Thou Art Peter

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

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

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🗓️ 25 August 2002

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

The Church of Jesus Christ is governed, not by popular opinion polls, nor even by the holiness of the saints, but by the strange grace that comes to the successors of St. Peter. Hardly the brightest or holiest of Jesus disciples, Peter was nevertheless the one who saw and understood.

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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.
0:11.2	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.
0:26.2	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish and Winnetka now presents
0:31.1	the Word on Fire.
0:33.5	Peace be with you.
0:35.6	Friends are reading today from the Gospel of Matthew, is about Peter, Peter's confession
0:43.0	in the light of which Jesus says, you are rock, and on this rock I will build my church.
0:49.7	This is why this reading is very much about us, it's about the church, what gives us
0:54.5	our spiritual stability, where can we stand?
0:58.6	Let me read to you a little bit from the beginning of this passage from the 16th chapter
1:03.2	of Matthew.
1:05.4	Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi, and he asked his disciples, who do people
1:11.8	say that the Son of Man is?
1:14.7	They replied, some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah, or one of
1:21.0	the prophets.
1:22.9	He said to them, but who do you say that I am?
1:27.4	Simon Peter said in reply, you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
1:36.5	Jesus stands in the midst of his disciples.
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