Love the Ones You’re Given - Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermon

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2 жыл бұрын

Friends, families teach us that we don't always get to choose the people we love, but we're given people that we're then called upon to love. On this Feast of the Holy Family, let's meditate upon the importance of this calling.
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@piusmotai1874 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is my favorite catholic teacher.

@jonm4767 11 ай бұрын

Uncle Tommy just made a difference, posthumously, in thousands of people's lives. God bless him, and you, Bishop Barron.

@mesaw51 Ай бұрын

YES❤

@LeslieKlinger 2 жыл бұрын

My father was a WW2 combat vet - he was abused as a child and then ended up, lying about his age and joining the Army after Pearl Harbor. He was not a good father by our standards....but the gift I was given by The Church and my 12 Step program was to love my father. The last thing I ever said to him was, "I love you, Dad...see you tomorrow". I am so grateful for The Church.

@valentinabiebie 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. God bless you! 🙏🌹

@scottwilcoxson2439 2 жыл бұрын

I am the Uncle Tommy in my family. It's a hard kind of life. We are waiting for you to include us in your lives. Bless you, Bishop, for your care of your Uncle Tommy.

@judithstrenio9552 2 жыл бұрын

Life can indeed be very hard. God bless you.

@learnbibleversethroughpict6027 2 жыл бұрын

Scott Wilcoxson 🙏🏼🤗🌸

@nancyjanzen5676 2 жыл бұрын

The kids never forget the Uncle Tommy. 70 years old I made my kids help me find the grave of my Uncle Ralphie who died when I couldn't go to California.

@annewhite673 2 жыл бұрын

I always feel so good when I hear a sermon of Bishop Baron!!!

@johnsposato5632 2 жыл бұрын

God bless you, Scott. Your words touched me deeply. I pray for forgiveness for any Uncle Tommy's I have failed to invite into my life. Maybe it's not too late for me to make amends about that.

@sebastiantharakan3997 11 ай бұрын

Epic words of Bishop Barron ~ "What do families teach us? .... One lesson I think is, we don't always get to choose the people we love, but we're given people that we're then called upon to love." .... "God, through our families ~ is giving us the people He wants us to love. And part of what makes our families holy is that we cultivate this capacity of love, not just the people we like, that we have chosen to be with, but the people whom God has given us to love. .... Thank you, Bishop Barron for your inspiring words of spiritual wisdom! 🙏✝🙏

@mesaw51 Ай бұрын

Thank you for your words I agree wholeheartedly. My family did not have uncle Tommy, but we had an “Unk” ( Uncle Merle) who live next-door to us with my grandparents‼️ What a Legend and a mystery to all who knew him… but a legacy to us! We love him and he Very much loved us‼️🥰❤ I Have four sisters and a family who loves me I am proud to say that “I am AUNT MARY”

@donnaotoole2673 Ай бұрын

Trauma can make people 'quirky. ' War, abuse, childhood cancer, abandonment. Family are the very people they should be able to count on. God help us.

@clairemcintosh8071 2 жыл бұрын

Bishop Barron, what a blessing to hear about your Uncle Tommy, what a beautiful story of love, he sounds like he was a wonderful man, full of character, personality, just love your Irish roots, think Uncle Tommy's talent for wonderful gift of story telling has been passed on to his nephew. God bless you BB and all your family 🙏🌹

@TheMDelima 2 жыл бұрын

Yep, totally agree. Now we know where Bishop Barron got his amazing storytelling skills. God bless Uncle Tommy and all our hard to deal with relatives too 🙏🏼

@betsylongoria8916 2 жыл бұрын

Such beautiful love!

@rosarypursuit6903 2 жыл бұрын

It was a good story, reminds me how our entire family rallied around my great, great Aunt Gertrude out of love. Though to be fair, she wasn't a difficult character, and she had a sharp wit in conversation.

@katieblack2432 2 жыл бұрын

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@kackie43 2 жыл бұрын

AMEN!

@baihongliang 2 жыл бұрын

Btw, if you can’t find who’s your Uncle Tommy in your extended family, it means it’s probably you. But it’s fine, God loves you either way.

@tomsaltsman 2 жыл бұрын

Like I said to my niece, "The whole reason God put you on this earth is to learn how to love people you don't like. 😜 NORMALLY, THEY'RE CALLED, 'FAMILY MEMBERS.'" 😜

@jamescoffey8679 2 жыл бұрын

My dad was in WW2 also in the battle of the bulge like your uncle tommy and suffered from ptsd. 1977 while visiting my dad in a mental institution on Christmas Eve night. I heard a voice and told me to love and pick up my cross . My dad has passed on and I hope is now in heaven and at peace . My peace come that Christmas Eve night .

@nilesoien7867 2 жыл бұрын

We lost our “Uncle Tommy” to COVID recently. You only have limited time. Glad we made it count.

@scotthayden934 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Bishop Baron, thankyou for insight. I believe I'm uncle Tommy in my family. God Bless.

@asmith6101 2 жыл бұрын

Scott, I think that is beautiful. It sounds like the Uncle Tommy’s of the world have their priorities straight- love, laughter, and being present. They are deeply impacted by the sorrows and turmoil of this world and are therefore more devoted to the Lord than most. Bless you for being an Uncle Tommy.

@marypinakat8594 2 жыл бұрын

@@asmith6101 As "beautiful" a response!

@beAdeodatus 2 жыл бұрын

Scott, your not alone. I’m an Uncle Tommy as well. God Bless you and Merry Christmas too you.

@judithstrenio9552 2 жыл бұрын

And God bless you Scott.

@learnbibleversethroughpict6027 2 жыл бұрын

@@asmith6101 🤗🙏🏼

@josephstevens9888 2 жыл бұрын

Bishop Barron - beautiful story about your uncle. I lost my Uncle Jim three weeks ago today at the age of 91. He was my Dad's brother and last surviving sibling. Uncle Jim was too a bachelor, and a very devout man - I believe he attended Mass everyday as well. Four years ago it was discovered he had dementia, and it fell to me and my brother to move him back home from central Illinois (to Michigan). The last four years have been a blessing taking care of my uncle. In fact, at the funeral I had cousins thanking me and my brother fro taking care of him, and commenting it must have been a burden. I responded it was never a burden; taking care of my Uncle Jim was a joy.

@nathanngumi8467 2 жыл бұрын

Amen. We do not choose the families we are born into, but God calls all people to love their families.

@arkofthecovenant6235 2 жыл бұрын

Word

@Bjustis2222 2 жыл бұрын

@@katherynrice8887 I think he was trying to describe the story not trying to insult him personally?

@katherynrice8887 2 жыл бұрын

@@Bjustis2222 Somehow my remark is in the wrong place. It's not intended to be a response to Mr. Ngumi's comment. It's a remark related to the content of the homily.

@scoops2382 2 жыл бұрын

Wow good job we got god there telling us to love our families, what a horrendous world it would be without god saying that, amazing

@user-ug2hk3go6i 10 ай бұрын

I once had a coworker who told me, "We choose our parents." Seems unlikely.

@JohnR.T.B. 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop Barron, God bless you always. It's a big cross to love people whom we find "offensive" or "unlikable" for whatever reasons, but we forget that God loves us sinners and broken people. As Jesus says, do not judge and you will not be judged, for the measure you give will be measured out to you. Forgive and you will be forgiven.

@marypinakat8594 2 жыл бұрын

*"Don't grow weary of loving those whom you are with everyday."* - (From the Book titled 'Our Lady's Message of Mercy to the World')

@danserrano100 2 жыл бұрын

Justice is good and reasonable, but merciful is for the divine.

@doreenkaddu4285 2 жыл бұрын

I have this book and was thinking the very same thing

@danserrano100 2 жыл бұрын

@@marypinakat8594 Why should it be difficult and it hurts a lot???

@marypinakat8594 4 ай бұрын

@@danserrano100 Sorry for the delay. What exactly are you trying to convey?

@joydurham5437 11 ай бұрын

Well you may not have made monsignor in the next two weeks, but you've done okay. Uncle Tommy is certainly praying. Thank you for sharing such a sweet story.

@robdifulvio1093 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure of Uncle Tommy’s intentions, but “just a priest” may have been his highest compliment. One can lose themselves in career growth, higher education or the fast pace of society. To be, just a house wife, just a mechanic, or just a clerk, can keep one humbled in sprite. While I may be more of the later, I admirer when I meet someone that lives a simple life and is fully content. The greatest people in my life were just these kinds of people.

@marie-lynnefoucault 11 ай бұрын

God bless you.

@johncaron4888 2 жыл бұрын

I had a relative, who fought in some of the horrible battles in the Pacific (WWII). After he got out of the Marines, he could not hold a job and in a few years, he killed himself. This story was told and retold at many family gatherings.

@alicemcpherson7961 Ай бұрын

God bless your Uncle. It is so sad that there was no help for him.

@annerome7369 2 жыл бұрын

I had an uncle Tommy who sounded just like your uncle Tommy. He loved us kids and would like to tinker. He’d take things apart. He was a big kid but loved everyone he had a job with the city? He did get married to a very nice women much like himself they had 2 children both college educated!! God works in mysterious ways. Our family did watch over him and his life was a beautiful life as far as Tommy knew. He loved his children who were there to help him in his old days and was very proud of them. I only saw him at Christmas time but he was special in his own way.

@rmuller366 2 жыл бұрын

Happy Holy Family Sunday Bishop Barron. I had a whole family of uncle Tommys on both sides, but most prevalent in my father’s family. My father and all 4 of his brothers went to WWII and all came back alive, but permanently scarred from the experience. We loved them all. We heard stories too. My own father, a devout Catholic, had an extraordinary story. He was hunkered down in a foxhole, with bombs going off all around him. Our Blessed Mother Mary said very loudly “get out of there.” The foxhole was bombed as soon as he jumped out. He came back against all odds, married my mom, and had 8 children. He was called home shortly after and the loss was very hard on all of us. Incredible stories came out of that war. Miracles happened all day everyday during those dark years in world history and impacted us all for generations. Blessings to everyone and a Happy New Year!

@2Uahoj 2 жыл бұрын

Nice reflection. I think what we might also reflect on is how those "difficult people" in our lives may have some heroic virtues that they never revealed to us. Maybe Uncle Tommy saved 8 men in his Battalion in the Battle of the Bulge. So, we may pat ourselves on the back at times for tolerating difficult people, but we often have no idea of their unrevealed, inner lives.

@donnaotoole2673 Ай бұрын

Wonderful comment that reminds us of what we don't know and yet judge.

@dpro5500 2 жыл бұрын

If we are truly honest, we all are Uncle Tommy ( hard to love, understand, deal with etc… in some way to someone), so do not judge, just love.🙏🏻❤️God.s blessings of peace, joy & love to all🙌🏻! Thank you Bishop Barron for your gift of story telling - the great Theodrama of life which we play a part👍!

@JasonHattrick 2 жыл бұрын

We are all Uncle Tommy. Right on the mark.

@patriciabargas1045 2 жыл бұрын

This is so well said. I know all families have differences of opinion and likes and dislikes. I have a family like this. But, when we are together, we laugh and reminisce. But my heart just breaks when there is anger and words and family members stop talking to each other. How can i keep my family at peace. I pray to God every day to save my family.

@larrywarner1630 2 жыл бұрын

Jesus did have an eccentric cousin; John the Baptist. As a Protestant we do not agree on alot of theology, but the point of your talk here resonates. Thank you for sharing about your uncle. May God Bless you and your family. I do hope you will be reunited with Tommy one day.

@stavokg 16 күн бұрын

No wonder this man became a Bishop.

@janechorneyko9761 2 жыл бұрын

Thank Bishop Baron for the beautiful story of Uncle Tommy. I had an uncle Dan he was loved by all nieces and nephews .He to was a bachalor ..He lived a hard life and was taken advantage of because people thought he wasn't smart Which was sad .He lived wirh my mom when dad passed away .He now had a purpose. in life to help mom on the farm .. . He loved music I think the cows loved him too, music was always played in the barn .He loved to dance and took pride in dancing the German polka When we were little he always had juicy fruit gum in his pocket and would give us each a half piece . even the great nieces and nephews remember that We didnt have much money and one day he came home with a present it was a little record player and several country music albums wow . God gave him to us to love and I hope he felt loved

@johnsposato5632 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful story, Jane. Really beautiful!

@anneturner2759 2 жыл бұрын

Your Uncle Tommy sounds beautifully human. You had a smile on your face the whole sermon. Lol. Sounds like there are some hysterical stories . Bless him for his service to our country, and God bless you.

@natmmeyer 5 ай бұрын

I think it’s worth noting that sometimes we can love these family members from a distance, when those individuals have caused and do cause harm to us and our family. We love them, we pray for them, we forgive them.

@joshrussell3341 2 жыл бұрын

To the person reading this, you’re absolutely amazing and wonderful! God is SO great! God is SO real!! God bless you!!! God bless everyone!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@maryannwhite4819 10 ай бұрын

Yes! And one cannot judge for they walk in their own shoes and are more to many along the way than we could ever meet! God bless them! Pray for and to my dear one in mensa and Cathedral guide to head injury a gift to indigent.

@FromHellDesigns 2 жыл бұрын

My aunt is really similar story to uncle tommy. Had ptsd from a atrocious car accidentally in loving a train and her school bus. She sadly committed suicide last year. Thanks for your words, father.

@merilyncrous8892 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop Barron for telling us about your Uncle Tommy. May he rest in peace. My brother wo died this year had his struggles. He died penniless and yet at his memorial service the eulogies were all the same everyone who knew him spoke of how kind, helpful, patient and lovable he was. He is missed so much. Rest in peace Paul

@janetlevinson4778 2 жыл бұрын

We should all love whoever comes into our lives…they are,each a lesson from God.

@betsylongoria8916 2 жыл бұрын

So true.

@kubasniak 2 жыл бұрын

@Roger Mills exactly!!!

@kyleurban20 2 жыл бұрын

I might be uncle Tommy to my nieces and nephews. God bless him me and us.

@elitisthavoc3949 2 жыл бұрын

“For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have? Do not the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brothers only, what is unusual about that? Do not the pagans do the same?” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:46-47‬ ‭‬‬

@donnaotoole2673 Ай бұрын

Beautiful reply.

@juscogens5541 2 жыл бұрын

My take on it is I’d sure hate to have been one of Jesus’ brothers… “all the time hearing the teacher compare their homework!! Lol… but seriously, you are lucky Bishop … my “uncle Tommy” lives in my head, I never had a family, I was cast out since I was 17, I eat and drink alone, but I get comfort from the silent wisdom of this kind uncle in my mind.

@patriciagrundy3204 2 жыл бұрын

I was happy to meet your Uncle Tommy as you shared! Yes, I have grown with some quirky family members and to this day am continuing to love the family members that God has given me to love. Thank you for your honesty!!

@papalseamstress 2 жыл бұрын

For "just a priest", you surely always do a great job. 😇 My uncle Joe was like your uncle Tommy in a way. No better human being on this earth. Especially loved by children and animals. I learned so much from him. I miss him every day. Blessings to you, Bishop. 🙏🙏🙏

@asmallgoodthing6709 2 жыл бұрын

The idea is to start by loving the people you've been given, your family. That's good practice. Then work out from the edge of that circle to the next circle around you, your friends or workmates. Then out from there, getting better at loving as you go.

@coreenkoenig3143 2 жыл бұрын

PTSD... I hope all the WWII vets, combat ones especially, found a family like yours who made the effort to reach out and listen.

@levismadore556 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Some words reach deep in my heart. The uncle Tommy story brought a smile to my face as well as as sorrow. I remember the tilting point from my innocent enjoyment of my uncle Tommy to a kind of calculating distance mixed with a sense of superiority. Your sheer authentic love of your uncle Tommy, bishop Barron, cuts deep as it reveals how love is anything but calculating. I will pray for my uncle Tommy tonight and ask him forgiveness. Levis Shalom

@nathanbell6962 2 жыл бұрын

I love your uncle, his Heart was broken and still carried on

@thebacons5943 Жыл бұрын

Love this, and the implication that God gives us people to love on the macro level, as well. Refugees and immigrants, convicts and the unhoused, the disabled and the sick… as a practical matter, the acting of loving these people can be more strenuous, but no less worthwhile, and often not by any particular fault of their own. We’re all sinners. We all need living, loving mercy. This is ultimately granted by God, but it’s a gift we can give to others, also.

@michaelknight7354 2 жыл бұрын

"What were the Virgin Mary's cousins like" I will always remember this. As an Irishman on both sides, I can relate deeply to this talk. Fr. baron never misses the mark. God bless Uncle Tommy.

@krdiaz8026 2 жыл бұрын

They probably kept asking when she was going to have a second child and thought she's the weirdo in the family.

@mariannehartigan 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop Barron I have a tear fallen down my face I am that person in my family. I used to be the exact opposite, a project manager at a nuclear plant at age 24, then got PTSD and now I am that person. At Christmas I wonder why I am that person that people don’t want to talk, and I am also like your Uncle Tommy who goes to mass every day. I’m the person that doesn’t get invited places and I just don’t know how to be. I can’t hold a job because I am so weird and then I feel so guilty for not making my own money. I am going to see a counsellor, whose son is a priest. I saw her once and there have been profound impacts on my life. She says she will get me working again. Astounding. That’s not a bad way to go, being struck on the way to church. I’d just rather be struck on my way home from church! I’ve often thought I’d like to die before the blessed sacrament, if that were possible.

@bonniedingo 2 жыл бұрын

Let us pray for those we know whose family members had really 'let them down'....those who were victims of child abuse and violence...that through the Grace of God they may find peace through forgiveness, and receive support and comfort from family members who love them. And let us be thankful for all those family members like Uncle Tommy who helped us learn compassion and acceptance of all God's children, remembering our child like innocence of love and care for the quirky family members.

@jacyk3035 Жыл бұрын

All glory be to God for this wonderful homily May God bless you our dear Bishop, Father and Shepherd of our souls.

@rosalynfrancisco8020 5 ай бұрын

Bishop Barron, Sharing your personal life journey I think is so effective for us lay person to hear. We are all on this together, sinners but if we allow the love of Christ in us it will channel that to others, unconditionally. Thank you and Peace in Christ!

@jimbalsam8426 2 жыл бұрын

I had a Great Aunt who always said, "You can choose your friends, but not your relatives" Happy Holy Family

@IONov990 2 жыл бұрын

Some people cut off family members.

@commscompany1502 10 ай бұрын

I think Uncle Tommy is in heaven now that you are an Archbishop :-). Thanks for sharing about him. It was inspiring

@debbieobrien9513 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop Barron my brother is Uncle Tommy

@arcaylan Жыл бұрын

And also with you, Bishop. In Jesus' name, I pray. Come Holy Spirit, come. Amen.

@marypinakat8594 2 жыл бұрын

Nice peep into Uncle Tommy's days☆ Compliments for your narration of the conversation in the car. He must be laughing loud. From heaven he prayed *to get you out from being just a Priest!*

@RalphAnthonyCBasco 2 жыл бұрын

Uncle Tommy probably interceded much in your behalf, Bishop Barron. You’re a bishop now! 😀

@timothyvanscoy6953 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop for bringing to my mind my own brother Tommy, who sounds a lot like your uncle. Tommy always brings to mind that great line from Norman Maclean’s “A River Runs Through It” “We can love completely, without complete understanding,” I cried during your homily.. Thank you. Merry Christmas

@pjsmith4369 2 жыл бұрын

That line is one of my husband’s favourite lines, from his favourite movie. “ We can love completely, without complete understanding. “ We have been through times like this with every one of our children and our granddaughter, whom we brought up. Many things have passed and improved - except for one. Our eldest child, a son, has cut us out of his life and thus, the lives of our Grandchildren. It’s been over four years now. It is because of me and his wife, I believe, although I am not sure what I did to make her cut me out of her life. I believe she is unwell, and there is nothing I can do to change the situation, except pray. She has cut other people out of her life as well - her Mother and only sibling, a ( twin) brother and his children. It must be her way of dealing with whatever trauma she experienced. However, my son used to call his Dad occasionally, but never from his house - only when he was out shopping or walking somewhere, and not with the kids. Now, over a small incident, he has vowed never to speak to his Dad ever again ( he is an atheist ) The first reading on the Feast of the Holy Family was very painful for me to read. I know my husband is heartbroken. He was a wonderful father, by no means perfect, but our other children and our granddaughter are always in contact. They believe they had the best father ever. All I can do is pray. I have also decided to send such things as this reading to him via email. What more pain can he inflict on me - cut me out of his life? Cut me out of his kids lives? Already done.

@craig3865 2 жыл бұрын

@@pjsmith4369 Pj, I was drawn to you and my heart goes out to you as you pour out yours. Myself and so many others are with you and as we listen to God he says persevere in prayer and fasting and in patience carry your cross and persevere to the end and he will make good come from what seems humanly impossible. I sincerely hope and pray that you and your family unite once again. Small note, toward the end of Home Alone has a simple discussion in a church between Kevin and what he believed to be his “killer” neighbor and Kevin gives the cutest and simplest advice, touching because it comes from the perspective of a child. Isn’t that how God wants us to love him like Abba, Daddy since we r called to be Children of God. May God bless and keep you and may his face continue to shine upon you. Come Holy Spirit come and fill the hearts of the faithful and they shall renew the face of the earth. From the Love of Christ, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

@aadahsmann2380 2 жыл бұрын

@@pjsmith4369 I can feel your pain. We have 3 children, now all in their forties. My 2 sons have cut us out of their lives some 8 years ago. I don't know what we did that was so bad to justify that action. We are heartbroken as well. There is not a day that goes by without thinking of them. I do love them, that will not change.

@rhwinner 2 жыл бұрын

Remember to love others as Christ has loved you especially the unlovable because remember you were unlovable when Christ first loved you. ❤️🙏

@michellewahl4756 2 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth was her cousin- John the Baptist walking around in Camel hair. My uncle Bob from Springfield, Illinois- Normandy and Battle of the Bulge- 3 Purple Hearts. Taught me how to play poker @ age 5 and talk like Donald Duck-same story- never showed up at our house w/o a sack full of candy and a gift for Mom.

@nancyjanzen5676 2 жыл бұрын

Uncle Ralph went from service setting up weather relay stations in Northern Canada to the Pacific theater after Pearl Harbor. After the war was over the government decided they missed something on his entry physical and he should have been 4f. The result of 5 years of service on his body aggravated the problem and no matter what they did he was in pain all the time. They couldn't medicate enough without turning him into an addict so instead he lived life slightly buzzed on beer instead. He always had time for me although grandma said we were too much alike and that was why we would fight like siblings sometimes. I miss him most at holidays. He introduced me to all the W&F relatives.

@user-dd2fd2vc8p 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Dear Bishop for your wise words...... Thank you Dear Bishop for your wise words......

@byron8657 Жыл бұрын

I was born and raised as a Catholic in a third world country and a non practicing Catholic family! Recently i read the teachings of Buddha and Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius he wrote The Book the Meditation his personal diary not meant to be published. He said Amor Fati! Love your fate! Memento Mori! Remember Death! K

@esde3667 2 жыл бұрын

Arranged marriage in India is an example to the said above. Thanks be to God. 🙏🏽

@C3250tb 2 жыл бұрын

Bishop Barron, your sermons, and your scripture commentaries, which I read daily, very often move me, sometimes to tears, as today. I think all families have an Uncle Tommy, or 2 or 3, probably on both sides, and in every generation, as mine. May God continue to richly bless you in this holy Season and in your ministry.

@rosarypursuit6903 2 жыл бұрын

The virtue of Charity, the virtue by which you love others and ourselves not for their sake, but for God's sake. Since God is the ultimate good, we must love God and since God loves us, we are obligated to love who God loves. I've found, in my limited practice of this virtue, that placing God as your foundation of love makes your love nigh-unshakeable. Love the ones God has Given. Love your family. Perhaps, even if they can be difficult, remember to do it, at least for God's sake.

@louisjoseph9432 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you bishop for making me understand what I have ignored for so many years . Praise the Lord

@cynthiahall9297 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful message. Spoke as if from God’s own heart.

@alfredoajas4816 3 ай бұрын

O Padre you're not just a piest. You are a Persona Cristi my saviour.

@LisaGemini 2 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful story about your uncle, Bishop Barron. I too grew up in Chicagoland. It cracks me up that Tommy called you “just a priest.” We are called upon to love some quirky relatives. Families test not only our ability to love but to forgive 70 times seven!

@angbandsbane 2 жыл бұрын

I feel bad for his uncle; the Bulge was a really bad time. In addition to the battle itself, it was one of the coldest winters on record in Europe and a lot of US troops had insufficient cold weather gear (I've heard stories about men stuffing newspaper into their boots just to try to insulate away frostbite and others freezing to death in their own foxholes). Add onto that widespread paranoia in light of rumors the Germans had sent English-speaking commandos behind US lines in captured uniforms, so a lot of men felt they couldn't even trust their own comrades. All this, for over a month (12.16.1944 -- 01.25.1945). I think I probably would've lost my mind after a few days.

@beekeeper59 2 жыл бұрын

I humbly think that this is one of M. Baron's best sermons, thank you and God bless you

@elizabethwong2570 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this inspiring story. Not only love whom we like. Love those, God has given upon us.

@tj-gz6dk 4 ай бұрын

UT was your gift. Don't forget it!

@Carlos-fh8wk 10 күн бұрын

This was simply beautiful

@beekind6014 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this Bishop......my Uncle Carmen was in World War II and he also didn't follow a traditional path. All of his nieces and nephews also loved him very much, he was such a fun uncle to have around; but his daughter who he asked his sister to raise didn't have the same warm feelings toward him (understandable). I do wish that people wouldn't be so judgmental (myself included) about anyone in our society who doesn't fit into our set of expectations of how life should be. I truly believe that we are all just doing the best we can, life is hard.

@judithstrenio9552 2 жыл бұрын

This made me think about a trend I’ve seen in my life, my friends lives, and discussed in the media: people cutting off their families. Usually children cutting their parents out of their lives on the grounds of “toxicity”. If not total cutting off at least severely limiting contact. Please pray for all those involved in such situations - on both sides.

@marlonmoncrieffe0728 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes that cutting out is necessary. But too often, people are just being stubborn and petty.

@MrEddieo1 2 жыл бұрын

Seems like all big Irish families have an uncle Tommy. My mom was one of 11 and there was a bachelor uncle too. He did not live much past midlife and was a veteran too.

@familyhodder240 11 ай бұрын

I ❤ uncle Tommy. Rest in Peace Tommy.

@user-pc8dl4cy3i 2 жыл бұрын

Your heartwarming story about Uncle Tommy brings me to tears. I have learned one thing about the “Uncle Tommy” in my life which is I’ve been called upon to give in ways he can never repay. In this process, my selfishness and narcissism are slowly being chipped away. Thank you so much, Bishop Barron, for pointing out God’s presence in the story of our lives. Many blessings to you in this season.

@mathewswora5023 2 жыл бұрын

I can better love the eccentric Uncle Tommy's in my life and family whenever I remember that I, in spite of my best efforts, or sometimes because of them, can at times be that challenging, eccentric, mixed-bag relative and neighbor. "Whoever is forgiven little loves little."

@catherinemwakio740 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful lesson Bishop Barron. Very important for us to remember that we must learn to embrace all members of our family without any discrimination nor any misgivings and build our relationships with each one no matter how difficult or maybe not as honoured as others maybe.

@janetlevinson4778 2 жыл бұрын

We all should welcome the people who are sent by God. They are there to teach us a lesson, to strengthen our faith….welcome them, you just never know….

@jeannemccloskey9416 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your reflection Bishop Barron. I always think of this day as my 'baby brother Bill' was born to my 39 year mother on this day in 1957. He brought joy to all the family with his intelligence, love, humor and pragmatic acceptance of his pancreatic cancer which brought him to an early death in 2016. This birthday of my brother and the morning of the Holy Family together after Jesus came into Mary and Joseph's lives makes me happy. Merry Christ's Mass!!

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@tinafusco1908 2 жыл бұрын

this is wonderful, thank you. I am definitely one of the off kilter ones in my family, there are a lot of oddballs in my family tree...one great uncle stripped nude and started directing traffic in times square...

@user-ug2hk3go6i 10 ай бұрын

It is sometimes difficult, perhaps seemingly impossible, to love some of those we have been given to love.

@tulangkerangka1599 2 жыл бұрын

Such an important and timely sermon. I am about to start a new chapter in my life with a new job and moving out to a new city. In between all of those things, it is very good to be reminded to not stopping short of loving my family. Also, this sermon is particularly relevant given the current trend of cutting 'toxic' people off so easily, especially amongst my age group (gen z)

@FaithFullPodcast 2 жыл бұрын

A really fantastic homily, thank you. While it's clear, it's not easy, right? What is to love these unique souls in our lives but to will their good? Sometimes that willing requires distance. To will their good doesn't necessarily imply we "fix" someone, or lean on them to change, or enable sin. Yet in our motivations we should will their good. Thank you for spurring thought and reflection in us, as ever. 😇🙏

@deborahprimeau5533 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your light and wisdom sermons. I always love to hear your messages.

@valeriesimms2874 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop Barron for reminding me, through your marvellous true story telling that God has placed us in our families for the most important purpose; to love- not just who we like, or who we find the most easiest to get along with! Thank you once again and may God continue to bless you and bless us with these inspiring messages!!!

@jeanonyeagwara4949 2 жыл бұрын

Lord please hold Uncle tommy close to You. Amen

@artorefalnera3055 11 ай бұрын

Bishop thank you. Listening to you made me all teary 🥺. We all have an Uncle Tommy. I am blessed with mine . Praying for you ❤🙏

@gabs190 2 жыл бұрын

What a sweet homily! I am always so inspired when he shares stories of his upbringing and family. ❤️

@certificatebiology955 2 жыл бұрын

I guess Uncle Tommy is in heaven. God Bless You

@notthecontentiouswoman-wom2595 2 жыл бұрын

This message blessed me. Thank you for allowing our Lord and Savior to use you to bring this touching remembrance about love. God is love.

@anitalucero65 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop Barron 🙏 🙌 it's a challenge to love the hard ones....

@ritabiro5105 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Mr.Bishop Baron in every families ocure relatives whom wee pretend to love but only god knows and love them in the correct way and wee misse them only after their death hoping in finding the spirit and resurection..for excample Lui and Thomas....

@4LovePeace 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this lovely and loving story. Yes, there are challenges loving the ones God has given us to love, without becoming co-dependently over extended trying to "fix" them. Observing others who are living in such a way that they are clearly suffering, and complain of their suffering, but who do not change their behavior, is painful for everyone. However, detaching with love is the key. Thank you and God bless you.

@lenoragrimaud182 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop Barron. Children are often able to see the light in others that adults can't see. Maybe Uncle Tommy did not have very much to give to his family and received more than he gave, but it will be interesting to see in heaven how many people Uncle Tommy did give to that were not related to him. I have a feeling that he had a positive affect on many people that no one really knows about. Your story reminded me of a beggar that I met in Ireland. When he was young he wanted to become a priest but he was not "Put together" very well. He spent his life visiting every Church in Dublin every day to pray for others. I think he was a saint in disguise, but don't have the space here to tell you why.