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16. When my pastor first introduced himself to the congregations

Sun Dec 28, 2014, 10:46 PM

Dec 2014

He quoted his mother re sermons:
Remember the 3 B's - be brief, be brief, be brief. He has pretty much stuck to 5 minute sermons, which leaves more time for the choir, which might be a good thing.
The pastor of another parish I frequently attend always begins with a joke - some good, others groaners. I don't think he preaches more than about 7-8 minutes, because we're invariably finished with Mass, there in about 40-45 minutes.

I believe Protestant ministers put more emphasis on sermons, and that they are trained in seminary on that aspect of worship more than R.C. candidates.
My personal opinion re R.C. priests and preaching is that we cannot expect all who are called to the priestly vocation to have the gift of eloquence and we should appreciate the their service for whatever talents they bring to it.

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How long do you think is too long for a sermon?-Interfaith Post [View all] hrmjustin Dec 2014 OP

How long is too long for any lecture? cbayer Dec 2014 #1

Episcopal high masses do tend to go on. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #3

When you can hear snoring it was too long. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #2

Lmfao! yes this is true! hrmjustin Dec 2014 #5

The church I went to TexasTowelie Dec 2014 #4

Well we get out at 12:45 usually so I can just make the Jets and Giants. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #6

Depends on the sermons and sermon giver. Cleita Dec 2014 #7

Sounds about right. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #8

We went to Duke Chapel today - the sermon was absolutely wonderful - at 20 minutes was just about NRaleighLiberal Dec 2014 #9

Episcopal or Presbyterian? hrmjustin Dec 2014 #10

It is ecumenical - kind of a Methodist flavor with a dash of Episcopalian (esp in the music) NRaleighLiberal Dec 2014 #11

sounds good. hrmjustin Dec 2014 #12

Thirty minutes, give or take a bit, is standard for my church. ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 #13

In my Catholic parish, they try to keep the masses under an hour Fortinbras Armstrong Dec 2014 #14

I think you can go a little more than 10 minutes goldent Dec 2014 #15

When my pastor first introduced himself to the congregations No Vested Interest Dec 2014 #16

Depends on the speaker and what else they do in the service hvn_nbr_2 Dec 2014 #17

It depends on the style of the service. TexasProgresive Dec 2014 #18

I believe in Douglaston Dorian Gray Jan 2015 #19

I applied to go there but was rejected. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #20

Their loss. okasha Jan 2015 #21

Thanks. hrmjustin Jan 2015 #22

Life turns out Dorian Gray Jan 2015 #24

That's funny you know it Dorian Gray Jan 2015 #23