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Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

A weekly homily podcast from Bishop Robert Barron, produced by Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.

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Emmaus and Genesis

Emmaus and Genesis

It is my privilege this third Sunday of Easter to preach on one of the most magnificent texts in the New Testament, a ma... Read more

21 Apr 2020

14mins

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Theonomy

Theonomy

One the greatest Protestant theologians of the twentieth century, Paul Tillich, made a distinction between heteronomy (l... Read more

27 Mar 2019

14mins

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The Lord’s Vineyard

The Lord’s Vineyard

Our first reading, taken from the fifth chapter of the prophet Isaiah, presents a classic trope within the Israelite tra... Read more

30 Sep 2020

13mins

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Abba Father, Bring us Jesus

Abba Father, Bring us Jesus

The Our Father, the Lord’s Prayer, is a request for Christ. As we examine this most famous prayer line by line, we see i... Read more

24 Jul 2019

13mins

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The Love of Predilection

The Love of Predilection

In Luke’s Gospel we read the story of Jesus and Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus, as chief tax collector, was considered a very bad ... Read more

30 Oct 2019

14mins

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Yes and No to Power

Yes and No to Power

Our first and second readings for this weekend beautifully sum up the Church’s classical attitude toward those in power.... Read more

18 Sep 2019

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Getting the House in Order

Getting the House in Order

We come once again to Advent, the beginning of the liturgical year and the great season of waiting. Christian life has a... Read more

27 Nov 2019

14mins

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Clear a Path

Clear a Path

In our magnificent first reading from the prophet Isaiah, which is echoed in the words of John the Baptist in today’s Go... Read more

2 Dec 2020

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The Best and Worst of Religion

The Best and Worst of Religion

Our first reading for this weekend, taken from the first book of Kings, is one of the most beautiful and memorable passa... Read more

5 Aug 2020

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The Ordering of Love and the Awful Story of Abraham and Isaac

The Ordering of Love and the Awful Story of Abraham and Isaac

Friends, if the intention of an author is to convince people to read and think about what he’s written, the author of Su... Read more

24 Feb 2021

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Pray, Fast, Give Alms

Pray, Fast, Give Alms

Friends, Lent is a marvelous opportunity to deepen our lives of prayer, to temper our desires for food and drink, and to... Read more

18 Feb 2021

15mins

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A Prophet Greater than Moses

A Prophet Greater than Moses

Moses is, without a doubt, the greatest figure in the Old Testament. He heard the voice of God from the burning bush; he... Read more

27 Jan 2021

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Herod and Joseph

Herod and Joseph

The point of our Gospel for Holy Family Sunday is to make us see a contrast between Herod, the perfect type of the anti-... Read more

25 Dec 2019

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Shebna and Peter: The Nature of Authority

Shebna and Peter: The Nature of Authority

In the twenty-second chapter of the book of the prophet Isaiah, we find the prophet’s only criticism of an individual. T... Read more

19 Aug 2020

12mins

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The God Who Enters Our Muddy Waters

The God Who Enters Our Muddy Waters

The Gospel writers compel us, as it were, to pass through John the Baptist to get to Jesus; all four Gospels give us a v... Read more

6 Jan 2021

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Pier Giorgio Frassati and Social Justice

Pier Giorgio Frassati and Social Justice

Is the Catholic Church a proponent of social justice? Yes, according to this week's readings. They reveal a compassionat... Read more

26 Oct 2014

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Peace Beyond Understanding

Peace Beyond Understanding

At the end of his letter to the Philippians, St. Paul reveals the secret to a peaceful life. Serenity of spirit, born of... Read more

5 Oct 2014

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Walking Truly and Completely with Him

Walking Truly and Completely with Him

In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus clarifies that all worldly goods find their value in relation to Him.  If we believ... Read more

22 Jun 2016

13mins

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Substitutionary Sacrifice

Substitutionary Sacrifice

Friends, all three readings for this weekend center around a theme that was very familiar to the ancient audiences who f... Read more

17 Oct 2018

14mins

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Choosing to Keep the Commandments

Choosing to Keep the Commandments

Our first reading for this weekend is taken from a book that we don’t consult that frequently in the course of the litur... Read more

12 Feb 2020

13mins

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