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Question: On Facebook I recently saw a meme that corrected certain terminology which is often used wrongly. One of them said that in the Catholic Church, the...
Question: On Facebook I recently saw a meme that corrected certain terminology which is often used wrongly. One of them said that in the Catholic Church, the...
In his series of articles on preaching, using airplane metaphors, Fr Chris Chatteris SJ looks at the ideal length of homilies. Brevity of speech has been raised...
Christian Living / Church / Pope Francis / Preaching / Priests
by CNS · Published January 24, 2022 · Last modified January 25, 2022
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Preaching long, spiritually empty homilies can reduce the Word of God to a mere set of abstract concepts that fail to awaken...
By Janna Reynolds – Most Catholics probably know there are specific roles within the papal household that support the papacy. Many may not be aware that the preacher...
Church / Fr Chris Chatteris / Mass / Pastoral Care / Preaching / Priests
by Chris Chatteris SJ · Published September 12, 2021 · Last modified May 31, 2022
Homilies and other forms of public speaking can be undermined by abstract and jargon-filled language which few can follow, Fr Chris Chatteris SJ argues. It’s better to use concrete examples when...
Church / Preaching / Priests / Your Letters
by Letters Editor · Published May 11, 2020 · Last modified May 10, 2020
Derrick Kourie, Pretoria – I respond to Fr Chris Chatteris’ article “How not to crash the homily” Perhaps part of the problem is that over the years,...
Church / Fr Chris Chatteris / Preaching / Priests
by Chris Chatteris SJ · Published April 23, 2020 · Last modified May 31, 2022
At a time when many are bemoaning the general quality of preaching, Fr Chris Chatteris SJ proposes to subject homilies to proper professional standards. Plane crashes in...
Bible / Church / Erin Carelse / Mass / Preaching / Priests / Scripture
by Erin Carelse · Published November 28, 2019 · Last modified November 25, 2019
Dominican Father Joseph Falkiner (pictured) was motivated to write a book of reflections on the Sunday readings for the coming year by positive feedback received over the...
Christen Torres / Church / Preaching / Sacraments / Vatican
by Christen Torres · Published December 16, 2018 · Last modified December 12, 2018
The sacraments are not for sale and priests must not demand payment for performing them if the recipient is indigent — but the faithful should pay stole fees if they can afford it, according to Bishop Victor Phalana of Klerksdorp.
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