Most valuable, intriguing or touching thing you've learned or heard from a Roman Cath

This question is mainly open to Roman Catholics but I'll accept answers from other branches of cat holism as well. What's the single most important, valuable, interesting and / or touching thing you've ever learned or heard during a priest's sermon besides the greatest message of all which is that God loves you? Do you usually gain any life changing, inspirational or heart warming insight from the sermon?

I've been a Roman Catholic my whole life and I haven't visited too many churches besides the one I always go to and I'm wondering if its only my church (as far as Roman Catholic churches are concerned) that goes out of its way to deliver really thought provoking and heart warming sermons.

If you can, quotes from key points of the sermon would be desire able.

Catholic mass is boring. and protestants creep me out.

I'm in a college town in Oklahoma and my priest is very good about presenting a thought provoking homily. They're not always heart warming, but they do have you thinking when you leave the Church. He has spoke of loving thy neighbor (aka, those of other faiths) just as Pope John Paul II did and pointing out that you don't have to agree with their faith to love that person. He provides stories or parables to illustrate his points if they are needed and I always enjoy his homilies.

I heard a priest, who was actually a Trappist Monk, talk about the song "Bring Him Home" from Les Miserables, and that that is the love God has for us. I was very moved and touched by it. It has stayed with me for almost 10 years!

I'm not Catholic, but praying for the dead is insane. A dead person's fate is sealed by their actions on earth/personal acceptance of the Son in the living flesh.

I don't even remember the point of the story that was told, but it was Easter Sunday. The priest told the story of a young child with a pet turtle. The child comes running to the father calling, "Daddy, my turtle's dead!!" Sure enough, on closer inspection, the father agreed with his child and began to console him. The father tried to cheer up his son by saying they could have a party to celebrate the turtle's life. They could have snacks, and cake, even get some balloons and decorations. At this the child perked up, and wiped his tears. Not but a few minutes later, the turtle came out of its shell and began eating the grass. The dad responds with "Oh, look at that, he's OK after all." At this the child became almost upset again. "I know, let's kill the turtle!!"

I'm sure this tied into the Resurrection... somehow... But I've remember this story for over 12 years now!!

I'm a Seminary student, so, naturally, I've heard a lot of great homilies, but, sadly, they can be few and far between. One of the most memorable ones was after the Gospel passage about being "fishers of men," and the priest concluded by saying, "And the Good News is... He's still fishing." This was particularly powerful being in a chapel with 160 or so seminarians. It was just very moving for me.