Word on fire is brought to you by Catholic cemeteries, serving the Chicago area since 1837.

This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to

reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on fire.

Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on fire, which is God's

Word of Love for each of us.

If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, who we might speak with

God's Love about the One who is Love.

The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish and Winetka now presents

the Word on fire.

Peace be with you.

Well, friends, we've come to the end of the liturgical year.

It's the last Sunday of this liturgical year of 2007.

It's the feast of Christ the King.

I always think of this feast day as like a liturgical procession.

The most important figure comes at the end of a liturgical procession as the bishop

comes in.

So now at the end of this long liturgical year, Christ the King enters.

Our first reading is taken from the second book of Samuel.

It has to do with David.

David is, I'd say, after Abraham and Moses, the most important figure in the Old Testament.

You know, the first Christians read Jesus relentlessly in terms of the Old Testament.

You'll find this phrase over and over again, catatagrapha.

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