2013 WPI Conference
The Word Proclaimed Institute
2nd Annual Conference
“Preaching the Mystery: Homiletics in the Year of Faith”
August 5-8, 2013
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
100 East Wynnewood Road, Wynnewood, PA 19096
For Priests, Deacons, and Seminarians
Conference Schedule
As the title indicates, this conference is designed to help priests, deacons, and seminarians enter more deeply into the mysteries of the faith and their transmission. St. Gregory the Great once said: “Sacred Scripture, in its very manner of speaking, is above all other sciences because in one and the same word, while it narrates an event, it sets forth a mystery.” (Moralia 20,1) Every act of God in history has a divine depth, that is its mystery. Sacred Scripture both contains and mediates that mystery. The task of preachers is to come into experiential contact with that act as Scripture mediates it and communicate that to others. Every evening there will be a small-group practical exercise with discussion in preparing a Sunday sermon. There will be plenty of opportunities for spiritual reflection, prayer, confession, rest, and informal social time.
Monday, August 5
3:30-5:30 pm |
Arrival, Registration & Housing Check-In (Foyer) |
5:30-6:30 pm |
Supper |
6:30-7:00 pm |
Break |
7:00-7:15 pm |
Deacon Dan Foley, Introductory Remarks |
7:15-8:15 pm |
First Session: Fr. Francis Martin, “Preaching in our modern context” |
8:15-9:30 pm |
Social Hour |
Tuesday, August 6 (Feast of the Transfiguration)
7:30-8:30 am |
Breakfast |
8:30 am |
Lauds |
9:00-10:00 am |
Second Session: Bishop Byrnes, “Encountering Christ” |
10:00-10:30 am |
Break |
10:30-12 pm |
Feast Day Mass with Bishop Daniel Thomas |
12:00-1:00 pm |
Lunch |
1:00-1:30 pm |
Free Time |
1:30-2:30 pm |
Third Session: Dr. Ralph Martin, “What Did Jesus Ask Us to Tell People?” |
2:30-3:00 pm |
Break |
3:00-4:00 pm |
Fourth Session: Fr. Francis Martin, “Contemplata aliis tradere” |
4:00-4:15 pm |
Break |
4:15-5:15 pm |
Adoration/Confession/Prayer Ministry |
5:30-6:30 pm |
Supper |
6:30-7:00 pm |
Vespers |
7:00-8:30 pm |
Fifth Session: Fr. Peter Cameron, O.P., “Preaching the Mystery” |
8:30-9:30 pm |
Social Hour |
Wednesday, August 7
7:30-8:30 am |
Breakfast |
8:30 am |
Lauds |
9:00-10:00 am |
Sixth Session: Bishop Byrnes, “Making Disciples” |
10:00-10:30 am |
Break |
10:30-11:30 am |
Mass |
11:45-12:45 pm |
Lunch |
12:45-1:30 pm |
Free Time |
1:30-2:30 pm |
Seventh Session: Dr. Ralph Martin, “Identifying Difficulties in Preaching Repentance” |
2:30-3:00 pm |
Break |
3:00-4:00 pm |
Eighth Session: Fr. Francis Martin: “The Transfiguration” |
4:00-4:15 pm |
Break |
4:15-5:15 pm |
Adoration/Confession/Prayer Ministry |
5:30-6:30 pm |
Supper |
6:30-7:00 pm |
Vespers |
7:00-8:30 pm |
Ninth Session: Fr. Peter Cameron, O.P., “Preaching as Transfiguration” |
8:30-9:30 pm |
Social Hour |
Thursday, August 8
7:30-8:30 am |
Breakfast |
8:30 am |
Lauds |
9:00-10:00 am |
Tenth Session: Dr. Ralph Martin, “The Second Coming” |
10:00-10:30 am |
Break |
10:30-11:30 am |
Mass |
11:45-12:45 pm |
Lunch |
12:45-1:30 pm |
Free Time |
1:30-2:30 pm |
Eleventh Session: Bishop Byrnes, “Equipping for Ministry” |
2:30-3:00 pm |
Break |
3:00-4:00 pm |
Twelfth Session: Fr. Francis Martin: “The Transfiguration and the Goal of Humanity” |
4:00-4:15 pm |
Break |
4:15-5:15 pm |
Adoration/Confession/Prayer Ministry |
5:30-6:30 pm |
Supper |
6:30-7:00 pm |
Vespers |
7:00-8:30 pm |
Thirteenth Session: Fr. Peter Cameron, O.P., “Preaching the Transfiguration” |
8:30-9:30 pm |
Social Hour |
Friday, August 9
7:30-8:30 am |
Mass |
8:30-9:30 am |
Breakfast |
Departure |