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Back to SearchThe Compulsion to Evangelilze
St. Paul tells us in our second reading that preaching the Gospel is not a matter of choice for him; it is a compulsion, a necessity. In the homily f…
20 years, 5 months ago
The Distinct Authority of Jesus
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
20 years, 5 months ago
Detachment Again
Season 1 Episode 1
The familiar theme of detachment runs right through all three of our readings for this week. Paul tells the Corinthians who are married to carry on a…
20 years, 5 months ago
Christ and the Nations
Jesus Christ is God's love made flesh, a gift to all the nations. As such, he transcends the disputes and squabbles that so often characterize the re…
20 years, 6 months ago
Haste, Astonishment, and Treasuring
There are three words that jump out at me from our Gospel reading for today's feast: "haste," "astonished" and "treasured." Each one says something i…
20 years, 6 months ago
A Baby Born in Straw Poverty
Recently, I read an interview with Bono, the lead singer of the group U2. Asked about his religious beliefs, he replied, "I think that there is a lov…
20 years, 6 months ago
David and Mary
For the fourth Sunday of Advent, the Church asks us to juxtapose stories of David and Mary. David decides that he wants to build a temple for the Lor…
20 years, 6 months ago
To Heal the Brokenhearted
Our first reading for this Sunday is an especially sacred one in the Christian tradition, for it was precisely this passage from Isaiah that Jesus ch…
20 years, 6 months ago
The Gospel of Jesus
In the very first line of his Gospel, St. Mark tells us that he is going to share with us Good News, Glad Tidings, about Jesus, the Son of God. In ma…
20 years, 7 months ago
O How We Need a Savior
Lent is, of course, a penitential season, but Advent is as well. We get in touch with our sinfulness during Advent precisely because we want to prepa…
20 years, 7 months ago