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wcknight
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Neither statistic shocks me, and may or may not be accurate. Most of the homilies I hear are very good, some are excellent and a few may put me to sleep, especially if I haven’t had enough sleep lately.
I would say that all (homilies that is) are 100% accurate as far as the theology and teachings of the Church are (I have yet to hear a homilly that is not consistent with official Church doctrine). And I think that is the most important part of any homiliy. Even if you give a poor homily, it at least had better be correct as far as the teaching goes behind it.
Our parish is very fortunate to have both well informed and talented speakers. A couple of our priests are excellent, and can really bring the gospels and scriptures to life. The more they can bring real world examples to light the better the homilies are, usually.
We have one priest who is incredibly imaginative, he will find (or in some case make up) some really interesting stories, and you will not know whether it was true or not until the very end. The story(or stories) will fit perfectly with the readings and have some great insights into the lessons being taught, and in the end you don’t even mind that tale he just told was completely made up (most times they are true stories, but once in a while he will really fool you).
I think much of how well a sermon comes across is how enthusastic the priest is about the subject. Like any other profession, if a priest really likes what they are doing or what they have to talk about, that will carry over into his sermons. Most priests I know are very happy to be priests and that too comes through in their sermons.
I would say that all (homilies that is) are 100% accurate as far as the theology and teachings of the Church are (I have yet to hear a homilly that is not consistent with official Church doctrine). And I think that is the most important part of any homiliy. Even if you give a poor homily, it at least had better be correct as far as the teaching goes behind it.
Our parish is very fortunate to have both well informed and talented speakers. A couple of our priests are excellent, and can really bring the gospels and scriptures to life. The more they can bring real world examples to light the better the homilies are, usually.
We have one priest who is incredibly imaginative, he will find (or in some case make up) some really interesting stories, and you will not know whether it was true or not until the very end. The story(or stories) will fit perfectly with the readings and have some great insights into the lessons being taught, and in the end you don’t even mind that tale he just told was completely made up (most times they are true stories, but once in a while he will really fool you).
I think much of how well a sermon comes across is how enthusastic the priest is about the subject. Like any other profession, if a priest really likes what they are doing or what they have to talk about, that will carry over into his sermons. Most priests I know are very happy to be priests and that too comes through in their sermons.
