as a guest artist in the United States and abroad. 听On Sundays, Father Kane assists at St. Malachy Parish in Burlington, MA, 听and Holy Family Parish in Concord, MA.