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Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

The Strangeness of the Resurrection

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

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

4.84.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2015

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Authentic Christianity does not present Jesus as a ghost, an abstraction, or a disembodied soul. It presents him as risen from the dead, glorified and resurrected at every level. This good news of Easter was strange and unnerving 2,000 years ago and remains so today.

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This is Archbishop Blasupich, Archbishop of Chicago.

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Today I invite you to reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the

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Word on Fire.

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Word on Fire, Catholic Ministries, is a non-for-profit apostolate dedicated to the mission of evangelization

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that utilizes media both old and new to share the faith on every continent and facilitate

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and encounter with Christ in His church.

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The efforts of Word on Fire, Catholic Ministries, engage the culture and bring the transformative

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power of God's Word where it is most needed.

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This is an invitation to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's Word of

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love for each of us.

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When our hearts are open, the Lord changes and transforms us so that we enter and begin

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to share the warmth and light of Jesus Christ, who is the Word on Fire.

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The global benefactors of Word on Fire, Catholic Ministries, with the support of the Archdiocese

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of Chicago, now present Word on Fire.

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Peace be with you.

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Fr. I wonder if you heard the recent remarks of David Cameron.

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He's the Prime Minister of Great Britain.

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He was interviewed about the significance of Easter, and he said famously that the

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message of Easter is, I'm quoting him now, kindness, compassion, hard work, and responsibility.

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Now, don't get me wrong, I'm for all those things.

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I think those are all good things.

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But so is I would guess any decent person from any religious or non-religious background.

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