Most valuable, intriguing or touching thing you've learned or heard from a Roman Catholic priest's sermon?

Question

This question is mainly open to Roman Catholics but I'll accept answers from other branches of catholism as well. What's the single most important, valuable, interesting and / or touching thing you've ever learned or heard during a priest's sermon besides the greatest message of all which is that God loves you? Do you usually gain any life changing, inspirational or heart warming insight from the sermon?

I've been a Roman Catholic my whole life and I haven't visited too many churches besides the one I always go to and I'm wondering if its only my church (as far as Roman Catholic churches are concerned) that goes out of its way to deliver really thought provoking and heart warming sermons.

If you can, quotes from key points of the sermon would be desireable.

Answer 1

I'm a Seminary student, so, naturally, I've heard a lot of great homilies, but, sadly, they can be few and far between. One of the most memorable ones was after the Gospel passage about being "fishers of men," and the priest concluded by saying, "And the Good News is... He's still fishing." This was particularly powerful being in a chapel with 160 or so seminarians. It was just very moving for me.

Answer 2

I don't even remember the point of the story that was told, but it was Easter Sunday. The priest told the story of a young child with a pet turtle. The child comes running to the father calling, "Daddy, my turtle's dead!!" Sure enough, on closer inspection, the father agreed with his child and began to console him. The father tried to cheer up his son by saying they could have a party to celebrate the turtle's life. They could have snacks, and cake, even get some balloons and decorations. At this the child perked up, and wiped his tears. Not but a few minutes later, the turtle came out of its shell and began eating the grass. The dad responds with "Oh, look at that, he's ok after all." At this the child became almost upset again. "I know, let's kill the turtle!!"

I'm sure this tied into the resurection... somehow... But I've remember this story for over 12 years now!!

Answer 3

I'm in a college town in Oklahoma and my priest is very good about presenting a thought provoking homily. They're not always heart warming, but they do have you thinking when you leave the Church. He has spoke of loving thy neighbor (aka, those of other faiths) just as Pope John Paul II did and pointing out that you don't have to agree with their faith to love that person. He provides stories or parables to illustrate his points if they are needed and I always enjoy his homilies.

Answer 4

the two faiths ultimately have faith interior an identical issues. they are the two Christian. the two faiths renowned salvation by using Christ's crucifixion, the two faiths have faith in an all-powerful god. Now the two disagree on the greater superficial factors of religion. maximum significantly, baptists take the Bible because of the fact the literal and unquestionable notice of God. They examine it therefor, that's genuine. Catholics examine the Bible as many times a metaphor, some thing that must be interpreted. to no longer multiple from fixing a riddle. This distinction in interpretation outcomes in lots of diffused alterations. Transubstantiation, by way of St. Thomas Aquinas' reason, is a mixture of theological interpretation and Aristotelian logic. Baptists reject transubstantiation, because of the fact it is not, notice for notice, interior the Bible. this concept is a manner between the two faiths and on their disagreements. additionally worth of no longer, to boot he infinite extremely diffused alterations, their is a huge distinction between religious tone amoung the two faiths. As i'm particular you are able to tell basically from the responces, Catholics look much less confrontational, on an identical time as the Baptists look greater agressive. This stands to reason that a faith it particularly is predicated of absolutes would be slightly greater fanatical and much less accepting of alterations. on an identical time as maximum of Catholicism extremely recognizes the smaller Protesant denominations. in actuality, maximum Europeans have on no account heard of a fashionable Baptist. So thats particularly the conflict in a simplistic nut shell. i could additionally go with to word that the Catholic Church has an extremely beneficial relationship with Anglicans, Lutherans, and the jap Orthodox faiths. exciting to word, none of those faiths take the Bible actually eather. a number of those faiths have their disagreements, besides the fact that that's often greater theological and much less fanatical, interior the fashionable era besides. As a Catholic, I ought to declare that no faith is thoroughly suitable or thoroughly incorrect. and that i think of that's immportant and morally suitable to admire the Baptist faith, look at their ideals and honor its finer factors on an identical time as rejecting is worse characteristics. i particularly desire all faiths could desire to respectfully disagree, yet they cant.

Answer 5

I heard a priest, who was actually a Trappist Monk, talk about the song "Bring Him Home" from Les Miserables, and that that is the love God has for us. I was very moved and touched by it. It has stayed with me for almost 10 years!

Answer 6

I'm not Catholic, but praying for the dead is insane. A dead person's fate is sealed by their actions on earth/personal acceptance of the Son in the living flesh.

Answer 7

Catholic mass is boring. and protestants creep me out.