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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, clearly might speak with 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. I'm this Pentecost Sunday, the feast that is with Christmas and Easter, the greatest feast of the Church Year.

It is the great celebration of the Holy Spirit.

In some ways, the most overlooked of a trinitarian person is unfortunately, but one that is decisively important for the life of the Church.

Our reading from the Acts of the Apostles gives us these two great images for the Holy Spirit.

Wind and fire. I want to say something about both those images today.

The Holy Spirit is like wind. I've always liked the wind. Maybe it's my Irish background. My ancestors come from this blustery windy country.

When I was in Paris studying theology, I had a good friend, Father Tom O'Connor, who now teaches at Manuth back in Ireland.

But on windy days in Paris, he would like to go outside, put his coat and head on and just walk and walk and walk.

Because he said it reminded him of home. I've always felt I've got something of that same thing in my Irish genes.

I like being kind of buffeted by the wind. I like feeling the wind pushing me and on me.

I kind of like it when I'm driving and you can feel the wind moving and buffeting the car. You realize how powerful it is?

I remember vividly. This is many years ago. I was on the Stevens and Expressway and I'm coming along and at the Pulaski Overpass.

Chicago went to understand me. If you're not from Chicago, you won't know where I am.

But the Pulaski Overpass, there was a huge truck, one of these big 18 wheeler trucks.

It was a windy day and I saw the truck kind of moving back and forth, which was in itself extraordinary.

But then before my eyes, to my amazement, the whole truck turned over.

The wind just blew it right over. And it's one of those things where you think, is this really happening?

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