The Risen Lord

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

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

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🗓️ 30 April 2006

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Luke paints a fascinating portrait of the risen Jesus in our Gospel for today. He stands in the midst of his disciples, gathering them as the new Israel; he shows them that he is densely, physically real, even going so far as to eat a piece of fish in their presence. Jesus is not a phantom or a dream or a disembodied ideal; he is a living person in whom we find peace.

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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.
0:11.0	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's
0:15.4	Word of Love for each of us.
0:17.7	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, who we might speak with love
0:23.1	about the one who is love.
0:26.0	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish and Winnetka now presents
0:31.0	the Word on Fire.
0:33.4	Peace be with you.
0:34.9	Friends I told you last week that we're meditating on these wonderful readings in the
0:40.2	Easter season.
0:41.7	These accounts in the Gospel of the risen Jesus, and even though every passage in the Bible
0:47.3	is worthy of this kind of very careful analysis, I think especially these passages are worthy
0:54.0	of our very prayerful attention.
0:57.2	Last week we studied that wonderful passage from John's Gospel, the risen Jesus appears
1:02.3	to the disciples.
1:04.0	This week we have a section from the 24th chapter of Luke's Gospel.
1:09.5	Can I urge you during this Easter season, maybe this very day?
1:13.9	Sit down and read Luke chapter 24.
1:17.3	It includes the great story of the road to Emmaus, but it's a masterpiece within the
1:23.2	masterpiece.
1:25.0	Luke's whole Gospel is beautifully crafted from a literary and theological standpoint,
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