Prezentacje multimedialne a przepowiadanie homilijne

Abstract

We live in a world influenced by modern technology. Over time technology has slipped into use in the sacred liturgy. For example, there are some parish priests who use “Power-Point” presentations to deliver their homilies. This practice is so new that there is no guidance from the Holy See on the subject. Such presentations are also being used during catechesis and evangelization. There are no doubts about using “PowerPoint” presentations in the latter context. They might then be useful or even necessary given a large audience. However, one cannot say the same for homilies. The above article argues why the use of “PowerPoint” presentations is inappropriate for homilies. After a description of the practice of “multimedia homilies” in Poland and an overview of the arguments of their protagonists, counterarguments are presented. Most of them are based on the liturgical nature of the homily. At the end of the article there is a summary of the whole subject.