tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post5874132829511588843..comments2024-02-26T09:30:54.111-06:00Comments on Domine, da mihi hanc aquam!: Where Catholic preaching needs to go. . .?Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-29502546525333199332013-11-15T15:18:56.638-06:002013-11-15T15:18:56.638-06:00"This doesn't mean that there is no place..."This doesn't mean that there is no place in Catholic preaching for teaching"<br /><br />My recollection is that somewhere St Thomas describes the difference between preaching and teaching as the goal of the former is to bring the non-believer to the faith (entry into the Church), and the latter is to train the believer in the contents of the faith. The latter lands a dead letter without the former, hence "pray for the conversion of Catholics to Catholicism!"Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485659115314688797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-6199475290844317172013-11-03T14:15:40.453-06:002013-11-03T14:15:40.453-06:00Parish priest tend to allow administrative activit...Parish priest tend to allow administrative activities to take over their preaching ministry. Homily prep gets pushed aside for an endless array of cmte meetings, home visits, hospital calls, etc. This is why Catholic preaching tends to be highly subjective and just plain bad. The laity will complain bitterly if the pastor is available to them 24/7, but they also complain bitterly if his preaching is bad. They can't have both. Fortunately, lay folks are stepping up to take over a lot of administrative duties. . .duties for which they are better qualified than the pastor. Lord knows if I were a pastor, someone would have to be in charge of the money. I can't add three numbers in a row w/o messing it up.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-11272004929370246202013-11-03T14:11:55.928-06:002013-11-03T14:11:55.928-06:00I've used TV shows in my homilies. . .they jus...I've used TV shows in my homilies. . .they just can't be The Point. The Point is always Christ.Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-88087938824911273682013-11-03T14:11:12.640-06:002013-11-03T14:11:12.640-06:00Fr. Estabrook, your homiletics prof sounds like my...Fr. Estabrook, your homiletics prof sounds like my kinda guy! :-)Fr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-6132746372541015622013-11-03T10:56:18.149-06:002013-11-03T10:56:18.149-06:00Our homiletics professor had us read some Flannery...Our homiletics professor had us read some Flannery O'Connor stories. The exercise was to name the moment or offer (or rejection) of grace. <br />We also had a spirituality professor who had us watch Dark Night Rises and unpack spiritual/theological themes. The ability to view movies/television and read books with an eye out for homily material is helpful. If people's minds and hearts are being formed (or malformed) by this stuff, as a preacher we have to be able to point out where truth and error are found in these things.<br />Father Kevin Estabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05241182673874751842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-29403561047611078272013-11-03T10:43:46.141-06:002013-11-03T10:43:46.141-06:00Many folks I know use just the standard you quote....Many folks I know use just the standard you quote.I don't, That's at least partly because I'm a glib public speaker and I know the difference between sanctity, wisdom and schmaltz, even though I'm more prone to rely on the latter than the better of those choices. <br /><br />Lately the pastor (and now sole priest) of our parish has been completely unable to speak (in your charity please pray for Fr. James), so we've had several hastily-arranged substitutes, the first of whom has also taken ill (in your charity also please pray for Fr. Clarence). It's been interesting to have such a broad variety of homilists. The Holy Spirit uses all of them, though, even if it's just a tiny phrase here or there.<br /><br />I especially agree that the homily should be evangelistic. If the celebrant uses the Roman Canon, there is plenty of catechesis provided therein.Gregg the Obscurenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-15445636258414328342013-11-03T09:23:33.136-06:002013-11-03T09:23:33.136-06:00As long as preaching doesn't involve piggyback...As long as preaching doesn't involve piggybacking on the latest TV show, you're on the right track.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18842286.post-67079475780801010762013-11-03T09:17:31.034-06:002013-11-03T09:17:31.034-06:00Amen.Amen.Will Duquettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842496412575851453noreply@blogger.com