Preaching at a funeral Mass must be a real challenge for priests. American culture always wants you to say “nice things” that don’t “disturb” others. Pace St. Paul (1 Corinthians 13:13), one suspects ...
Eulogizing a life is a tradition at a lot of funeral services — typically, a close relative or friend will get up and speak about the deceased, and try to capture who they were in life and give them a ...
If you were to survey parish priests about the liturgical issues that most often cause them aggravation, I suspect eulogies would be high on the list. When someone dies, it is only right that family ...