Pope Francis tells clergy to keep sermons short to avoid "putting people to sleep." Presenters, whether leaders or public speakers, don’t usually look to clergy for speaking advice. While notable ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. THE book of Genesis says God created the heavens and Earth in less than a week. Now, Catholic clergy are being asked to follow suit and ...
Make your sermon brief, seven to 10 minutes, otherwise people get tired, Bishop Percival Fernandes advises junior priests in his lectures. Mumbai’s priests have been at the forefront of a campaign to ...
Sitting in his favorite blue easy chair, Monsignor Thomas F. Maloney looked around the small rectory office where he counseled hundreds of people as they dealt with some of the worst troubles of their ...
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Abortion remains a contentious issue among U.S. Christians. But when millions of churchgoers file into the pews each week, what do they really hear? A new Pew Research Center analysis finds that just ...
Saudi Arabia’s Islamic authorities have asked mosque preachers to cut short their sermons at open-air Friday prayers and threatened action against those who do not comply with the new rules. The ...