Friends, welcome to Word on Fire, Catholic Ministries. Word on Fire is an

apostolate dedicated to the mission of evangelization, using media both old and

new to share the faith on every continent and to facilitate an encounter with

Christ and His Church. The efforts of Word on Fire engage the culture and bring

the transformative power of God's Word where it is most needed. Today we invite

you to join Bishop Robert Barron as he preaches the gospel and shares the

warmth and light of Christ with each one of us. Peace be with you. Friends, we've

come to this wonderful Sunday that we call Trinity Sunday. We talk about the

Holy Trinity. It's often been called the preacher's nightmare. I don't agree

with that. I think it's a great opportunity for preaching. And if you don't mind

today, I'm going to put on my Theologians hat a little bit. If a Theologian can't

speak on Trinity Sunday, when can he speak? Some years ago at the parish

where I was helping out in New Chicago, a man approached me after Mass. He said,

you know, Father, when we recite the creed and we say all those things about

Christ being begotten not made and one being with the Father, does that really

mean anything? I remember I was like barely able to suppress a smile because

he was a person of very good will and a very bright guy, but obviously had never

really been taught why those words are important because in fact, not only do

they mean something, they mean pretty much everything. In point of fact, at a

decisive moment in the history of the church, men fought like cats and dogs over

those words. In fact, in Emperor's power hinged on the acceptance of those words.

Theologians realized that the faith would rise or fall over those words.

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