Victory Day

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

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

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🗓️ 11 April 2004

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Easter is the dawn of a new creation. St. John tells us that Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early on the morning of the first day of the week. This is meant to call to mind the first day of creation, when God said, "Let there be light" and brought order out of chaos. From the meaninglessness of death, God brings eternal life. This is the central and revolutionary message of Easter.

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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 in Winnicka now presents
0:41.5	the Word on Fire.
0:44.0	Peace be with you, and a happy and blessed Easter to you.
0:48.5	This is the great day.
0:50.3	This is the day of days.
0:52.5	Everything else in Christian life flows from the resurrection of Jesus and flows back
0:58.2	to it.
0:59.5	This is the cornerstone.
1:01.0	This is the anchor.
1:02.6	This is everything in Christian life.
1:04.4	I've often said, when the first Christians came to preach, this is what they preached,
1:10.5	Jesus risen from the dead.
1:13.1	Every church ever built in the Christian world centers around Jesus risen from the dead.
1:19.9	Every proclamation of any preacher, theologian, teacher returns to and is based upon this claim
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