Foundations for Preaching and Teaching™ provides scripture backgrounds for each Sunday and holy day of obligation of the liturgical year. These backgrounds contain commentaries on all of the Lectionary readings, including the Responsorial Psalm. Written in a pastoral tone, these commentaries offer historical-critical background on the readings and underscore their relevance to life today. Each scripture background page includes an overlying theme that is drawn through the readings, providing homilists and catechists with a lens through which to prepare for Sunday. The scripture backgrounds are written by a diverse team of writers including Biagio Mazza, Mary McGlone, Paul Turner, Denise Simeone, Jean Marie Hiesberger, Peggy Ekerdt, and Abbot Gregory Polan. The book has an introduction written by Paul Turner.

“Foundations for Preaching and Teaching™ is the veritable mustard seed that puts out a tree with large branches. Each page is a complete catechetical/homiletical resource for the Sundays of the year, prepared by a reputable group of scholars. The explication of the Lectionary readings is informative and straightforward, offering practical application to the life of faith, while quotations from documents of the Church situate the Sunday’s liturgy in the context of Christian belief. If you have only one liturgical resource on hand, let this compact treasure be the one!” - Fr. Keith McClellan, Pastor, Notre Dame Catholic Church, Michigan City, IN

“Reading a page from Foundations for Preaching and Teaching™ is like chatting briefly about the coming readings with your favorite scripture scholars prior to helping someone else break open those same readings. The book gives a quick background on each Bible passage, places it in context with the rest of the day’s readings, connects it with Catholic doctrine and theology, and highlights what it means for Catholics today--all on one page!”  - Rosanne Masters Thomas, Director of Religious Education, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Covington, KY

Paperback, 8 3/8 x 10 7/8, 112 pages