Friends, I recently sat down with Word on Fire’s UK Director Brenden Thompson to discuss the art of preaching, including the challenges with, and corresponding techniques for, public speaking. Enjoy! ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: https://bit.ly/3nL6bMU Word on Fire Institute Channel: https://bit.ly/43jgnga Word on Fire en Español Channel: https://bit.ly/2uFowjl ———WORD ON FIRE——— Word on Fire: https://www.wordonfire.org/ Word on Fire Institute: https://wordonfire.institute/ FREE Daily Gospel Reflections (English or Español): https://dailycatholicgospel.com/ ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Bishop B ..read more

Friends, we come to the Third Sunday of Lent, and we have the extraordinary privilege during Cycle C of reading this account, in the third chapter of the book of Exodus, of Moses’ encounter with the burning bush. It’s one of the pivotal texts in all of Scripture; so much of our great tradition refers to and flows from it, and it sheds light in every direction, telling us profound truths about God, about the spiritual life, and about our relationship to the Lord. Mass Readings: Reading 1 — Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15 Psalm — Psalm 103: 1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 11. Reading 2 — 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12 Gosp ..read more

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Friends our Gospel for the Second Sunday of Lent this year is Luke’s account of the Transfiguration. And it opens up something that is marvelous and confounding; there is sort of an aching and a longing associated with this text. It speaks to us of these moments when reality becomes incandescent or transparent to something more—something that lies beyond our ordinary experience. Mass Readings: Reading 1 — Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Psalm — Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14. Reading 2 — Philippians 3:17—4:1 Gospel — Luke 9:28b-36 ———VIDEO LINKS——— Journey Through Lent with Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB: https ..read more

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Friends, God calls us to love both our neighbors and enemies, just as Christ did. But are we called to love everyone equally? Does God? This question is the subject of the newest Word on Fire Show. 00:00 | Introduction 01:43 | Bishop Barron’s recent trip to London 02:08 | Understanding love in the great commandments 03:50 | Love for specific relationships 06:13 | Properly framing love of self 06:58 | Love your enemies 08:03 | Critiquing love as granting another’s desires 09:07 | The distinct love for God 11:17 | Who is my neighbor? 12:55 | Ordo amoris: the order of love 17:52 | Equal regard vs ..read more

Friends, we come to the holy season of Lent. Pascal said that most of us go through life diverting and distracting ourselves so that we don’t come to terms with the big questions: God, meaning, purpose, eternal life. The Gospel for this week, Luke’s marvelous account of the temptation of Jesus, invites us to wrestle with three questions in particular. Mass Readings: Reading 1 — Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Psalm — Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 Reading 2 — Romans 10:8-13 Gospel — Luke 4:1-13 ———VIDEO LINKS——— Journey Through Lent with Fr. Boniface Hicks, OSB: https://youtu.be/OKuuo8wyD6U Ep. 44 | Th ..read more

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