Word on Fire is brought to you by Catholic Cemetery's, 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.

Friends, our readings for this sixth Sunday of Easter, as we approach the great Feast

of Pentecost, give us a sort of foretaste of the Holy Spirit.

This is all the churches teasing us a little bit, getting us ready for the Feast of the

Spirit.

I mentioned it before many times that the Holy Spirit, at least in the Western Church,

is sometimes the most overlooked of the three persons of the Trinity.

That's too bad, really, because the New Testament has an awful lot to say about the Holy

Spirit and His characteristic activities.

In the economy of salvation, the Spirit is the divine power at work and active in the

church.

Let me say that again, in the economy of salvation.

So from all eternity, the Spirit is the love between the Father and the Son.

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