Tag: "preaching"

Why Aren't They Preaching About What I Think is Important?
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Why Aren’t They Preaching About What I Think is Important?

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Catholics tend to have a love/hate relationship with the concept of a homily.  In Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis laments how everyone suffers when it comes to the homily.  The priest suffers because he has to give it, and the laity suffers having to listen.  This can be made worse by the fact that preachers can have […]

Preaching and Receiving the Living Word
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Preaching and Receiving the Living Word

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“Receive the Word of God not as the word of men, but as it truly is: the Word of God” (1 Thessalonians 2:13).  Here it comes: a Bible-thumping sermon from a Spirit-filled preacher. On my most recent vacation, I drove through the Midwest—Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana.  I love radio, and as I traveled through the […]