{"id":20427,"date":"2024-11-18T06:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T06:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/learn\/cardinal-arinze-cautions-priests-against-lengthy-homilies\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T06:00:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T06:00:25","slug":"cardinal-arinze-cautions-priests-against-lengthy-homilies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/cardinal-arinze-cautions-priests-against-lengthy-homilies\/","title":{"rendered":"Il cardinale Arinze mette in guardia i sacerdoti contro le omelie troppo lunghe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>[ad_1] Cardinal Francis Arinze during the centenary celebrations of Bigard Memorial Major Seminary in Rome in November 2024. \/ Credit: Bigard Memorial Major Seminary Enugu, Nigeria, Nov 17, 2024 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). Vatican-based Nigerian Church leader Cardinal Francis Arinze has urged priests to avoid lengthy homilies, saying a homily should not be an exhibition of &quot;theological acrobatics\u201d but rather a reflection of the priest\u2019s prayer life and a clear, concise proclamation of the Gospel.In his keynote address during the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Cardinal Francis Arinze during the centenary celebrations of Bigard Memorial Major Seminary in Rome in November 2024. \/ Credit: Bigard Memorial Major Seminary Enugu, Nigeria, Nov 17, 2024 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). Vatican-based Nigerian Church leader Cardinal Francis Arinze has urged priests to avoid lengthy homilies, saying a homily should not be an exhibition of &quot;theological acrobatics\u201d but rather a reflection of the priest\u2019s prayer life and a clear, concise proclamation of the Gospel.In his keynote address during the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-20427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27545,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/pope-francis-shares-with-seminarians-that-his-mom-did-not-want-him-to-enter-seminary\/","url_meta":{"origin":20427,"position":0},"title":"Pope Francis shares with seminarians that his mom did not want him to enter seminary","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Febbraio 1, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Pope Francis speaks with Spanish clergy and seminarians on Jan. 30, 2025, at the Vatican. \/ Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Feb 1, 2025 \/ 07:00 am (CNA). 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