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Crisis of Bad Preaching Whitfield, Fr. Joshua
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- Inspiration for preaching from who you are
- Designed to renew prayer & preparation practices
- Includes 10 habits for good listening
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In his book, Crisis of Bad Preaching Redeeming the Heart and Way of the Catholic Preacher, Rev. Joshua Whitfield who is a parish priest in Dallas, Texas, tackles what he says is a "long simmering pastoral crisis". This crisis is the largely irrelevant, stale homilies that are being offered at Mass and which he feels are "fueling the mass exodus of people from the Church". To change this situation, he encourages fellow preachers to "profound renewal" reminding them that "preaching is not just something that they do, it is essential to who they are".
In Part 1 of Crisis of Bad Preaching, he explores the rold of the preachser as a public intellectual today and as a member of all the preachers active throughout the history of the Church. He offers advice about preachers from Augustine to Martin Luther King. In part 2, he explores the necessity of having habits of prayer, preparation and taking advantage of both positive and negative criticism when preparing homilies. A short epilogue offers 10 habits to develop for good listening which are relevant to both those ordained and the laity. Crisis of Bad Preaching is both deeply challenging and uplifting and contains practical advice for reversal of the current crisis.
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- Measures 5.9”W x 8.9”H
- Paperback
- 192 pages
- Written by Rev. Joshua J. Whitfield
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A Clairon Call to Preach the Gospel
Fr. Joshua Whitfield’s The Crisis of Bad Preaching is a tour de force that, if read carefully, will cause every Catholic priest and layperson to be “cut to the heart.” A direct challenge to dull Masses and cheap homilies, this book is a clarion call to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ in all of its beauty and power. More importantly, it contains instructions, both practical and spiritual, of how ministers can gain the wisdom, strength, courage, and humility to preach the Word of God through the power of the Holy Spirit. Throughout this book, Fr. Joshua’s remarkable intellect shines as he draws inspiration from such varied sources as Augustine and St. John Chrysostum to Martin Luther King, Jr., Dietrich Boenhoffer, and Big Bird. A worthy handbook, to be read again and again. Michelle Daniel Chadwick, Dallas attorney and writer.
