--- title: Articles – Church Life Journal | Trinity description: Trinity | --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: ARTICLES [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Smith-pt-2-crop.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/07/18/improving-catholic-homilies-part-2) ## [Improving Catholic Homilies, Part 2: Less Moralism, More Gospel](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/07/18/improving-catholic-homilies-part-2) Published by [Christian Smith](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/author/christian-smith) In the [first installment of this series](http://churchlife.nd.edu/2016/07/11/improving-catholic-homilies-part-1/), I addressed one problem with Catholic homilies: the tendency to focus on too many points, rather than a single teaching or idea woven throughout the homily. The second common problem with bad Catholic homilies is this: far too many preachers neglect the Christian Gospel, true evangelization, and instead merely peddle sentimental moralism. Too often Catholic... Share - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [July 18, 2016](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/07/18/improving-catholic-homilies-part-2) [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/articles) / [Archive](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/archive) / [christiansmith](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/christiansmith) / [homilies](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/homilies) / [Jesus Christ](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/jesus-christ) / [kerygma](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/kerygma) / [preaching](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/preaching) / [Trinity](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/trinity) / [Gospel](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/gospel) [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/OMalley-Trinity-crop.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/05/19/trinitarian-matters) ## [Trinitarian Matters](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/05/19/trinitarian-matters) Published by [Timothy O'Malley](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/author/timothy-omalley) After the joy of the Easter season, it may feel like a letdown to celebrate the solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. The proclamation that Christ has risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, seems more important than announcing the consubstantiality of the Son with the Father. The descent of the Spirit upon the Apostles at Pentecost, who go forth to breathe Jesus’ own spirit over creatio... Share - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [May 19, 2016](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/05/19/trinitarian-matters) [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/articles) / [Holy Spirit](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/holy-spirit) / [Jesus Christ](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/jesus-christ) / [Trinity](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/trinity) / [God the Father](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/god-the-father) / [mission](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/topic/mission) [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Kestermeier-crop.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/05/16/living-as-a-child-of-god) ## [Living as a Child of God](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/2016/05/16/living-as-a-child-of-god) Published by [Charles Kestermeier, SJ](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles/author/charles-kestermeier-sj) While we are vaguely aware that each of us is a “child of *God*,” we might reflect on what it means for us to be specifically a “*child* of God. As Jesus said, “I tell you solemnly, unless you change and become as little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Mt 18:3). He himself was very aware of being the Son of God, as we see in his “Our Father” and in all sorts of ways in John’s Go... 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