The Irresistable Call

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

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

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🗓️ 27 January 2002

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

When Jesus calls his first disciples, he stirs the "imago Dei," the image of God, in them. They realize that they will find themselves only in surrendering to the one who will make them fishers of men. We hear the same call from the same Christ.

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0:00.0	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:04.6	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.
0:11.1	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's
0:15.5	Word of Love for each of us.
0:17.8	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, so that we might speak with
0:22.8	love about the one who is love.
0:26.1	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish and Winetka now presents
0:31.0	the Word on Fire.
0:33.2	Peace be with you.
0:35.0	Friends, our Gospel today, taken from the Gospel of Matthew, is one of the most lyrical and
0:40.5	beautiful passages in the Gospel.
0:43.5	It's the story of Jesus' call of the first disciples.
0:47.1	I don't know about you, but whenever I hear this story, there's something right and
0:53.2	peaceful about it.
0:55.0	The whole scene seems to be lit by the sun, and we enter into it with a great deal of
1:01.1	called spiritual pleasure.
1:03.4	I think what Matthew is doing here is showing us at the very beginning of Jesus' ministry
1:10.0	what he is essentially about.
1:14.9	Keep in mind, Jesus comes as the second person of the Blessed Trinity, which means he comes
1:22.0	as a representative of this divine communion, Father, Son and Spirit.
1:28.4	God, as I've often said, is this great family of love.
1:32.6	What's Jesus' purpose to bring this power, this power of love and communion into this
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