The Pharisee and the Publican

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

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

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🗓️ 24 October 2004

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The Irish writer Iris Murdoch said that human beings are naturally self-absorbed and that what we need, consequently, are spiritual exercises that break us out of the narrow confines of our egos. Learning a foreign language can be such an exercise, as can a confrontation with real beauty. Authentic prayer--the kind exemplified in the humble petition of the Publican--also serves this purpose.

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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.
0:40.2	Peace be with you.
0:41.8	Friends recently I've been reading a lot from one of my favorite writers of a 20th century.
0:45.7	Her name was Iris Murdoch.
0:48.2	Iris Murdoch was an Irish novelist and philosopher, and she wrote in both genres, both in fiction
0:54.5	and nonfiction, at a very high level of sophistication.
0:57.9	Her novels are wonderful, they're funny, and they're strange, and they're very deep
1:01.2	and thoughtful, and her philosophy is very rich and very penetrating, so I recommend
1:07.0	at first that you read Iris Murdoch.
1:09.4	You might have heard of her in recent years, you know, she died of Alzheimer's disease
1:13.2	after a very long struggle with it, and many people were caught by this irony, this very
1:18.1	brilliant woman who is just gradually losing her intellectual powers.
1:23.2	Her husband, John Bailey, wrote a lovely little book called Elegy for Iris, which is a
1:27.7	reflection on those years.
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