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Peter Steele, Jesuit Priest, renowned poet, and academic, shares his wisdom in this beautiful and timely book. With finely crafted words and subtle wit, he offers a blueprint for spiritual navigation through a world that constantly challenges our beliefs. From his years giving homilies at Newman College in Melbourne, and Georgetown University Washington, he has collected together homilies which are both practical and accessible, tackling issues which confront us all. Homilies cover a range of topics from Robert Bolt's A Man For All Seasons, to Shakespeare's Richard 111, from the Prodigal Son to Neil Armstrong Steps on the moon, from Albert Camus, to Jonathon Swift. Peter has a personal Chair in English at Melbourne University. He was Provincial Superior of the Australian Jesuit

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This book is a double blessing. When Seamus Heaney writes about the process of composing poetry, any preacher recognises that preparing a homily is a similar experience. In Bread for the Journey, we relish the duet: a poet sharing his preached word.One delights in the English prose. The choice of words, the richness of expression, the imaginative metaphors, the simple but telling stories quickly capture the attention of the reader. But it is the clear Gospel message that is most appealing. The eighty-six homilies cover a wide range of topics. They are classified under helpful headings: times, seasons, people, places, stories and the Creed. But then each homily has a been given a title, invariably one that evokes interest and prompts the imagination to delve further.This is a book that will lead the reader to return again and again to relish once more the ever-enticing beauty of its contents.Archbishop Sir Frank LittleThis well-written volume fills a dearth in contemporary published homilies. Peter Steele brings his wealth of knowledge and experience as Jesuit priest and former superior, author and academic to this volume of well-crafted homilies ... They cover a range of topics and are arranged thematically, from articles of the Creed, sacraments, liturgical seasons, etc ... an invaluable resource for homily preparation.Australasian Catholic Record

This book is a double blessing. When Seamus Heaney writes about the process of composing poetry, any preacher recognises that preparing a homily is a similar experience. In Bread for the Journey, we relish the duet: a poet sharing his preached word. One delights in the English prose. The choice of words, the richness of expression, the imaginative metaphors, the simple but telling stories quickly capture the attention of the reader. But it is the clear Gospel message that is most appealing. The eighty-six homilies cover a wide range of topics. They are classified under helpful headings: times, seasons, people, places, stories and the Creed. But then each homily has a been given a title, invariably one that evokes interest and prompts the imagination to delve further. This is a book that will lead the reader to return again and again to relish once more the ever-enticing beauty of its contents. Archbishop Sir Frank Little This well-written volume fills a dearth in contemporary published homilies. Peter Steele brings his wealth of knowledge and experience as Jesuit priest and former superior, author and academic to this volume of well-crafted homilies ... They cover a range of topics and are arranged thematically, from articles of the Creed, sacraments, liturgical seasons, etc ... an invaluable resource for homily preparation. Australasian Catholic Record

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Peter Steele sj has a Personal Chair in English at the University of Melbourne, Australia, where he has taught for many years. He was the Provincial Superior of the Australian Jesuits from 1985 to 1990. He has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Alberta, Georgetown University, Washington, and Loyola University, Chicago. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His publications include three books of poetry, Word from Lilliput, (1973), Marching on Paradise (1984) and Invisible Riders (1999).

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