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, all during the Easter season, of course, we read from the Acts of the

Apostles, one of the really great texts. I often tell people just starting out with the Bible,

maybe read through the Acts of the Apostles first. You know, it's adventurous, it's fascinating,

and also it's about us because we're all meant to be apostles sent by the Lord Jesus.

So the stories we read there are meant to be about the church.

Anyway, during Easter, we really get into the Acts of the Apostles.

And I love our first reading for this fourth Sunday of Easter because it's a

part of Peter's oration on Pentecost morning. Keep in mind, Peter who was so frightened

that at the moment of truth, he denied, he even knew the Lord Jesus, that timid, frightened man.

Now, fill with the Holy Spirit, becomes this bold preacher.

He stands up in the temple area, which is a way of saying in that ancient time and place,

something like Times Square. He's standing up in the middle of the most crowded and prominent place in the city.

And then he boldly proclaims.

He raised his voice and proclaims.

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