
Bishop Robert Barron
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These videos are brief and insightful commentaries on faith and culture by Catholic theologian and author Bishop Robert Barron.
Bishop Robert Barron
1w ago
Friends, as Pope St. John Paul II saw so clearly, there is a dignity and beauty to work. We express ourselves through our labor, and it conduces to the flourishing of both the individual and the society. On this week’s episode of the Word on Fire Show, we discuss the Catholic approach to work, leisure, and the relationship between the two. A listener asks: Does Jesus have a last name? 00:00 | Introduction 01:36 | Word on Fire turns 25! 02:54 | What is work? 04:53 | Understanding work within a fallen world 09:46 | Connecting human dignity and the dignity of work 12:59 | Prosperity vs. the prosp ..read more
Bishop Robert Barron
1w ago
Friends, it’s easy enough to sentimentalize the Feast of the Presentation. But we oughtn’t to, because this story is getting at, if I can put it this way, a hard truth. And the clue is given to us in the first reading, which is from the prophet Malachi: “And suddenly there will come to the temple the LORD whom you seek.” Mass Readings: Reading 1 — Malachi 3:1-4 Psalm — Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10 Reading 2 — Hebrews 2:14-18 Gospel — Luke 2:22-40 or 2:22-32 ———VIDEO LINKS——— Why and How to Pray: https://youtu.be/00rSltdHWPw Celebrating 25 Years of Word on Fire: https://youtu.be/H4efohZMi44 Healing Thr ..read more
Bishop Robert Barron
2w ago
Friends, on this Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, I want to talk to you about walls and bridges. There is a tendency today to be simplistic and one-sided about walls and bridges: walls are bad and keep people out, while bridges are great and establish connection. But you need both walls and bridges—both identity and relevance, both the Word and the Word proclaimed—to live the Christian thing correctly. Mass Readings: Reading 1 — Nehemiah 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10 Psalm — Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 15 Reading 2 — 1 Corinthians 12:12-30 Gospel — Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 ———VIDEO LINKS——— Why and How to Pray: https://y ..read more