| 224 | FdgQT2 | A Passion for the Impossible | The philosopher Kierkegaard defined faith as the passion for the impossible. When we stand, like Abraham, at the edge of what we can know or control, we look out into the alluring darkness of what God can do in us and for us. To say "yes" to this invitation beyond reason is to have faith. | word,fire,father,robert,barron,christ,sermon,sermons,podcast | Homilies | fatherbarron | 55 | | 0 | Father Robert Barron | 5 | http://ll.mycatholicvoice.com/f/8/2091_thumb.jpg | 2007-11-29 15:41:38.540241 | |
| 221 | TcsY0S | It is for Freedom that Christ Set Us Free | Freedom is one of the most ambiguous words in the religious lexicon. It can mean simply the capacity to choose this or that, to say yes or no. But in a deeper spiritual sense, it means the power to follow only the right path, to say only yes to what God holds out to us. It is this latter type of liberty that Christ procures for us His followers. | word,fire,father,robert,barron,christ,sermon,sermons,podcast | Homilies | fatherbarron | 70 | | 0 | Father Robert Barron | 5 | http://ll.mycatholicvoice.com/f/8/2395_thumb.jpg | 2007-11-29 15:41:36.895586 | |
| 382 | ax57Fq | The Pharisee and the Publican | The Irish writer Iris Murdoch said that human beings are naturally self-absorbed and that what we need, consequently, are spiritual exercises that break us out of the narrow confines of our egos. Learning a foreign language can be such an exercise, as can a confrontation with real beauty. Authentic prayer--the kind exemplified in the humble petition of the Publican--also serves this purpose. | word,fire,father,robert,barron,christ,sermon,sermons,podcast | Homilies | fatherbarron | 74 | | 0 | Father Robert Barron | 5 | http://ll.mycatholicvoice.com/f/8/2146_thumb.jpg | 2007-11-29 15:43:07.885622 | |
| 223 | 5SbVXm | The Good Samaritan | The Fathers of the Church propose a purely Christological reading of the familiar parable of the Good Samaritan. This outsider who saves the helpless victim is none other than Christ who empties himself so that we, helpless in our sin, might be healed and lifted up. | word,fire,father,robert,barron,christ,sermon,sermons,podcast | Homilies | fatherbarron | 36 | | 0 | Father Robert Barron | 5 | http://ll.mycatholicvoice.com/f/8/2198_thumb.jpg | 2007-11-29 15:41:37.88748 | |
| 222 | yvDoOd | God's Tender Providence | That God cares for us, even down to the simplest details of our lives, is a basic intuition of the Biblical authors. As Isaiah reminds us, we are, vis-a-vis God, like a child in the lap of a doting mother. This does not mean that our lives are without conflict, but it does mean that we are always under the watchful eye and provident direction of our God. | word,fire,father,robert,barron,christ,sermon,sermons,podcast | Inspiration | fatherbarron | 38 | | 0 | Father Robert Barron | 5 | http://ll.mycatholicvoice.com/f/8/2501_thumb.jpg | 2007-11-29 15:41:37.559556 | |