Thank you! Becoming a Catholic from a Protestant was the best decision I’ve ever made. I have the whole pie not not just half of it

@davido3026

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the foundation and pillar of Truth 1 Timothy 3:15....will never be destroyed!! Acts 5:38-39

@paulsmallwood1484

2 жыл бұрын

What condescending nonsense. “Here we see a fundamental difference in the understanding of just what conversion is for Protestants and Roman Catholics. In the Scriptures we read how God uses His people to proclaim the Gospel to those the Lord calls (Acts 8:35). The Lord opens hearts to respond (Acts 16:14). This gospel message declares to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness (Rom. 4:5). This is a Gospel of peace (Eph. 6:15), a peace that comes through the blood of the cross (Col. 1:20). This isn’t a hypothetical peace; this is a real and lasting peace. Given is not a possible salvation, but an actual salvation. Given is a full and guaranteed salvation, not a salvation including chances of disqualification. Rather than moving towards the fullness of truth, one needs to stop and ask the Catholic convert why they have moved away from the fullness of truth. They have gone from Christ’s completed work on the cross that saved His people from their sins (Matthew 1:21) to an uncertainty of their state of grace, “…[W]ithout a special revelation nobody can with certainty of faith know whether or not he has fulfilled all the conditions that are necessary for achieving justification” (Ludwig Ott, Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma Rockford Ill.: TAN Books and Publishers, 1974), p.262). Think for a moment on the concept of fullness of truth Roman Catholics claim to possess. When one considers fullness one thinks of something complete, and indeed, this is the sense in which Roman Catholics use the phrase. Protestants are lacking, because they do not have the complete body of truth Rome claims. But consider also Rome’s notion of development. The truth they have is in the process of developing. If truth is in the process of developing, it cannot be said to be complete. In other words, the whole notion of fullness of truth is misleading. Truth cannot be full and at the same time still in process. This can best be seen in Catholic Marian issues. What Mary is to finally become has yet to be determined (for instance in the co-redemptrix movement). To further complicate the situation for a Catholic convert, the fullness of truth comes with various interpretations of official decrees. Similarly, only a small handful of Biblical texts have been infallibly defined, leaving the alleged fullness of truth a theological façade. Marcus Grodi states also, “In fact, we are called all the more to shower our now confused or indignant friends and family with the all-forgiving, all-accepting love of Christ. However, we must not let the emotional trajectories of our loving glances turn our attention away from the fullness of truth before us, found only in union with the Catholic Church.” Paul states though in Colossians that believers have been given fullness in Christ, are complete in Him (2:10), and that He forgave all sins, nailing them to the cross (2:14). It is not some higher knowledge attained by placing faith in an ecclesiastical body. The development of a believers salvation was started and completed in Christ. In dialoging with your Roman Catholic friends or relatives, keep in mind that it is not they who are full by conversion to the Roman church, it is you who are full because of Christ and His work.”

I am protestant, but I've been listening to Bishop Barron for several years. He has been very helpful to me.

@jackiehp5628

5 жыл бұрын

👏🏻🙏🏼 we are family brother ✨

@GustAdlph

5 жыл бұрын

Hi @Dominus Vobiscum, I am a former Catholic. I have 16 years of Catholic education, so I know Catholic teaching. What turned me off to it was the Holy Spirit. We are held accountable to God to read and know Scripture for ourselves. Jesus did all we need to be saved, we cannot merit salvation by our good works, sacraments and Masses. I pray the Holy Spirit will open your eyes too.

@4emrys

5 жыл бұрын

@Dominus Vobiscum the past of the church. The pope being considered infallible despite being just a man. Confessing my sins to man. And finally the celibacy of priests.

@busterbeagle2167

4 жыл бұрын

IRISH Wolf I did this past Easter was my confirmation. It was wonderful. And the journey through RCIA was much better then I anticipated. I’d do it again ( if they let me. Lol)

@Michael-vj2ub

4 жыл бұрын

Joan C We are held accountable to God to read and know Scripture for ourselves? Where is that in the Bible? ( 2 Peter 3:16), says otherwise. “ speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are some things in them hard to understand, in which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do other Scriptures.” ( 2 Peter 1:20), “ First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation.” Finally, Jesus Christ did not write a book, He established a Church to teach and correct. ( 1 Timothy 3:15), “ The church is the pillar and foundation of the truth.

Thank you Bishop Barron for being a virtual mentor to me.

Thanks for sharing Bishop! I’m not a catholic but have a lot of love and respect for you, your faith and your work! Please keep going. World needs your voice.

@P4yn3

5 жыл бұрын

No it doesn't. catholics have ZERO moral superiority right now, it's a false ideology.

@drewmann856

5 жыл бұрын

@Dominus Vobiscum For me, I've hesitated to become Catholic because it seems like the Orthodox Church has the better truth claims. I'd love to be convinced otherwise, though. Becoming Catholic would be much easier, culturally, than becoming Orthodox for me.

@ArizonaWillful

5 жыл бұрын

@@P4yn3 Without Catholicism, no Christianity would exist now. Catholicism did all the heavy lifting for 1500 years, spreading the gospel around the entire planet. Catholicism has the direct truth of Jesus Christ via Peter and the Apostles. I suggest you actually read a book by a Catholic theologian about Catholicism, since you appear to have been brainwashed by Protestant conspiracy theorists. Again, if not for us, YOU would not exist as a Christian. I agree that the clergy is a mess but that does not detract from the eternal truth that has been preserved for 2000 years. If this is a very important issue to you instead of something you just casually slam on KZread, buy a cheap copy of the Catholic Catechism. Read it. Then get back to us.

@sabaghebreghzabhier3382

5 жыл бұрын

John LaLone God is calling you to come home, because you are humbling yourself by telling the truth that is a good sign . God bless you

@sabaghebreghzabhier3382

5 жыл бұрын

Dominus Vobiscum > Well said!!!! That’s brilliant idea.

Protestant from Finland here, intrigued by the Catholic way. Thank you for this Q&A, really good. And thanks for the recommended books on Mary... a "thing" I'm trying to get my head around. God bless you both and your program.

@johnsheedy461

4 жыл бұрын

MIKKI S----We ask our mothers to pray for us. We ask HIS blessed mother to pray for us. Anti-Catholics post lies like---we worship her, we put her ahead of Jesus and all that BUNK !

@mariesinnecker4450

2 жыл бұрын

Most protestantes should read the REAL beliefs and devotion yo Mary se have: it should not become mariolatry, and it's beautiful

@mikkis668

2 жыл бұрын

@@mariesinnecker4450 A year later now, and I learned a thing or two. I attend a small Catholic parish. At times I ask for Mary's and a few Saint's prayers. Still a Protestant on paper, still "uncomfortable" to some Marian devotions. But, she is the Theotokos, no doubt.

@davido3026

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikkis668doubt!!! Satan's best weapon is doubt!!!!!

@mikkis668

2 жыл бұрын

@@davido3026 That's a strange comment.

I’m not a Catholic (I’m actually a Protestant Pastor) but I absolutely love Bishop Barrons ministry!!! I currently subscribe to his WOF app ($19.99 month) and enjoy it immensely!!! If I ever become Catholic it will be because of Bishop Barron. And I really like Fr. Mitch Pacwa as well.

@mariab.774

5 жыл бұрын

@Jordan Orick Thanks for writing that. Will pray for you becoming a Catholic :)

@xetaxi

4 жыл бұрын

Your soul needs the Eucharist to be in full communion with Christ and His Universal Church Jordan. Your journey home has already started.

@wjm5972

4 жыл бұрын

C'mon Home Pastor

Because of the church lockdown, I couldn’t attend the mass, and in search of on line masses, I stumbled upon your channel and since then I’ve been attending your daily mass on my days off and just listening to all of your talks. I love the fact that you welcome questions from anyone wether a believer or non believer. Your answers to those questions just affirmed my existing beliefs on Catholic faith. I’m actually sharing this podcast to a few friends. Keep up the good work Bishop Barron and Brandon.

@brettplate5036

4 жыл бұрын

I am not a Christian myself. I am an atheist, but I am a former Christian. It’s funny because I actually was thinking about going to church for the first time in decades on Easter. Not because I wanted to attend mass, but because I had heard that the state was not allowing churches to hold in-person service due to this hoax, so I wanted to go out of civil disobedience. It is really sad, because I couldn’t find _one single church_ in my region here that was holding in-person services - they were _ALL_ holding services online. They had _ALL_ folded to this tyranny/martial law. *Christians have no spine these days it seems.* I even checked out my old church that I grew up in to see if maybe they were holding in-person service, and of course they weren’t, so I left them a one star review on Yelp (my first and only Yelp review ever, by the way) ha ha. I told them that I used to attend their church and that I was hoping that they would have the spine to stand up to the state by holding service for Easter instead of bowing down to it - that I was extremely disappointed in them. Yelp deleted my review, and said it “violated their rules,” LOL! Christians are jokes with no critical thinking skills and no spine. They are proof that religion was concocted to control man.

God bless you dear Bishop Barron. May the Holy Spirit continue to pour His gifts upon you so that you will continue to speak TRUTH.

This is great. Please make this a regular thing.

@tryhardf844

4 жыл бұрын

@Leonardo's Truth I see what you did there

@mottledbrain

4 жыл бұрын

@Leonardo's Truth Eh? Are Kasper and our current Pope Catholics? What about -Sister- Father James Martin? HE could call in.

@spiderrico3984

4 жыл бұрын

@Leonardo's Truth sounds like hope. Not disappointment. I loved the connection between believers and non believers

Thanks Bishop Barron. Keep educating us through the guidance of the Holy Spirit! 🙏🙏🙏

BIshop Robert just states it so beautifully. never cease to shed light to me.

Great questions and such great answers! Atheists, Non-Catholics, former Catholics, Skeptics, Protestants ... With Bishop Barron at the helm, Word On Fire is an authentic 'ONE STOP SHOP'.

@marypinakat8594

4 жыл бұрын

@Here Beforeyou Who knows, some day you might find yourself shopping too. Ha ha.

@marypinakat8594

4 жыл бұрын

@Here Beforeyou How did you manage to knock here? You are SHOPPING, but for the wrong stuff. I have come across enough of busybodies in the Comments section. Not getting a clue as to why they all come *Here Beforeme.* Thanks for your admission though.

@marypinakat8594

4 жыл бұрын

@Here Beforeyou I have pretty well grasped that you aren't shopping at all. BTW there's nothing here for SALE anyway. Your comment basically was sarcastic right?

Thanks, Bishop! Great nuanced answers that help understand our relationship with God as Christians and communicate it.

Thanks for this video. I was raised as a Protestant and was always drawn to the Catholic Church. I wanted to be a nun and begged my mom to buy me a rosary off TV as a young kid!! All this is incredibly interesting... going to an episcopal church now but hoping to convince my husband to go to RCIA with me

@keithnisbet

4 жыл бұрын

That’s wonderful. Sounds like a call from the beginning of your life. 🙏for your husband to follow.

@DCLayclerk

4 жыл бұрын

I am so happy to read this. Thank you and God bless you. I was in the Episcopal Church for almost 25 years and came back to the RC church in 2008. I hope you will come, too. ❤️ 😊

@BishopBarron

4 жыл бұрын

God bless you!

@aprils.

4 жыл бұрын

Aballer03 I’ll pray for you! I was raised Southern Baptist and non-denominational as a child, but my city has a large Catholic population, so I was always intrigued by the church. Also, one of my best friends growing up was raised in a devout Catholic family, and she had a positive impact on me. As an adult, my (lapsed Catholic) husband and I attended/joined an Episcopal church. Eventually, I converted and (in spite of many spiritual mistakes since then) we’re both finally back in the Roman Catholic Church. It’s definitely a journey worth taking! Blessings to you and your husband/family!

@curious1curious

4 жыл бұрын

Do what you have been called to do, Aballer03. As the Bible says, (I paraphrase) the believing wife will be a blessing to her non-believing husband (and visa versa). Your example will likely benefit your husband. I've been a Catholic all my life and I cannot imagine being anything else. Do what you have to do and God Bless You.

Excellent podcast! Excellent episode!My conversion back to the church of my childhood, the Catholic Church, has recently been completed. I'm 41, and I look forward to all the blessings I am to give, and to receive, now and in the future. Good bless! And, thank you Lord!

So true Maria, never ever backs down from any of the toughest questions. I'm a cradle Catholic, but there is always plenty of room for growth. I love his CDs too.

@moisesvillasenor9322

4 жыл бұрын

What’s a cradle catholic?

@Goodwin4Ever42509

4 жыл бұрын

@@moisesvillasenor9322 Someone who was born and raised Catholic.

You are so brave and loyal Bishop Barron🙏🏼🌎✝️ to much hard questions, the divine help alway to the rescue! .. my respect for all the studies you been taken for our support and healp🙋🏻‍♀️🌸

I love listening to Bishop Barron. He is one of the best apologists of our time.

@sylviadodgin

4 жыл бұрын

John Cox amen to that.

Thank you Bishop Barron and WOF team! You all are blessing! Continue this great work! To God be the glory!

God bless you, Bishop Barron (and the Word of Fire team), for your courage and willingness to spread the faith/Gospel to non-Catholics and fallen-away Catholics as well as for ministering to us practicing Catholics. Keep up the good work!

It's good to see that skeptics and non-believers haven't all made up their minds but are wrestling with these questions and willing to ask them here.

Huge appreciation to all our dear questioners. Thanks for the really good questions.

Great stuff! Thank you Brandon and Bishop Barron for this ongoing dialogue.

I believe God sent me to the Catholic Church for reasons other than what obviously is. Bringing Christ's true salvation through grace alone was part of it. And so far in our church it has worked. I'm in a Christian band composed of Catholics and Protestant Christians. We all have that same drive, to bring Christ's salvation through grace first, and then other things follow. I'm beginning to see why I was put there. It may not be forever, but I'll be there as long as I'm supposed to be. God knows my heart and what I believe.

''Thank you for the work you do and the entire Word On Fire team. Thanks! God bless!'' - questioner Erica

@marypinakat8594

5 жыл бұрын

For everyone's information *@Mises Hayek* is known for his comments against Bishop Barron.

@marypinakat8594

5 жыл бұрын

@@m-hayek1985 Viewers are not stupid.

@spiderrico3984

4 жыл бұрын

@@m-hayek1985 you sound radical.

Thank you Bishop Barron and all at Word on fire!

Great answers and also happy to learn of new books and authors. I was baptized Catholic but raised outside a denomination (mostly of the folk Protestant variety) and couldn't understand the veneration of Mary. These answers actually make sense. Looking forward to reading the books mentioned.

Thank you and God bless you Bishop Barron for continuing to illuminate and teach God's holy word and and scripture to all of us. May God always bless and protect and keep you safe at all time. .

Thank you! What a blessing to have these videos available. Praying for you!

You're awesome Bishop Barron! Keep up the good work.

I am a staunch Catholic and this video helped unravel many doubts. Thank you Brandon. Thank You Father Barron.

The beauty of re reading the Bible is that I will sometimes read a bible chapter and get a new interpretation that I didn’t see before. In reference to Peter, when Jesus still made Peter the leader of the New Church after Peter denied him 3 times. That moment taught me how Jesus showed Peter the act of forgiveness & growth in Peter seeing his mistakes. So then Peter can do the same with the next person. Remembering how many times are we to forgive others is 7x 70 has helped me in letting go of those who have hurt me.

@matthewthomas9996

5 жыл бұрын

Txtea Ranch I recommend you look into lectio divina. It’s an amazing way to read the Bible.

@rvz77

5 жыл бұрын

@@matthewthomas9996 Steps of Lectio Divina I practice without knowing of it. Terrific way of reading the bible. I grow deeper in the virtues and Gods grace when I do so. Reading. Read a passage slowly and carefully within the bible. Prayer. Having a loving conversation with God. Meditation. Thinking deeply or swelling upon a spiritual reality within a text. Contemplation. Resting in Gods presence. Action. Go and do likewise.

Thank you for this! I’m Protestant but am hearing the call of Catholicism. Observed my fourth Mass today. RCIA starts soon🙏🏻. Excited!

On the notion of not believing, even after miracles …. to quote our favourite songwriter, Bob Dylan … "The truth is in our hearts, and we still don't believe".

@tandynoeller5518

4 жыл бұрын

My favorite book about the Mother of Jesus and our Mother is "The Mystical City of God." By Venerable Mary of Agreda. Has Bishop Barron read this? His comments please...

@pitarina9660

3 жыл бұрын

Tandy Noeller OLM

Wonderful Q & A session Bishop Barron and Brandon.👌

Thank you, this was a powerful and easy to listen to talk and clear in its depth of communication.

Thanks Brandon and Bishop.

The dynamic duo hits another home run!

That is a very insightful comment on the mystery of evil. How soon we forget the pitfalls and step right back into them then call to God to get us out.

Thank you for a great show. God bless Bishop Barron and Brandon!

I really need to watch him with full attention and focus. So brilliant and insightful are these responses that I'll need to see this a couple of times to understand. Thank you lots!

I love these videos your doing Bishop Barron, and it helps me understand and feel closer to my Catholic Brothers, but I had a hard time with your Mary answer... I think its amazing the role that she was given, by God's grace, but I still tribute it all to God. God birthed all redemption, and it seems clear that it's through him and him alone that we can give thanks for both his creation and redemption.

@wenshan9101

4 жыл бұрын

Chris, it will take more than a hard time for any protestant to embrace Mary as catholics do. On the other hand, you have acknowledged Mary's entrenched position in our christian faith. While she is undoubtedly the handmaid of the Lord, she is at the same time, highly favoured, full of grace and the Lord is with her. She is blessed among women. (Luke 1 28, 42). Her position is exalted out of the humility of the circumstances at the moment of the incarnation. Yet hers remains a life of complete devotion, simplicity and piety. Historically, Marian devotion formed the practical spheres of christian discernment for centuries before the Reformation. She is the example of complete humility before God. She is the obedient servant who denies herself and does the will of her Master. Her sinless nature goes to the credit of Christ's birth and our redemption/rebirth through His crucifixion. She was there every step of Christ's journey, which ended at the foot of His cross. Christ's last testament was to will His mother as the mother to all humanity. These, though not exhaustive, formed the basis for Marian devotion in the early church, which was both intercessory and meditative in context. (Ironically, Luther's christocentric theology was based on Marian devotion!) To an informed catholic, Marian devotion does not usurp the rightful position of God in our worship of the trinity. Mary cannot and will not replace God. In fact, the Hail Mary, is biblical. The Magnificat, also known in the Byzantine church as the Ode of the Theotokos, is Mary's salutation of God. Marian prayers are replete with intercessions to God, apart from praising Him. Why then pray to Mary if we can go directly to God? Catholics believe we are in complete communion with the faithful, both living and dead (the soul does not die). Hence, it is rational that if a friend can intercede for us, the saints, who have attained beatific vision, can do better without worldly distractions. The church even assigns patron saints to different petitions. ( When Luther's life was threatened in a bad storm, he prayed to St Anne, the patron saint of storms. It saved his life and he fulfilled his oath to join the friary. He would later repay the debt by unleashing the Reformation.) The concept of catholic worship is not unique to the church. In the historical context, worship would include an altar on high ground, untainted offerrings of sacifice to God and a priest to lead the people in worship. This has survived in form and substance in the church over the centuries in the Sacrament of the Eucharist, the mass. It is in a sense the highest form of acknowledging God, with Christ as the perfect sacrifice, the Lamb of God. It is different from praise and honour, which we duly give to the saints as well, in acknowledging their lives of piety, and which are for us to meditate on and emulate. Protestants may not understand the catholic position because the concepts of praise and worship is blurred. Praise and honour becomes worship in place of the altar, the untainted sacrifice and the priest. Even if there is partaking of bread and wine, it is only symbolic. Transubstantiation becomes a misnomer. Hence, they cannot accept why we have devotions to saints, which has been the tradition of the church for centuries. They see it as synonymous with worship. To sum up, Marian devotion is the acknowledgment of Mary's position in God's covenant with His people. We exalt her as we would a hero. We ask for her intercessions as we would ask a pious friend to pray for us. We honour her because she is the mother of Christ, and a mother to us all. Behind every devotion to Mary is an acknowledgment of God's gift of Christ and salvation to man. Chris, a christian life does not make sense. It is more than mind and reason. It requires things of the heart, a leap of faith!

God bless you Bishop. Don’t stop talking. We love you

Bishop Barron's authority and lucidity masterfully lead to the Mystery of Faith like all roads lead to Rome; his vocation is a great gift the world.

I’m not a catholic, but I really enjoy catholic philosophy and theology. Bishop Barron.... I’m a big fan of your work.

@mish375

4 жыл бұрын

He has some interesting lectures. I'm Protestant and I enjoy listening to them.

God Bless them and fill them with he's wisdom.

Excellent questions and answers. Great program! I hope it may help to approach to light to many non-believers and many stunned christians in protestantism, and also to catholics to know and learn to defend better our faith.

Excellent ..so calm and secure in all the programs...God Bless you ! Always pray for you

Praise the Lord. I like listening to Bishop Robert Barron

Just realised that listening to the Podcast a second time has in fact been even more exciting. Particularly noteworthy is Cardinal John Henry Newman's experience, now that we are eagerly awaiting his canonization.

Thanks and best wishes from London.

Great questions and illuminating answers!

Thanks for engaging with the important issues as you do. As I've seen many people losing their faith, I've been re-reading C.S. Lewis' The Problem of Pain. I hope more priests will answer questions for those doubtful and questioning people.

Dear Bishop I'm catholic from Poland and I'm very glad that you citing teaching of our pope John Paul II and you've read the "Quo Vadis" - novel of Henryk Sienkiewicz, in my opinion our greatest national writer. God bless you

Excellent video and explanation. Please make more educational videos like this one.

The world needs to hear from your Holy Spirit-Inspired answers to questions. God be with us . Amen. Cebu City Philippines. I am a Catholic since birth. I owe it to my deeply Catholic upbringing from my parents. My brother is a Catholic priest . I pray you are in the best of health to carry on your mission. God is in your heart.

I love Bishop Baron he i is very Understand ing of other people’s ideas when speaking the word of God!

Thank you.. God bless you.. Love from India

Thank you🙏🏻❤️🕊🔥

Love, love, love! Will you ever do a show on questions about how to deal with the political contradictions that we are asked to bear in these days?

Congratulations for your job! Very good questions and billiant answers.

Thank you Bishop

This is quite helpful to me. I'm a non-practicing Catholic and one of the reasons for that is that I have trouble with some of the things the Church believes in. I hope to clear these up and restore my faith.

Wow this is amazing and I'm just listening past 11minutes. Great video.

Re: Mary, you may also read Scott Hahn’s “Hail, Holy Queen”. It’s very very biblical.

WOW i just found this Bishop! so excited.

One channel that shines a bright light on the point he made, that the book should be approached carefully, taking the time to understand how it was written and why, is bibleproject, they dissect each of the bible's books, amazing channel.

Very good explanation on original sin. I thought he was trying to dodge the question for a second there.

Thank you, for you all especially for those who have asked questions are doing great. But for most importantly 'your excellency' what you did is absolutely great.

His approach to this topic of starting a dialogue with non-Catholics is a dialogue from the Holy Spirit. Evangelization is very important to the Christian faith. More importantly, it is important to remind people that we are created in the image of God. Every person deserves the fundamental right to dignity! Word on Fire is very good at that.

Religion is a remarkable institution even for those of us who don't consider existence of god to be of any importance. I find a lot of deep ideas about morality and good-being in general in such discussions, and I deeply thankful for it. If I'm wrong and god does exist - I hope he'll bless you with his guidance, because you clearly deserve it, good people.

Brilliant ❤️

Interesting perspective

That question from Birmingham had me rolling my eyes.

I really enjoyed this session. I really enjoy listening to Bishop Barron. He is a very good expositor of Christianity and Catholicism. That being said, I completely disagree with his thoughts on Mary. It rapidly reaches escape velocity from what scripture teaches on Mary. This is an example of why I am not Catholic. That being said, Bishop Barron is awesome and I find myself listening to him a lot. I pray he continues his great work.

Very interesting.

Thank you so much for recording and posting the Mass online! Please consider displaying the Spiritual Communion prayer immediately after the priest receives Communion. That way, it gives viewers more time to pray after receiving Spiritual Communion. Otherwise, we have to remain watchful for the Spiritual Communion prayer to appear and by the time it does, we only have about 3 seconds to pray after that. Thank you and God bless you.

I guess it was too much to expect a Catholic Bishop to express any actual doubt, but it would have been nice to hear him say that the ultimate truth is finally unknowable and belief is an act of assertion and faith. Everything is truly mysterious and there are a small number of ways you can respond the mystery, and faith is the best one. Something like that

Brandon, you are so blessed! [You remind me of my younger cousin! Pax Vobiscum bro 😇🙏👊🏻

@mdtdbe

4 жыл бұрын

I think you mean “Pax tecum.” “Vobis” is plural.

Sometimes he makes something complicated simpler. Sometimes.

Start at 4 minutes... Excellent answer for the Adan and Eve garden forbidden fruit to 9:20

Understanding Mary for me is extremely simple... If you believe that God created everything ( stars,planets,mountains, oceans, clouds,animals, etc.etc. ) then why did he (God) need Mary to be part of Jesus's creation? I don't claim to know what or how God thinks or his plans but obviously she is an important part of this equation. She is the human side of Jesus. She nurtured him, raised him, and taught him. She instilled him with values and virtue from the human side. God could have created Jesus alone without a mother, but he didn't. He (God) chose her. Out of all the women on the planet he chose her. Not to mention that her (Mary's) Mother ( St. Anne) was chosen as well. Which for me makes this very easy to understand. God put his plans in motion well in advance for his sons glorious entrance into our world. Mary was the human side of Jesus....how important is that? As a Catholic we don't worship Mary as a God... We praise her for the very important part she played in the creation and life of our savior. She is worthy of our praise. May God bless

@rvz77

5 жыл бұрын

@@randycouch2769 no, I think you are.

@TheDesertRat31

4 жыл бұрын

@@rvz77 he's a troll. Ignore him.

@jamesrobiscoe1174

4 жыл бұрын

@@petrichor5294-- i refer to St. Anselm's definition: "God is that than which nothing greater can be thought." The atheist's position contradicts the scientific conclusion that matter cannot create itself nor be destroyed. Matter is only transformed into something else.

@petermerai3407

4 жыл бұрын

Well said. Thank you.

@Isaiah2517

4 жыл бұрын

While we can’t discern the entire plan god had when choosing Mary, one of the primary reasons was that sin is inherited from the father; so the mother had to be a descendant of David as well as the father so that he could be of the bloodline of David and inherent the kingdom of David without inherent if the sin from the father. Simple as that; the rest is conjecture. The Bible doesn’t spend a lot of time venerating Mary for anything; it mentions her thrice and two of those times Jesus rebukes her.

Understanding original sin Is fundamental to everything else thank you

NO You'll see us next week. Thanks for everything, God bless

Books recommended for Clarification on Mother Mary : 1.Hail holy queen 2.Worlds first love 3.Jesus and the roots of Mary

@vilicus77

4 жыл бұрын

The mistranslation of virgin in the Bible: The mistranslation occurred when this text was translated into Greek, where the word “parthenos” meaning virgin is used. The Hebrew word for virgin is “bethulah” and cannot be found anywhere in the original Hebrew text, meaning that the original writer did not intend for it to be read as “virgin” but as “young” girl.

I was an Anglican, an English woman, who came into thecacatholic church in 1958, so pre Vatican II and the adecree on Ecumenism. I had to renounce firmly my protestant beliefs, and wascasked no linger to attend any Anglican services etc. so Cardinal Newman definitely would have had to do the same. Conversions were very full the, no ambiguity.

Bishop have you checked out Dennis Praeger on the Ten Commandments? I think that is the best explanation of coveting I have ever heard.

The Father, impregnated Mary, The Mother and, in our reckoning of Time and Space, birthed Jesus! How can we not regard the Father as He!?

@michaelgreenan7196

5 жыл бұрын

The Father did not “impregnate” Mary. “Impregnate” is a sexual term. Her pregnancy was a miracle of the Holy Spirit, not a god having sex with a woman, like you see in myths.

The phrase "knowledge of good and evil" means to know all things like God. The disobedience is the essence of their sin despite their intellectual limitation.

The catholic church needs more people like this bishop, to balance out the unbalanced modern view of the church especially on places like youtube. I just found his channel. Nice to see some catholic person, to be able to answer questions, and show that the catholic church is a well reasoned, well thought out religion, probably the most well thought out religion. Thats not saying anything about other religions, what ever you are, just that i was born catholic, and glad i was. I just love that the catholic church and everything in it, was well thought out, and everything in it, is down to rational thinking, or as best as humans can think, or rationalise about such things. This is what the catholic church needs more of in each langauge, or country, speaking to people online like this. Just to show people how well thought out everything is in the catholic church. The net has given a massive boost to those anti religion people, whom want everyone to assume religion is for illiterate people whom do not think. Its nice to see someone like this bishop, showing that religion like the church, is a very well thought out thing, and all its beliefs have come through human rational thought. Atheists want people to believe that religion is not a thought out thing. But people would be surprised at how much thought and wisdom, has gone into rationalising what the catholic church is. Its nice this bishop wants to show that many of these simplistic ideas of atheists, really is just a myth about the church. The church has always had there intellectuals, and all the conclusions they have come to, have been well thought out, despite what people assume religions to be. Also remember the catholic church put the bible together, so they should know it should be interpreted. They see it as a guide, not as a literal document.

@mish375

4 жыл бұрын

Well there were 3 major canonical periods in Rome prior to the RCC's creation, so I don't know if that's entirely accurate. Even the Apocryphal texts weren't included in Catholic Bible until the 1500s as they were hotly debated as to whether they were Divinely Inspired. However, one thing we can say is that the Church did play a major role in the preservation and education (passing down) of Biblical texts for close to 2000 years. So we can't discount the importance of what the Church has done in that its intellectuals have influenced and helped build Western society.

Brandon, can you explain the hanging books in the background? I'm curious 🤔.

Re question from Valerie "How do you know if God exist " ? Our God is a living God. If you have a relationship with Him, you will know that He exists ! Start forming a relationship with Him. You will know Him and know that He exists.

@alliepostan1702

5 жыл бұрын

Vishnu is a living God, why cant you develope a relationship with that God instead of yours? Billions of people have personal relationships with all kinds of Gods. What makes yours so special? Why are you sane when you talk to your invisible, immaterial, personal friend, but everyone is delusional when they do it?

@jeremiahong248

5 жыл бұрын

@@alliepostan1702 I think we need to respect each other's religion. I have not insulted yours. So dont insult mine.

@alliepostan1702

5 жыл бұрын

Im sorry if you felt insulted, but i was asking an honest question. Seriously, im not trying to be mean at all, but merely trying to point out that your method for knowing God is something that not just christians, but ALL religious people do, to contradictory affects. So simply talking to God, or whichever one you believe in, doesnt seem to get us any closer to the actual truth unless you can explain why you are sane and they are delusional, why your friend that no one else can see or verify exists and no one elses does. Can you explain that? Serious question, no ill will.

@jeremiahong248

5 жыл бұрын

@@alliepostan1702 Well I am not sure if commenting that another religion's God as "invisible, immaterial and personal friend" constitutes preconceived biases or an honest genuine search for answers. But I shall let it pass. I would also like to state that never have I assert that others are delusional. You claim that this is my position but clearly I have not say it. Catholics will never demean another religion so as to prove our point. My response to the listener is from a Christian perspective. I have not enlarge my comments further than this. It's like me saying my friend who smokes is suffering from cancer. But i never say that all smokers will get cancer. I only encourage the listener to form a personal relationship with God if she wants to know Him better. Its like if one wants to know Trump better, it's best that this person know him personally instead of reading all liiterature about Trump. It.should never be expanded to why Hilary may or may not be a better President. Faith forms in this way... through personal relationships. God has made Himself present in my life. I know that He is real. He does not take over my consciousness but gives me free will and choice. I have seen His hand in my life. God loves me and through the sacrifice of Christ, made me His son and part of His family. It's not a master and slave relationship anymore as in the Old Testament. All this happens with my clear consciousness through His Grace alone. Those who have a relationship with Him will know that what I say is true.

@JPX7NGD

5 жыл бұрын

Firstly, allie you clearly haven't the faintest clue who or what God is. God is the subsistent act of "to be" Himself. Secondly, pagan "gods" are just demons, and therefore there is no "relationship" with demons.

I love when the Bishop affects his French accent.

@spiderrico3984

4 жыл бұрын

Me to. Lol.

Pray for Bishop Barron, surrounded by modernist men and ideas, he has the capacity to help clean up the US Church!

I think it's easy to imagine that if you saw a miracle, your brain would just stop questioning and that would be the end of it, but think how often ALL of us reject clear truth for any number of reasons, because psychologically we're not ready to accept that truth.

I misunderstood the title of the video. I thought it meant this is a Q&A about himself, his opinions and non-religious interests.

One the most critical Mistakes or misinterpretations that many Agnostic/Atheists make is in the genesis narrative, they say "the world is not created in seven days" we have to know that the genesis creation story is the words of God through the author, God created time itself meaning he is not confined in it like we are he is beyond time yet he uses time constraints like the word "day" to communicate his message the way humans can understand, this also means that when God says a "day" it is not a 24 hour period that we are accustomed to it could be a millennia it could be millions of years. The parallel on this is that science teaches us that in the beginning there was nothing then the big bang happen, what does God say in this particular time? he said "Let there be light", then what happens next? he makes the heavens, In scientific theory we learn that this time in the cosmos were forming the stars the galaxies then after everything settles planets form, what does God do next? He created the earth in line with what the scientific studies show.

Love your clarity! I always thought we referred to God as masculine because it is the "neutral form" which exists in other languages but not in English. I notice Language has been misused historically to attribute good and evil when it is not intended or implied, but a simple descriptive. Like competitiveness in modern culture everything has a winner or a loser and everything is interpreted in those terms.

Bishop Barron is very insightful. I love his sermons on line because I'm a terrible believer and just can't believe anything I don't understand. I'm wired that way so I study all sort of scientific or religious views. The questions in this video were great and I was a bit frustrated by the answers which obviously often could only scratch the surface of the required explanations. No fault of Bishop Barron of course. There was only one topic which was possibly badly dealt with. It was the one regarding the book of Genesis and Adam and Eve. So many have moved away and now doubt the religion for the following question which Bishop Barron avoided answering: Did Adam and Eve really exist and if not why ever did Jesus come die on a cross to redeem us from an original sin which would then never have occurred? Having studied artificial intelligence in an engineering school in France I really do not understand the theory of Evolution. The technology of the living is far too advanced (replication, self repairing, finding its own source of energy, etc..) to have been produced with the only two proposed ingredients which are random chance and the laws of physics. For those who have read The Origin of Species you will know that Darwin was a brilliant scientist and that his model really seemed to make sense because at the time the DNA code hadn't been cracked. If Darwin were around today he would probably be the first to move away from his theory given the fact that the mechanisms of adaptation within species are now well understood (cf. the gene) and do not allow for the "creation" of a new species. Most people (scientists included) believe in this theory simply because they learnt about it and were told it was true by teachers who have also learnt about it. Those who doubt it and do not have any religious reason to do so avoid talking about it because they would be ridiculed by those who believe themselves scientifically educated. Those who do talk against the theory of evolution are the "creationists" who are obviously biased (even the scientists). I have no idea or opinion of how the world came to be but I'm quite sure that the theory of evolution is but another belief. Obviously Bishop Barron won't go down that road even if he had doubts because he would lose all credibility. But then the question of original sin remains.

"my freedom is the criterion of good and evil" - sounds a lot like these days