Longing to See Your Face: Preaching in a Secular Age

by Thomas J. Scirghi

Publisher:

Liturgical Press

, 2017

Overview

Thomas Scirghi, SJ, has trained priests, deacons, and lay ecclesial ministers in the art and theology of preaching for decades. In Longing to See Your Face, he makes his insights and experience accessible to a much wider audience.

Scirghi begins with a discussion of the purpose of preaching and offers a theological sounding on proclamation, taking up several descriptions of the role of the preacher in relation to the congregation. He also addresses current theological issues for the contemporary preacher. The second part of the book discusses the practical matter of preparing to preach and proposes a method of preparation by following a pattern of reflection, research, writing, and rehearsing. The third part focuses on two specific sacramental celebrations: funerals and weddings.

Product Details

• Title: Longing to See Your Face: Preaching in a Secular Age
• Author: Thomas J. Scirghi
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Print Publication Date: 2017
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 130
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Preaching
• Resource ID: LLS:LNGNGSYRPRSCLRG
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-08-28T21:16:17Z

About Thomas J. Scirghi

Fr. Scirghi specializes in sacramental theology, liturgical theology, homiletics, ritual studies and Trinitarian theology. At the Jesuit School, he teaches Sacramental Theology, Celebrational Style, Theology of the Eucharist, Lay Presiding, Theology of Christian Marriage and History of the Liturgy, Part II: The Reformation to the Present. He recently published “An Examination of the Problems of Inclusive Language in the Trinitarian Formula of Baptism” (Studies in Religion and Society, vol. 42).