Does your priest ever mention sin in his homilys?

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Ours never does…His homilies are good and pleasant but I am not sure that is enough?

If we don’t hear about sin at mass, where else will we? Nice people may end up going to hell, and isn’t their job to sort of shepherd us in the right direction?

I have heard so many sermons that almost sound like a greeting card…or Helen Steiner Rice
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We must attend the same parish! 😉 Our parish is going to have a youth Mass every month and the Pastoral Associate said it is no good putting a notice in the newsletter because they are never at Mass so she is going to speak to them as she runs across them in the street. There was no mention of reconciliation before these Youth Masses or catechesis on what the Sacrifice of the Mass is all about but there will be a girl playing the trumpet at Holy Communion.
 
Well, yes. He’s a big proponent of the sacrament of penance.

He neither accuses nor excuses in his homilies, which is very important. He calls sin what it is and lets us know that God has much better in mind for us. He also does not confuse that which we feel bad about and that which is wrong, nor does he pretend that pursuing the good is always easy. He lets us know that guilt is there to get us to repent, make amends, and renounce our sin, and after that we ought to just drop it.

A priest who won’t tell you about sin is like an oncologist who can’t bring himself to tell you that you have cancer. I’m sure it is meant as compassion, but it is a misplaced kind of compassion.
 
For the most part - only when at a mass given by an FSSP priest. We have an Indian priest at our parish who gives a great homily, but he’s hard to understand.
 
redrosetea said:
Ours never does…His homilies are good and pleasant but I am not sure that is enough?

If we don’t hear about sin at mass, where else will we? Nice people may end up going to hell, and isn’t their job to sort of shepherd us in the right direction?

I have heard so many sermons that almost sound like a greeting card…or Helen Steiner Rice
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Often. Specifically mostly on abortion, contraception and sexual sins, including but not limited to homosexuality and masturbation. He of course addresses other sins as well. He publicly comments he finds it strange that the Confession lines are short but Communion lines are long. He stresses that nobody should be receiving Communion in a state of mortal sin. Hell comes up regularly too.
 
Only when I go to the TLM. Never when I go to the Novus Ordo. No joke. That’s my experience.
 
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Only when I go to the TLM. Never when I go to the Novus Ordo. No joke. That’s my experience.
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That’s close to my experience, too… I think the only mention that I have heard of sin in my OF geographical parish is around the time for Advent and Lenten penance services. I have to track down this priest for him to hear my confession during the scheduled time. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him waiting in the confessional during scheduled times. Sometimes, I need a hound to track him down… 😉 :rolleyes:

The parish that celebrates the EF of Mass sin is mentioned on a weekly basis. Fr. Orr made a comment last Sunday that he was sure St. Patrick would be horrified that his feast day was used for an excuse for “drunken debauchery”. There was a similar comment regarding St. Valentine. There is always a pretty big line for confessional, and most of the times, Fr. Orr has to cut them short to celebrate Mass and resume hearing them afterwards.
 
Yes, our pastor always does–and he always seems to work the need for confession in there too.

We also have some “transitional” deacons from the local seminary who sometimes serve at Mass and give the homily–and they have been amazing too!
 
redrosetea said:
Ours never does…His homilies are good and pleasant but I am not sure that is enough?

If we don’t hear about sin at mass, where else will we? Nice people may end up going to hell, and isn’t their job to sort of shepherd us in the right direction?

I have heard so many sermons that almost sound like a greeting card…or Helen Steiner Rice
:confused:
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On a related note…

I’ve heard maybe 2 or 3 homilies in the past year at 3 different churches that referenced confession.
 
Personally, I wish we heard more “hell, fire, and brimstone” homilies.
Kathy
 
Our priests, except for the foreign visiting priests, mention sin and confession all the time, and this is at an OF parish. It’s not fire and brimstone but just simple, “tell it like it is.” Three of our priests are extreamly challenging in their homilies and really make you think about how one is living their life.
 
EasterJoy said:
He neither accuses nor excuses in his homilies, which is very important. He calls sin what it is and lets us know that God has much better in mind for us. He also does not confuse that which we feel bad about and that which is wrong, nor does he pretend that pursuing the good is always easy. He lets us know that guilt is there to get us to repent, make amends, and renounce our sin, and after that we ought to just drop it.
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That’s about what we get from the priest at the OF parish I attend - plain, fair talk about sin and repentance, along with the constant exhortation to live up to the expectations of God.
 
Yes. Currently a series of homilies on the cardinal sins (so far, pride and envy).
 
No, with the exception (I was very pleasantly surprised) on abortion.
 
Joannm said:
Our priests, except for the foreign visiting priests, mention sin and confession all the time, and this is at an OF parish. It’s not fire and brimstone but just simple, “tell it like it is.” Three of our priests are extreamly challenging in their homilies and really make you think about how one is living their life.
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My parish and another near my office (that I frequent for daily Mass).
 
Yes, he frequently mentions sin and the need for confession, and I’m in a “Novus Ordo” parish.
 
Sin isn’t PC in my parish. We get lots of “don’t judge your neighbors” and “be nice to one another.”
 
I like it when priest mention sin and the possibility of damnation but not to excess. I much more prefer homilies that explain to us the meaning of the days Gospel and how it can relate to our life in general. Also, every good sermon should have either a story or a history lesson in it.

So preach on sin but not to excess.
 
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