Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies
Episodes
Praying For All the Dead
09 Nov 2003
Contributed by Lukas
The Catholic Faith inculcates in us a deep sense of our connection to the dead. They are present to us in memory of course, but also through their pra...
Commemorating the Faithful Departed
02 Nov 2003
Contributed by Lukas
The Catholic Faith inculcates in us a deep sense of our connection to the dead. They are present to us in memory of course, but also through their pra...
A Ransom for the Many
19 Oct 2003
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to say that Jesus died for our sins? How precisely does his cross save us? The first Christians saw sin as a sort of imprisonment, l...
The Rich Young Man
12 Oct 2003
Contributed by Lukas
The Gospel story of the conversation between Jesus and the rich young man is one of John Paul II's favorites and is featured in many of his writings. ...
God's Grace and the Structures of the Church
28 Sep 2003
Contributed by Lukas
The structures of the Catholic religion are deeply rooted in the tradition and flow, ultimately, from the will of God. They are the ordinary channels ...
Unless You Change and Become Like a Little Child
21 Sep 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Children are like plants, rocks, and flowers in this sense: they don't know how to be something that they are not. They haven't yet learned to lie, di...
He So loved the World
14 Sep 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Today's feast, the Triumph of the Cross, is one of those remarkable Christian paradoxes. To describe an unspeakably brutal execution as a "triumph" se...
Meaning of the Miracles
07 Sep 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Our Gospel story today concerns a man who is deaf and dumb. He is symbolically evocative of an Israel that had grown deaf to God's word and, according...
The Heart of the Law
31 Aug 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
True God, True Man
24 Aug 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
Living Bread
10 Aug 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
Food that Will Never Perish
03 Aug 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
Food for the Journey
27 Jul 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
Sheep Without a Shepherd
20 Jul 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
Sent out Two by Two
13 Jul 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
Perseverance Produces Character
06 Jul 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
Who Do You Say that I Am?
29 Jun 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
The Ultimate Sacrifice
22 Jun 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
The Loving God
15 Jun 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
Rushing Wind
08 Jun 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
The True Vine
18 May 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
The Risen Jesus
04 May 2003
Contributed by Lukas
The risen Christ makes two basic moves: he shows his wounds and speaks a word of peace. In so doing, he reminds us of our sins and he assures us of hi...
Peace Be With You
27 Apr 2003
Contributed by Lukas
The risen Jesus breaks through the locked doors of our fears and brings us the Shalom (the full flourishing) that God wants for his people. Then he br...
He Has Risen
20 Apr 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
Surely This Man Was the Son of God!
13 Apr 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Another homily from Fr. Robert Barron and Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.
The Hour has Come
06 Apr 2003
Contributed by Lukas
As we approach the Passion, the celebration of Jesus' death, we're called to a new life, a new glory, and a new way of being. We allow our lives to br...
The God of the Nations
30 Mar 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Though the Enlightenment taught us to privatize and interiorize our religion, the Bible has a robustly "political" sense of God's activity. God's will...
Zeal for your House Consumes Me
23 Mar 2003
Contributed by Lukas
In cleansing the temple and announcing its destruction, Jesus shows that he himself is the new temple, the authentic dwelling place of God on earth. I...
The Law of the Gift
16 Mar 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac is a foreshadowing of God the Father's willingness to sacrifice his Son for the salvation of ...
The Angels and the Wild Beasts
09 Mar 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Mark tells us that Jesus went into the desert and there was ministered to by angels while he lived among the beasts. One of the marks of sin is an ali...
The Bridegroom
02 Mar 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Christ is the bridegroom and we the church are his bride. He wants to affect a union with us that is as intimate as a husband's and wife's. If we are ...
The Paralysis of Sin
23 Feb 2003
Contributed by Lukas
God wants nothing more than for us to be fully alive. Sin cramps us, paralyzes us, prevents us from flourishing. Jesus' whole life and being is God's ...
Seeking the Lost
16 Feb 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus seeks out even the unclean and the despised. Whenever we wander from God's love, we become deformed; whenever an aspect of ourselves--mind, will...
Presenting Our Gifts
02 Feb 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Eight days after his birth, Mary presents Jesus in the temple. Our lives take on meaning and purpose only in the measure that we make of them gifts to...
The Reluctant Prophet
26 Jan 2003
Contributed by Lukas
Jonah hears God's invitation and refuses to cooperate. But God's providence is universal and his demand is absolute. When he has gone through the disc...