tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19797589.post113710996662815828..comments2023-04-05T03:50:07.455-07:00Comments on Semina Verbi: Reflecting on PreachingClaude Munceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974544719277271023noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19797589.post-1137431928831497622006-01-16T09:18:00.000-08:002006-01-16T09:18:00.000-08:00Many thanks Father, and apologies gor taking a whi...Many thanks Father, and apologies gor taking a while to respond.Claude Munceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974544719277271023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19797589.post-1137288169878309892006-01-14T17:22:00.000-08:002006-01-14T17:22:00.000-08:00Claude,You said: "It is that from time to time, G...Claude,<BR/><BR/>You said: "It is that from time to time, God seems to have something to say, and to my frank shock, seems to want to say it through me for reasons I cannot understand. I would not be my first choice."<BR/><BR/>That you wouldn't be your first choice is the best indication that you would be a very good preacher. Good homilies are always preached first to the preacher. "We" is not just a rhetorical device to diffuse blame, responsibility, or credit. If a preacher can't say "we" in a homily and mean it, then he ought to stay home. Humility before the Word, the Tradition and the Magisterium is the sure-fire guarantee that the preacher isn't an Oprah or a Star or a Legend in his own mind.<BR/><BR/>God bless...PNP, OPFr. Philip Powell, OPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970857401221305221noreply@blogger.com