Each time I do a funeral, I make some simple concessions before arriving at the church. The sermon will be 20 minutes or less. Religious ser­vices, in general, meet with resistance. Nobody wants them ...
With his death approaching, Richard Milwee, the former archdeacon of the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas, approached a longtime friend and fellow priest, Christoph Keller III, about the message Keller ...
Preaching funerals can be deadly, especially when the dearly departed wasn't dear or a believer. Author and preaching professor Scott Gibson offers advice on what pastors can do to keep funeral ...
Father Stephen Pietrowski, pastor of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish in Centerport, N.Y., addresses the congregation during the funeral Mass for Philadelphia Phillies minor league pitcher Corey ...
“Where there is love, death always comes at least one day too soon.” I do not know when I started saying these words, but I often find myself rehearsing them at funerals. I am a Black man, and the ...
Cardinal's sermon highlights pope's favourite political themes Giovanni Battista Re also stresses pope's popularity 'Pope Francis truly shared the anxieties, sufferings and hopes of this time' VATICAN ...
Andrew W. Blackwood, one of the preaching experts of the mid-twentieth century, wrote this about preaching for special services: "Special occasions call for skillful planning. Like the poor, they are ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This bound quarto contains John Beach’s Funeral sermon, upon the decease of the Reverend Doct. Samuel Johnson, late ...