Too much stuff in the back of the mind of the average parish priest. lol

They weigh and ballence before every word.

Within all these equations, and rhetorical methods, and techniques where is the room for the Holy Spirit. lol

I don't know about this priest what are you talking about? What happened to the poor guy?

I believe that there are 2 crucial points that you have made in your last post.

It is indeed an example of the peace of this world, but wouldn't it do to just discuss his imprisonment, and stop before the song. Or do the song and go no further? They alone illustrate the point.

So, we agree that stories, properly chosen and skillfully edited, can work in a Sunday sermon. It is the result of my naivete, that I omitted the second element in the equation which is very likely always in the back of … [More]

I know a priest who would complain to the bishop about that. Since he is a marxist, and another who would complain because it harms the attempt at unity we are seeking with the partiotic church.

It is indeed an example of the peace of this world, but wouldn't it do to just discuss his imprisonment, and stop before the song. Or do the song and go no further? They alone illustrate the point.

How does your story work at St. Charles Sem, or Dunwoodie that had patriotic seminarians, and even one … [More]

>>>I think a joke can work there, but not a story, it WOULD DISTRACT from the message of our LORD.

I think that would depend on the story.

Since I am playing the role of critic and since I am the one who is talking about examples, stories and specifics, it would only be fair if I gave an example of what I mean. It's way past time to criticize the smartalec, wise guy critic.

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If I may be so bold, Holy Cannoli begins to speak: [More]

A separate recording device, that would require special software to sync the two up. (Something I am planning to do but not for my sermon for concert I recorded, where some of the video needs syncing. If I fix it up I may upload it, so you may see it, but I have not played with that yet. My camera software does not allow that option, you cannot break audio from video in an edit. So I would have to transfer from one to another, causing resoluation problems.

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The echo or reverb is annoying. Maybe a different location for the microphone would clear it up. If that's not possible, have a separate recording device located closer to the pulpit.

1) Separates father from son, mother from daughter.
2) He comes to bring division.
3) How does division and peace come together.
4) He came to bring His peace; not the peace the world brings.
5) Our world is the peace of the strong dominating the weak.

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