Light of the World, Salt of the Earth

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

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

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🗓️ 6 February 2005

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The purpose of the Church is essentially extraverted. It exists for the sake of sanctifying the world. Thus Jesus tells his followers to be light for the world--that which illumines and clarifies the deepest truth of things--and salt for the earth--that which preserves, spices up and frees what is best in creation. We are most fully ourselves when we are a beacon for everyone else.

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0:00.0	Word on Fire is brought to you by Catholic cemeteries, serving the Chicago area since 1837.
0:07.0	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:11.2	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.
0:17.6	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's
0:22.0	Word of Love for each of us.
0:24.3	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, who we might speak with
0:29.3	love about the One who is love.
0:32.6	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish in Winnetka now presents
0:37.6	the Word on Fire.
0:40.3	Peace be with you.
0:42.1	Friends many years ago, it was a very wise man here at Mondelein Seminary when I was
0:45.7	a seminarian.
0:46.7	His name was Dr. Richard Issel.
0:49.4	He taught psychology here, and we all took his courses.
0:52.7	There were courses in the psychology of parish priesthood, somewhere in counseling.
0:57.3	He was a very good teacher, but Dr. Issel had a principal that stayed with me now all
1:03.1	these years.
1:04.3	He said this, you want to be happy?
1:08.7	Stop worrying about being happy, and get along the task of being fulfilled.
1:16.6	Let me say it again, you want to be happy?
1:20.4	Stop fussing about being happy, and get going on the task of being fulfilled.
1:26.4	What he meant was serving the community, studying your books, doing the work of the church,
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