These are brief and insightful commentaries on faith and culture by catholic theologian and author bishop robert barron The videos complement his weekly sermons posted and podcasted at wordonfire. The reality of demons, how to fight them with prayer, & debunking the new atheists Friends, our gospel for today is from the sermon on the plain, which is luke's version of matthew's sermon on the mount, and it’s not only saying something about the moral life This man is beautifully symbolic of many in our culture today We don’t listen to god, and therefore we can’t speak clearly about god
To us, as to him, jesus says, “ephphatha!”—be. Friends, the parable at the heart of our gospel today from matthew 20 is one of those passages in the new testament that really bothers people Friends, the readings for today are really magnificent, and they are all about something central to the spiritual life—namely, fear. In today’s gospel, jesus, speaking to his disciples the night before he dies, says, “the advocate, the holy spirit, whom the father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind. When we sever that connection, we experience a drought similar to the one in our first reading today The lord responds to our needs, so trust in his providence, and he will not abandon you..more
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