Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIn the Beginning was the Word
The Prologue of the Gospel of John sums up the whole of the Christian message. It tells the story of a re-creation through the Word made flesh. All w…
14 years ago
Adam, David, and Jesus
Adam had a kingly mission. However, he became a bad king. David was meant to restore kingship to its proper form. However, he failed too. But Christ,…
14 years ago
Language Fit for a King
Fr. Barron comments on the new Roman Missal. This new translation is more fit for the celebration of the liturgy because it helps us address Christ i…
14 years, 1 month ago
The Great Spiritual Law
The great spiritual law is the law of the gift. Although counter-intuitive, it is the way of the Spirit. Giving your life away for love increases lif…
14 years, 2 months ago
Three Tasks of the Church
Christ calls us to worship the Father, teach and evangelize in his name, and serve and care for him in the poor. The Church is the Body through, in a…
14 years, 2 months ago
The Wedding Feast
Jesus tells the story of a King who is inviting people to the wedding banquet for his Son. Some ignore it. Some actively kill the messengers. But thi…
14 years, 3 months ago
Parable of the Tenants
The parable of the tenants is an allegory that presents the relationship of Israel to Christ, but more than this it reveals a necessary truth about t…
14 years, 3 months ago
Let Go Rather than Grasp
The magnificent hymn in the Letter to the Philippians reveals that at the heart of the Gospel is the mystery that the Lord Jesus did not grasp or cli…
14 years, 3 months ago
Seeing the World from God's Perspective
Sometimes Christ does not seem fair. The Parable of the Day Laborers evokes this sense of injustice. Those who do not work as long and hard as the ot…
14 years, 3 months ago
The Gates of Hell
In the eyes of the world, the Christian way of being is strange. All Christians are called out of the world and into a new way: Christ's way. Christi…
14 years, 4 months ago