The Three-Personed God

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

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

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🗓️ 6 June 2004

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

This weekend, we celebrate the Trinity, a mystery which stands at the very heart of the faith. The doctrine of the Trinity is a technical way of stating what St. John said in his first letter, viz. that God is love. If God is love, then there must be within God a play of lover, beloved, and love. This is the relationality that obtains among the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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0:00.0	Word on Fire is brought to you by Catholic Cemetery's, serving the Chicago area since 1837, and
0:06.6	FSP dedicated to food service excellence.
0:10.9	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:15.1	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on Fire.
0:21.7	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on Fire, which is God's
0:26.0	Word of Love for each of us.
0:28.3	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, who we might speak with
0:33.3	love about the one who is love.
0:36.6	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish and Winnicka now presents
0:41.5	the Word on Fire.
0:44.2	Peace be with you.
0:45.7	Friends today is Trinity Sunday, and I know for a lot of preachers this is the nightmare
0:51.5	of Sunday.
0:53.2	Who wants to preach about the Trinity because it's just such a mystery and what can you possibly
0:57.7	say?
0:58.7	Well, I don't know, I love Trinity Sunday.
1:03.1	I've told my students here for many years, every Sunday is Trinity Sunday.
1:07.9	The Trinity is not some odd obscure puzzle for theologians to worry about.
1:14.3	It's the heart of our faith.
1:17.0	Everything flows from it.
1:18.6	Everything goes back to it.
1:20.3	It's the distinctive message of Christianity.
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