{"id":4099,"date":"2012-11-09T00:13:51","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T06:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marccardaronella.com\/?p=4099"},"modified":"2012-11-09T00:32:12","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T06:32:12","slug":"word-on-fire-aristotle-priests-and-the-art-of-preaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marccardaronella.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/09\/word-on-fire-aristotle-priests-and-the-art-of-preaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Word on Fire: Aristotle, Priests, and the Art of Preaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is an amazing article from Fr. Barron&#8217;s <em>Word on Fire<\/em> site explaining <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordonfire.org\/WoF-Blog\/WoF-Blog\/November-2012\/Spirituality-Aristotle-Priests-and-the-Art-of-Prea.aspx?utm_source=WOFiPhoneApp&amp;utm_medium=mobile&amp;utm_campaign=email\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Aristotle&#8217;s three pillars of a good speech<\/a>: <em>ethos<\/em>, <em>pathos<\/em>, and <em>logos<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This was fascinating to me\u00a0because it mirrored exactly what I was talking about last weekend at a conference in the Diocese of Springfield&#8211;why telling personal stories gives you a credibility and connection\u00a0with your audience that is essential for your message to be heard and accepted. This is the aspect of <em>ethos<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>ETHOS:<\/em>\u00a0This first pillar deals with the credibility and the character of the preacher. Do you believe what the preacher is saying? Is he trustworthy? Is he worth listening to? Does he practice what he preaches? Does he have integrity and virtuous character? In other words, is he holy?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read these posts to see what I was saying about <a title=\"How to Use Personal Stories for Teaching Difficult Subjects\" href=\"http:\/\/marccardaronella.com\/2011\/02\/14\/how-to-use-personal-stories-for-teaching-difficult-subjects\/\" target=\"_blank\">telling personal stories<\/a>, <a title=\"Craft Personal Stories That Convert\" href=\"http:\/\/marccardaronella.com\/2011\/02\/17\/craft-personal-stories-that-convert\/\" target=\"_blank\">5 questions to ask<\/a> when crafting your stories, and the <a title=\"Transparency: The Motivator for Trust in Evangelization\" href=\"http:\/\/marccardaronella.com\/2011\/02\/21\/transparency-the-motivator-for-trust-in-evangelization\/\" target=\"_blank\">reason credibility is crucial<\/a> for evangelization.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an amazing article from Fr. 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