Epiphany

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

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🗓️ 4 January 2009

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The feast of Epiphany gives us the occasion to reflect on a distinction that is much in vogue today between spirituality on the one hand and faith on the other. The Magi represent all that is good and true and beautiful in religious seeking. But they come to the tradition of Israel to find the right focus for their spiritual quest.

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0:00.0	Word on fire is brought to you by Catholic cemeteries, serving the Chicago area since 1837.
0:06.7	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:10.9	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on fire.
0:17.4	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on fire, which is God's
0:21.8	Word of Love for each of us.
0:24.0	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, who we might speak with
0:29.0	love about the One who is love.
0:32.4	The Archdiocese of Chicago, through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish and Winetka, now presents
0:37.4	the Word on fire.
0:41.7	Peace be with you.
0:43.2	Friends, we come to this great feast day of epiphany, and I would like to take this opportunity
0:50.5	to talk about a phenomenon that's very prevalent today, namely the option for spirituality
0:58.2	rather than the faith, this tension between spirituality and faith.
1:05.4	You can see it if you start looking almost everywhere.
1:08.8	Look at the recent work of Eckhart Tolla, the man whom Oprah strongly recommended.
1:14.4	I think I spoke a few months ago about it.

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