A great preacher understands the power of God’s Word and knows how to communicate that power in the most effective way possible. With The Sacred Conversation: The Art of Catholic Preaching and the New Evangelization priests will be renewed in their mission to preach the Gospel and equipped to do so with practical advice from Fr. Joseph Mele.
Fr. Mele surveys the current norms in Catholic preaching and supplies helpful background on the Church’ s most recent teaching on the subject. Paying special attention to the needs of the lay faithful, Fr. Mele then provides priests with the “nuts and bolts” of homiletics to ensure their preaching penetrates the hearts of those in the pews.
An essential text for priests and seminarians.
About the Author
Fr. Joseph Mele is Vicar General in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, director of formation at St. Paul Seminary, and director of post-ordination formation. He graduated from St. Francis College and St. Francis Seminary, Loretto, Pennsylvania and was ordained on May 5, 1973. He received a master’s degree from Duquesne University and his doctorate in philosophy in 2008. Fr. Mele is the author of The Sacred Conversation: The Art of Catholic Preaching and the New Evangelization.
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Wonderful book, it's required reading for all the men in our archdiocesan diaconate program.
