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The crisis of bad preaching : redeeming the heart and way of the Catholic preacher Joshua J. Whitfield.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Notre Dame, Indiana Ave Maria Press 2019Description: pages cmISBN:
  • 9781594718359 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Crisis of bad preachingDDC classification:
  • BX 1795.P72 WHI 23
LOC classification:
  • BX1795.P72 W45 2019
Contents:
The preacher as public intellectual -- The communion of preachers -- The preacher and the fullness of the Church -- The preacher at prayer -- The way of preparation -- The way of speaking -- The way of criticism -- The Pentecost of preaching.
Summary: "Echoing Popes Benedict and Francis, Fr. Joshua Whitfield confronts what is perhaps the most common complaint of Catholics around the world: hollow, vacuous preaching. Marked by poorly prepared, often stale, and largely irrelevant homilies, this crisis is fueling the mass exodus of people from the Church. A parish priest in Dallas, Whitfield bids his fellow preachers to profound renewal, reminding them that preaching is not just something they do, it is essential to who they are. More than just another how-to book, The Crisis of Bad Preaching is an audacious response to an existential crisis. It is at once deeply challenging and deeply uplifting and chockfull of practical advice for a wholesale reversal of the status quo"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The preacher as public intellectual -- The communion of preachers -- The preacher and the fullness of the Church -- The preacher at prayer -- The way of preparation -- The way of speaking -- The way of criticism -- The Pentecost of preaching.

"Echoing Popes Benedict and Francis, Fr. Joshua Whitfield confronts what is perhaps the most common complaint of Catholics around the world: hollow, vacuous preaching. Marked by poorly prepared, often stale, and largely irrelevant homilies, this crisis is fueling the mass exodus of people from the Church. A parish priest in Dallas, Whitfield bids his fellow preachers to profound renewal, reminding them that preaching is not just something they do, it is essential to who they are. More than just another how-to book, The Crisis of Bad Preaching is an audacious response to an existential crisis. It is at once deeply challenging and deeply uplifting and chockfull of practical advice for a wholesale reversal of the status quo"--

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