Paul the Apostle

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

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

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🗓️ 2 May 2004

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

During the Easter season, we are reading from the book of the Acts of the Apostles. Though John, Philip, Peter, and James are all featured in Acts, the "star" of the text is clearly Paul, missionary and evangelist. Who was this extraordinarily important figure, the man that many say, after Jesus himself, was most influential on the development of Christianity? For the next three weeks, I will be exploring the life, thought, and work of Paul the Apostle.

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0:28.3	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, who we might speak with
0:33.3	love about the one who is love.
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0:41.5	the Word on Fire.
0:44.3	Peace be with you.
0:45.8	Friends during these weeks of the Easter season, we concentrate on the acts of the Apostles
0:51.7	that wonderful texts written by St. Luke.
0:55.3	During the earliest days of the church, in this book many of the great figures of the
1:00.1	church are prominently featured, Peter and James and John and Philip, but undoubtedly
1:07.5	the star of the acts of the Apostles, the featured player, is St. Paul.
1:14.3	We hear about his missionary journeys.
1:16.4	We hear a little bit of his preaching.
1:18.8	Paul, many have said, after Jesus himself, is the most influential character in the formation
1:29.1	of Christianity.
1:30.1	Therefore, what I want to do today and also the next two weeks is to look at St. Paul.
1:38.2	You know, often it strikes me when we hear, usually in our second reading at Mass, one
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