What Are the Laity Supposed to Be?

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2 жыл бұрын

Friends, Vatican II speaks of "the universal call to holiness." Imagine what would happen if, overnight, every Catholic commenced to live in accordance with this call. What would this look like for the laity?
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@tbojai 2 жыл бұрын

As a Protestant Christian, I had no concept or value for personal chastity inside marriage. Having come into the fullness of faith, I have found it deeply nurturing to approach married sexuality from the point of view of chastity, that our sexual lives are holy and can be rightly ordered around unity and procreation. What a gift!

@antoniomoyal 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome home!

@octavioc8570 2 жыл бұрын

Statistics reveal a very different truth my friend. The USA is cursed with carefully designed sexual depravity, pornography, human traficking, prostitution, sinister drugs, familiar disintegration and lonelyness. So broken so hopeless so destructed

@TheSeptacle 2 жыл бұрын

Praise be to God for bringing you home!

@derpfaddesweisen 2 жыл бұрын

@@octavioc8570 And those problems are in general much bigger in more "christian" states as well, which is quite funny.

@firstpcf 2 жыл бұрын

@@derpfaddesweisen i have never seen that statistic and it seems odd to me, would you care for citing a source on that?

@marypinakat8594 2 жыл бұрын

*Pope Emeritus Benedict VI:* Each of you has a personal vocation which God has given you for your own joy and sanctity. When a person is conquered by the fire of His gaze, no sacrifice seems too great to follow Him and give Him the best of ourselves. This is what the Saints have always done, spreading the light of the Lord ... and transforming the world into a welcoming home for everyone.

@roseyposeyb4737 2 жыл бұрын

Oo99

@jaspervinodh960 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you bishop barron. I m from india and here laity are oppressed and bullied and threatened by the ruling regime. It's been a not so happy Christmas. Please pray for my nation, families and clergy who live in fear. In these times I don't recognize voice of God. Maybe my faith isn't strong.

@tbojai 2 жыл бұрын

Jasper, you are a blessing to me today. Thank you for your encouragement. I will remember you in my prayers today.

@1026JMS 2 жыл бұрын

God is always with you, with your nation families and clergy. I'll pray for you and your nation tonight, hoping God will make thinks better for you.

@ellenstoll7158 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your concerns. Jesus is with you in your uncertainty. I’ll remember you and your nation in my prayers.

@user-vf5mx8fh8j 2 жыл бұрын

Hang in there brother. We will pray for you and our Indian brothers and sisters.

@charles3964 2 жыл бұрын

May the Lord protect you and the Indian Christian communities with His fortress of Light, His wall of Salvation🙏

@thinkingperson2122 2 жыл бұрын

May God give you, Bishop Barron, a blessed year 2022. Thank you a lot for your amazing work sharing the message of Jesus. All praise be to the Lord.

@christopherevans4273 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop Barron for your insight and for your output. It is delightful to hear you in this digital format calling us all to holiness.

@ad_astra_624 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop. early this morning i got a message from a Dominican friar. I was feeling a bit unsettled about the way traditional liturgy was changed after Vatican II, but i was again called to look into whats inside the wrappings of liturgy, Love beyond measure. Thank you.

@marypinakat8594 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely! Most interesting too☆ Stay blessed as always☆☆☆☆

@juliedavis8989 2 жыл бұрын

Your voice is soothing. Your information gives me peace. 🙏🏻

@Elijah_Al-Naysaburi 2 жыл бұрын

Love , compassion & forgiveness to all people ⚘💗 Blessings from Dubai 🥰 💗💗💗

@kelechukwuanozyk7605 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Poverty, chastity and obedience will help us change the world

@BlessedAssurance2007 2 жыл бұрын

I really love this reflection. I’m gonna preach about this in my church. Thank you, Bishop. Once again, you’re my hero. God bless you

@totitsalapang8320 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop Barron! May God continue to bless your ministry.

@CuongLe-qm1uy 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop for your wonderful talk particularly on a message of chastity. I led a double life of practicing Catholic going through the motions for many years while leading a life of promiscuity. My marriage almost fell apart. The Blessed Mother intervened at the darkest moment of my life to save my marriage 14 years ago during a trip to Medjugorje. I now have an immense love for our Blessed Mother and really commit myself to living that life of chastity. I go to Mass regularly during this pandemic and not being attached to things of this world because I now have a great love and firm conviction in Jesus being fully present in Holy Eucharist. Faith is a grace and I only received this gift of faith after my profound conversion.

@carolrodriguez8869 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop Barron! May God bless you and keep you active for many years!

@pscjr7921 2 жыл бұрын

a brief, broad and definite message on how to live a christian life - poverty, chastity and obedience. I thank God for your life, B Barron. May God bless you with good health and long life! thank you for this timely reminder.

@mariak993 2 жыл бұрын

God bless you Bishop Barron. You continue to give us great insight into what it means to be people of God.

@arlenemolina6212 2 жыл бұрын

A short talk that summarizes the essence of our life on this earth... living as Children of God, as sisters and brothers in Christ Jesus, and as temples of the Holy Spirit... and still, til eternity with the Holy Trinity and more. Bishop Barron, thank you so much for making understable what we struggle to make sense of... thank you! God bless you Bishop!

@marypinakat8594 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome Comment☆

@danielzuluaga4232 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop Barron for this words of guidance. God bless you🙏

@egsinarlington 2 жыл бұрын

Bishop Barron, Great reflection. Alas, many lay people prefer to leave struggling for deep holiness to the ordained and consecrated religious sisters and brothers. Too many of us are comfortable with 45 minutes a week for Mass and the occasional fast and easy Sacrament of Reconciliation.

@vimalpatel4060 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop, you are giving me hope. To be united with Our Father in Heaven, Christ gave us a map, now we need to follow him from Bethlehem to Jerusalem. Listen to the higher call, start with little things. Give a smile to someone, help out your parents, talk to people and pay attention, do not stop and keep moving and the Holy Ghost will show you The Way. Peace be with you ☦️.

@jean-guydallaire6527 2 жыл бұрын

Listen to the higher voice... the call... the Holy Spirit... and you will change the world! Thank you Bishop Barron

@jonasqu917 2 жыл бұрын

Truly worth reflecting and wishing… just what IF indeed! My mind reflexively sings …”oh, what a wonderful world it would be.” Thank you very much Bishop!

@thewalkingthinker6561 2 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful way of starting the day and the year. Inspired by the mission.

@lydiapereira1942 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop Barron, you are a great Apostle of Jesus.God Bless you.

@markm.5756 2 жыл бұрын

Every time I listen to you, I feel I'm protected, nurtured, cared for/loved, encouraged, supported, challenged, taught. Your ministry is so important to all of us, but especially to me - I feel it - and I will dedicate 2022 to growing in Christ through your WOF Evangelical Ministry - and of course prayer, Mary & Joseph's help & my Guardian Angel as well. THANK YOU Bp. Barron!

@mariamatusiewicz4280 2 жыл бұрын

Holiness is amazing. The Heavenly Father wants all of us to live a holy life.

@sandyj1561 2 жыл бұрын

Much love and God Bless you all xxx

@ronnestman4696 2 жыл бұрын

God bless Bishop Barron and Word on Fire ministries. My life has been deeply effected by all of their efforts through this social media platform.

@franciscoserrano2313 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Bishop Baron. Of course you already know it, but this idea of universal vocation to holiness is already in the message that God wanted Saint Josemaria Escriva to spread back in the 1928. Totally new, as well as old, while it is evangelical. Somehow, it was forgotten in the passing of the history of the church. Second Vatican reclaims it. And yet there is a long way to ride until this great news arrives to all. Thank you!

@clasj85121 2 жыл бұрын

So true. We should pray on that and live like that.

@emmanueldansoabeam718 2 жыл бұрын

Yea Yea Bishop...May God bless you!🙂🙏

@mabelle6716 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Bishop Barron. Amen to that! " If we would overcome one fault a year, we would soon be perfect! " - Thomas A Kempis

@kencee0110 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Bishop Barron. God bless you and your ministry.

@alvinscott6627 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the smallest things in life are the simplest to do. Just Like clicking on this amazing videos and just saying HI! Lol Nice teachings ❤️❤️❤️ Hello Dear, How you feeling today?? Hope everything is Ok with you over there 😊❤️

@carolhannah4635 2 жыл бұрын

Amen. Thank you God bless

@learnbibleversethroughpict6027 2 жыл бұрын

😇🎀🕊Thank you Bishop Barron 🎀🕊😇

@ybrueckner5589 2 жыл бұрын

I would be so glad if people would listen to you more. I must say you give me hope

@blanejnasveschuk6351 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Bishop Barron, for helping us understand God’s call.

@thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849 2 жыл бұрын

Such such refreshing and plain speaking preaching! God bless you, Bishop Barron! 🙏

@anajorda4534 2 жыл бұрын

So very very true! Thank you Bishop Barron, let's do this, may this be our 2022 New Year resolution! 1🙏❤

@alvinscott6627 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes the smallest things in life are the simplest to do. Just Like clicking on this amazing videos and just saying HI! Lol I love him a lot ❤️❤️❤️ Hello Dear, How you feeling today?? Hope everything is Ok with you over there 😊❤️

@user-vf5mx8fh8j 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent episode. Thank you!

@valeriesimms5376 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop Barron for explaining to me: a late Catholic what is the true meaning of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience for all the Catholic Laity and Christians!!! I honestly believed that it was only the Ordained that these three great spiritual virtues could be practiced! Obviously I am misinformed!!! Thank the Lord for Dorothy Day who questioned and proposed that the Laity could also apply these great spiritual virtues in our own life!!! Thank you once again Bishop Barron for teaching me things that are new to me and very important!!! Thank You Holy Spirit for Bishop Barron being Your Mouth Piece in this message!!!

@elliegasser1575 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop Barron for the clear language helping me to gain a deeper insight in a Cstholic life.

@lylesmith9296 2 жыл бұрын

Right on Bishop Barron! Ii Cor. 5:17 says that any one who is truly in Christ is a new person

@delizabethdelizabeth2300 2 жыл бұрын

Third orders are a great help in trying to live these councils. They give a structure to the whole process and bring friendship and support. I am a 2 nd year novice in the St Francis Third order confraternity of penitents ( CFP). But there are many out there.

@anneturner2759 2 жыл бұрын

Would so please pray that my grandson will be baptized? It falls on deaf ears …….. upsets me .thank you. Hi Bishop Barron, love you.

@BishopBarron 2 жыл бұрын

I will. God bless him.

@anneturner2759 2 жыл бұрын

Bishop Robert Barron , thank you. His name is Henry Turner. You have no idea the impact you have had on my life. You need to know this. God bless you always.

@nickmedley4749 2 жыл бұрын

Today, I resolve to live in accordance with the Evangelical Counsels. Let the Holy Spirit move us according to His promptings, that He can move the world through us.

@antoniomoyal 2 жыл бұрын

So help us God!

@yapmcgoolies1756 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think god has any input with the evangelical c, they are just a bunch of blokes who guess at would a god might want

@marypinakat8594 2 жыл бұрын

*"God made for things to be much easier than we have made them."* - DOROTHY DAY

@danielalovejesus7912 2 жыл бұрын

Because of the low expectations of lay people a ton of people told me that due to my striving to live according to the three evangelical goals I'm certainly called to religious life. This caused mayor issues in my relationship with God as I now thought that being very committed to him only brought me further away from my hearts desire: a husband with whom I can do some projects which will be a blessing for society as a whole. I'm glad to finally have a clergy man telling openly that Jesus' standard for every one is actually a lot higher than we are often being told.

@bullit4170 8 ай бұрын

I know this is an old comment. But reading this has actually affirmed my own personal vocation discernment toward religious life. Thank you and God bless you

@elizabethw4519 2 жыл бұрын

Amen!!!!! I so wish we could change our society!!!

@alvinscott6627 2 жыл бұрын

@jimwhall6609 2 жыл бұрын

This is fantastic

@emilyloppy7970 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for directing us to work in the right part of God Kingdom . Happy New Year.Bishop Barron.

@olga4863 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop Barron for this insightful message. What a Grace to receive and to listen to it. I wonder if this video could be translated into Spanish so I’ll be able to share it with a lot of people in my Country. God bless you always.

@octavioc8570 2 жыл бұрын

Do not be lazy and do it yourslef Olga. God gave you the tools to excel and adding captions is a simple task. Be a true catholic and conquer that hesitancy. Listen to the voice of god

@gabriellapaonessa6065 2 жыл бұрын

You are great.

@annemariemullin6060 2 жыл бұрын

This video made me think of my favorite quote by St. Catherine of Siena … “Be who you are meant to be and you will set the world ablaze!” I pray all the time for the graces to do that.

@paulpeca5912 2 жыл бұрын

The cool intros are back. Luv it!!

@lizmiddleton2382 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!! It will be a God's Country!! Alway watching over us!! Thank you Bishop. 😊

@julesjgreig 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Thomas-dw1nb 2 жыл бұрын

I don't disagree with the Bishop's final conclusion. But that call wasn't a revolutionary act of Vatican II, that's been the call for every Christian since the dawn of the Church. Jesus called for it in his sermons and Paul stressed it in his letters. I guess I'm trying to figure out if/when that message ever changed?

@maremare1655 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop Barron for sharing this teaching. The first teaching I heard today was from Fr. Oluoma on the Eucharist which was very similar and has increased my faith. He adds that insatiabilty is the human condition since Eve opened the door to the serpent and disobeyed God. What is this - manna: Jesus is the bread come down from heaven, and commanded us to eat Him. The eucharist is God's highest and most narrow provision to attaining Satisfaction. Many of the other Christian denominations are beginning to understand this provision and copy the Catholic church sacrament of Eucharist.

@mariamatusiewicz4280 2 жыл бұрын

The forbidden fruit is temporal whereas the Eucharist is Christ the Eternal.

@maremare1655 2 жыл бұрын

@@mariamatusiewicz4280 Amen

@raid2533 2 жыл бұрын

Dear Bishop Barron, your words are good, but the Laity also needs examples from courageous leaders. In addition to saying that you wish the Laity did something to be more holy, you should make a video to document to them how you lead your flock to do such things and be more holy. Honestly, the Laity, especially the deeply faithful one, is growing more and more tired of words and wants examples to follow. Jesus didn't just say he was going to die and resurrect. He actually died and resurrect. Examples are more powerful than words.

@margarethhuapcent1270 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, all get more than blessings. The Friendship from all Glory from God Father self

@alvinscott6627 2 жыл бұрын

@taylorallred6208 2 жыл бұрын

I like that comment about potential (when talking about sexuality). I've realized that many things in this life are not good or bad in themselves but have potential for both. Nuclear energy, for example, has a lot of potential and can power a city or destroy one. Things with a lot of potential, like sex, can be turned into good or bad things with our free will and choices. That fact makes marvel so much about life and the universe.

@joerankin1691 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for maintaining the comments section- it matters to those in need.

@JohnR.T.B. 2 жыл бұрын

As much as the lay person feels that he or she is called to proclaim or to organize the community of God, he or she is called first and foremost to live the life oriented to sanctity, love for others, and above all the love of God as with the rest of the Laity; in obedience, poverty, and chastity. Thanks Bishop Barron, God bless always.

@debralogan1434 2 жыл бұрын

Catholic Religion The True Religion 🙏

@kenneth7826 2 жыл бұрын

Happy new year 2022

@kurian2012 2 жыл бұрын

yes, change the world indeed

@susanmoore3013 2 жыл бұрын

Amen.

@thebadgerbailey 2 жыл бұрын

Saint

@antoniomoyal 2 жыл бұрын

Lets start today... because He is the way...

@rachaelhowey4106 2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was 1%. It sure feels like that. God bless Bishop Barron

@josephconklin7715 2 жыл бұрын

Father Mike Schmitz' current short video on looking back and looking forward is a good companion piece to this video.

@BlessedisShe 2 жыл бұрын

🙏

@terryhemingway6983 2 жыл бұрын

I always appreciate your insights, Bishop Baron. But as a Protestant, I must admit, this one surprised me. Let me explain. At a time I was suffering from an undiagnosed sarcoma, God gave what I call my morning SOPs (Standard Operating Prayers). Among them is the following: Who is like unto You, O God, Glorious in holiness, fearful in praise, doing wonders? Therefore I offer You the most precious of all my possessions: The next 24 hours that You give to me, I offer back to You. I pray that you sanctify them: The good, the bad, Their sorrows and joys, That through them, I may come to learn You better. Be more open to the leading of Your Holy Spirit, And may find a greater will, knowledge and power To obey You Today than yesterday. My surprise (read shock) is discovering that I was praying to follow Roman Catholic Evangelical Councils!

@debralogan1434 2 жыл бұрын

You are so Full of God's Wisdom on the Catholic Religion 🙏

@hatzlmike1 2 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

@jazzmandolin5004 2 жыл бұрын

Faith is not too difficult when you "get it". Obedience which is still an act of faith. obedience bridges the gap until you do "get it".

@RealAtheology 2 жыл бұрын

As an Atheist, I completely agree with Bishop Barron that if the Catholic Laity actually commenced to live and follow Catholic Teaching then it would be extremely impressive and it would definitely be evidence for Theism/Catholicism that would cause me to investigate the matter (or even take part as part of a Pascalian Wager). However the fact that many Catholids don't follow the Universal call to Holiness should then be seen as evidence against Theism, specifically that the Church, Holy Spirit, and the Sacraments don't move people in the ways that we'd expect.

@TruthSeeker-333 2 жыл бұрын

Find a traditional Latin Mass!

@catemahoney281 2 жыл бұрын

Inspiration for aspiration, if thar makes sense. With 70% of the population claiming to be Christian, it's astonishing that we as a society are so off the rails. I know it became a cliché, but the WWJD concept is solid. As you so eloquently described, if we stop being in-name-only Christians, we truly would change the world. It's something I take very seriously, sometimes to the point of overthinking things. And it saddens me when I see those close to me acting in unchristian ways while dropping Bible verses. Even in the depths of depression, and even when God seems so far away, I still give it my best shot. And right now He seems very far away from me. I know He's not; that's my failure. It will get better...

@jimwhall6609 2 жыл бұрын

It will get better. You are infinitely valuable in the eyes of God. I’ve had problems in the past, had a great family, and got help. Even if you have toxic people around you please reach out for clinical help with depression. God doesn’t want you to suffer with that.

@catemahoney281 2 жыл бұрын

@@jimwhall6609 Thank you! ❤

@catheriner9341 2 жыл бұрын

Amen!!!!!!!!!!

@alvinscott6627 2 жыл бұрын

@Lerian_V 2 жыл бұрын

9:45 "It is not for the Church that we fear, but for the world. We tremble not that God may be dethroned, but that barbarism may reign" ― Fulton J. Sheen (Signs of Our Times)

@noahscheibmeir5842 2 жыл бұрын

Bishop Barron, I love your videos and I've found them very helpful but one point continues to be a struggle for me: we are unable to live up to the vision God has for us due to the Fall (which none of us directly participated in) and even with Baptism we are not perfectly restored to union with God, that is to say we are still inclined to sin. How then ought we to take responsibility for our sin if it is not possible by our own power to avoid it perfectly? Does taking responsibility mean beating ourselves up over every little mistake (something a lot of the saints seem to have done, sometimes literally) or does it mean something else? Thank you.

@mariamatusiewicz4280 2 жыл бұрын

Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to come into your life to guide you. Because when He dwells in you, everything is easy.

@samuelndubuisi764 2 жыл бұрын

To chip in my opinion. As long we wear the flesh, the flesh will demand its satisfaction and that is why we are tempted and sometimes fail. Maybe Read Romans 7 and 8. I took me a while to realize that its not the fall that is the problem, its the getting up. Our redemption on the cross and the unction of the spirit transforms our desire to sin gradually to a desire not to, so that when we fail we get up and keep trying. To be more practical. I find that after a while instead of fighting a desire to watch porn for example, I am finding it harder to allow myself watch it and to the point when it hurts and feels awful to watch it. I am still tempted and sometimes fail but the pull is easier to resist and transformation did not happen over night and you grow on what you feed on. Feed on the word of God and sorround yourself with it and keep asking yourself whose standard am I conforming to when there's a decision to be made. I think we are all a work in progress and hope that helps.

@christyleskovar4384 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent. I think using the word prestige to describe one of the four false gods is more to the point. Honor has positive connotations. To live honorably is a good thing. To seek prestige for personal aggrandizement can be a false god as Aquinas described it.

@aldente131 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. But it's hard without Grace.

@BishopBarron 2 жыл бұрын

Well heck, everything is impossible without grace.

@egidepelerin9276 2 жыл бұрын

@BishopBarron 2 жыл бұрын

@@Roman-Labrador Sure. You couldn't breathe without the ultimate causality of God.

@jpdebartolo 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bishop. I have read the Vatican II documents and have appreciated what I understand in those documents. Unfortunately if you look at the state of the Catholic Church in the world today, this document was not implemented as you outline in this message. I have been brought to a point that if because I am going to be obedient to God I must stop listening to the hierarchy in the Catholic Church. If I mention to a Catholic priest or Bishop that I am living my life in God’s will, I am told that God’s will is only presented to us by the authority of the Catholic Church. I cannot and will not reject the Faith that I was brought up in. Faith consistent with your preaching today. God bless. JohnMichael DeBartolo

@jojo_mcelwee6591 2 жыл бұрын

❤️

@courtneykim1824 2 жыл бұрын

I have lived these principles…and I see the fruit in my own children, now on their way to adulthood. But you shouldn’t tell people to expect to “change the world.” That’s an appeal to the desire for power. If you live this way, God will carve out an oasis of harmony in your own home. The world you change will be your own tiny sphere.

@elainemariesarmiento7978 2 жыл бұрын

I think that more than Dorothy Day, St. Josemaria Escriva (founder of Opus Dei) should be given credit for spending his life following God’s will in promoting the role of the laity in the evangelization of the world through ordinary life, work, and relationships.

@mdaze9753 2 жыл бұрын

What would happen if priests and lay people led a life that was honorable to their God and parishioners? What a gift that would be. Unfortunately that did not happen in Boston when I was growing up. Maybe that is why Catholics only make up 25% of Christians in America? Less cover up and more accountability would be appreciated. Thank you.

@jimwhall6609 2 жыл бұрын

Of course. I believe Bishop Barron has addressed this too. But it was a terrible tragedy and we still are dealing with its fallout. And we have to be ever vigilant going forward

@glynissequeira5544 2 жыл бұрын

Jesus taught his disciples, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven"... "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its strength, what shall it be salted with? It is no longer of any use but to be thrown out and trodden underfoot by men. "You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Neither do men light a lamp and put it under a measure, but upon the lamp-stand, so as to give light to all in the house. Even so let your light shine before men, in order that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5 : 3, 13-16) John Chrysostom wrote: as the Apostles and priests are, through the example of their virtue, the salt which seasons the people, so are they, by their doctrine, the light which enlightens the ignorant. They are compared to a city situated on a mountain, because they are founded on Jesus Christ, and cannot remain hidden, even though they might want to, because Jesus Christ himself makes them known before the eyes of all men.

@downenout8705 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Glynis, would you be prepared to share with me your thoughts on you being censored as to what posts are deemed suitable for you to read?

@squidward66 2 жыл бұрын

Amen. Change the world, not slide down the drain with it.

@SaintmakerMinistry 2 жыл бұрын

Bishop, i invite you to consider inviting and gathering Christian leaders from all over the nation to come together because you love them and have a message you think they would be blessed to hear, a vision that would allow us to stand in unity in the need for this witness to our culture.

@johns1590 2 жыл бұрын

I think the Bishop is right. Weather you are Catholic or protestant (I am protestant) Jesus calls Christians to be his.

@theadventurer1602 11 ай бұрын

Lay apostolate we are. We are priests or apostles in (not of, but in, while we share the Good News) the secular realm.

@Jarek_73 2 жыл бұрын

The only thing which can save the fading Christianity is what we´ve just heard - radical truth. The more strict bishop gets the more people he will attract. You don´t need to listen to Jesus to be told comforting lies. A very different being spreads them quite effectively.

@elizabethedens8393 2 жыл бұрын

Bishop Barron, I enjoy your commentaries and have used them in the past in RCIA programs. (I was a DRE and Adult Ed Director for 27 years.) My only question on this particular video is why you didn't include homosexuality as wrong in the call to chastity. With the government and schools openly promoting all of these gender issues as mandatory acceptance, our youth are being led down the wrong path and it will now be impossible to reverse. Don't we need to use every opportunity to teach against this corruption of morals?

@nicksibly526 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Elizabeth. I would say that Bishop Barron's explanation of the life giving (procreation) aspect of sex was enough. It is a desire for life (and the ability to bring it about) that sets the chaste person apart from those who simply desire sexual union.

@elizabethedens8393 2 жыл бұрын

@@nicksibly526 I understand where you are coming from. But the younger population will not understand or believe such things. Most Catholics today use birth control and have small families. Procreation is not a priority. We must teach our adults and children the hard truth without sifting it if we are to counter what they are learning at school, on TV and in social media. Even students at Catholic schools are demanding acceptance of this behavior. Because it implies God made a mistake, it lessons His role as creator of all things and respect for Him. We can't be vague or "woke" because they are bombarded with false information. I see many young parents - Catholic parents who support this whole movement as well. The Church can't afford to be quiet or complacent on this if the goal is bringing people to Christ. True love is wanting everyone to achieve eternal salvation. And remember, we will all be held accountable for what we do and for what we fail to do.

@nicksibly526 2 жыл бұрын

@@elizabethedens8393 so it's a problem of consensus. I don't think a tick box of sinful behaviours is useful. I would argue that firmly placing sexual behaviour within the confines of God's perfect plan of creation is a better way to get people to assent to Church teaching. We need bold teachers to present God's magnificent plan and the shadows will fade into obscurity.

@elizabethedens8393 2 жыл бұрын

To date, that certainly hasn't worked. People don't even know what sin is anymore. No, it's not effective to merely list them. Explaining why they are wrong and engaging is conversation is a vital component of changing minds.

@nicksibly526 2 жыл бұрын

@@elizabethedens8393 yes agreed, however can you explain it in a way that reveals the beauty of the vision rather than the "thou shalt not" which people react to?

@gutyfive5 2 жыл бұрын

The end of this world, apocalypse the ending revelation, this world would come to an end.

@octavioc8570 2 жыл бұрын

Embrace chastity and delete Tinder you convenient sinners. Be congruent and live by the principles of God. Overcome the temptation of a having casual sex. Be strong and stop abusing yourself

@st.mephisto8564 2 жыл бұрын

I have to disagree with the egalitarian impulse present in the equal application of poverty, chastity, obedience to both laity and Clergy/Monastics. People are different born with different and unequal capabilities to reach spiritual mastery. Not everyone will be a Saint or Monk.

@stonemasoncarver 2 жыл бұрын

"...lay people, having been taught and sanctified by the clergy..." 9:50 This is fine as far as it goes...but where is the impoverished clergy when it renders to the US empire an almost muted protest of its commerce of violence; where is the chaste clergy when it refuses to see the link between child sexual abuse in the RC Church and its stubborn adherence to rules on mandatory celibacy; where is the obedient clergy when it has abandoned or resists contemplation and practices that enable personal experience of the "Higher Voice". Baron, like the modern sanctifying clergy, speaks of what we are to do, but offers little on how one is to do it. Word on Fire offers no links to the broader and deeper resources of Christianity.