Homilettes: Brief Homilies for Weekdays

by Fr. Timothy Horner, OSB

In Homilettes, Timothy Horner, OSB, offers brief, insightful reflections on the weekday Mass readings for Year One. Moving through Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time, he brings Scripture into conversation with everyday Christian life through wisdom, humor, and practical spiritual insight. Designed to inspire concise homilies, these accessible meditations also invite personal prayer and reflection, helping priests, deacons, and lay readers discover fresh encouragement to live the Gospel faithfully each day with renewed hope.

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TESTIMONIALS

“Timothy Horner’s Homilettes reveals the enduring power of Scripture to illuminate ordinary life. These concise reflections unite Benedictine wisdom with pastoral warmth, inviting preachers and readers alike to encounter Christ and deepen their daily discipleship.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Fr. Timothy Horner, OSB (John Michael Stuart Timothy Horner, 1920–2018) was a Benedictine monk, educator, pastor, and author, best known as the founding headmaster of St. Louis Priory School and the first pastor of St. Anselm Parish in Missouri.

Born in Quetta, India, August 24, 1920, John Michael Horner served in the British Army in the Second World War and was clothed as a monk at Ampleforth Abbey in 1946. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1953. In 1955, he was one of three monks sent from Ampleforth to found a monastery in Saint Louis. The following year, he opened the Saint Louis Priory School and served as headmaster until 1974. From 1981 to 1995, he served as the pastor of Saint Anselm Parish. In his later years, he continued in active pastoral care for the members of the Abbey Family.

 

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