Meet Monsignor Turro, turning 100 and known for his brief and powerful homilies

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The learned and much-respected priest has left an impact on the parishioners and seminarians he's met.

At the end of the month, Monsignor Turro will be reaching the milestone birthday of a century. And most of his very long life has been devoted to serving God.

In an interesting article at New Jersey.com, Rev. Alexander Santora gives us a little insight into the very full life of the priest who he said was known for his very brief homilies of four or six sentences. The reason is equally brief, as the 99-year-old shared, “I fought against making the pulpit a classroom. I wanted it to be more of a conversation, though one-sided.”

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Meet Monsignor Turro, turning 100 and known for his brief and powerful homilies
 

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Interesting comment he made:

“I did not resent the Second Vatican Council. I did not foresee the end result. There was a loss of reverence which was palpable in the Catholic church before this happened.”
 
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