Homiletics Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Conférences in Notre-Dame == The next important era is the so-called ''conférences'' in [[Notre Dame de Paris|Notre-Dame in Paris]], following the [[July Revolution|Revolution of 1830]]. The most prominent name identified with this new style of preaching was that of the Dominican [[Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire|Lacordaire]], who, for a time, with [[Charles Forbes René de Montalembert|Montalembert]], was associate editor with [[Hughes Felicité Robert de Lamennais|de Lamennais]] of "L'Avenir". This new style of preaching discarded the form, the division, and analysis of the scholastic method. The power of Lacordaire as an orator was beyond question; but the ''conférences'', as they have come down to us, while possessing much merit, are an additional proof that oratory is too elusive to be committed to the pages of a book. The Jesuit [[Gustave Delacroix de Ravignan]] shared with Lacordaire the pulpit of Notre-Dame. Less eloquent men followed, and the semi-religious, semi-philosophic style was beginning to grow tiresome, when [[Jacques-Marie-Louis Monsabré]], a disciple of Lacordaire, set it aside, and confined himself to an explanation of the Creed; whereupon it was sententiously remarked that the bell had been ringing long enough, it was time for Mass to begin (cf. Boyle, "Irish Eccl. Rec.", May, 1909).<ref name=CE/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page