# Should a Homily Be 'Academic'?

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Podcast: [Busted Halo Show w/Fr. Dave Dwyer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/busted-halo-show-w-fr-dave-dwyer-870675)
Published: 2026-04-20T22:46:00+00:00
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## Resource

A listener named Brenda asks Father Dave about the content of a homily. "One Sunday, a priest was giving his homily and began to explain something. He added, 'The homily should not be academic,'" Brenda says. "I thought that 'academic' meant 'instructional.' Am I wrong to think that it is fine for a homily to be teaching us something? I really appreciate it when the priest gives us background information such as common practices in biblical times. The more I can learn, the happier I am."

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