This is Archbishop Blaise Supich, Archbishop of Chicago.

Today, I invite you to reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.

Word on Fire Catholic Ministries is a non-for-profit apostolate dedicated to the mission of evangelization that utilizes media

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

in its church. The efforts of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries engage the culture and bring the transformative power of God's Word

where it is most needed.

This is an invitation to open our hearts

to the Word on Fire,

which is God's Word of Love for each of us.

When our hearts are open,

the Lord changes and transforms us so that we in turn begin to share the warmth and light of Jesus Christ, who is the Word on Fire.

The global benefactors of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, with the support of the Archdiocese of Chicago now present word on fire peace be

with you friends our second reading for this weekend taken from the second chapter of the letter of

james addresses an issue which has deeply divided and continues to divide Christians in the West.

I'm talking about the question of the relation between faith and works.

You know, I'm sure, how this problem was absolutely central to the life and work of Martin Luther, the anguished young Augustinian monk

at the beginning of the 16th century, who was trying as hard as he could to assure himself

of salvation. How? By doing all the good things that monks were supposed to do, mass, confession, pious practices, works of charity, etc.

But young man Luther found that the harder he tried,

the less certain he became of his salvation.

He would often confess his sins in infinite detail, receive

absolution, but then return in a few moments to the confessional, convinced he was

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