Friends, welcome to Word on Fire, Catholic Ministries. Word on Fire is an

apostolate dedicated to the mission of evangelization, using media both old and

new to share the faith on every continent and to facilitate an encounter with

Christ and His Church. The efforts of Word on Fire engage the culture and bring

the transformative power of God's Word where it is most needed. Today we invite

you to join Bishop Robert Barron as he preaches the gospel and shares the

warmth and light of Christ with each one of us. Peace be with you. Friends, the

liturgical year ends with the feast of Christ the King. That's our feast for

today. I just think you know in a liturgical procession the most important

figure comes last. So in a certain way, a certain way, this most important

feast comes at the end. Now obviously Christmas Easter are very important

feasts, but Christ the King is naming something of central importance to our

faith. Namely, that Jesus really is the Lord of our lives. He's the King of the

totality of your life. This feast signals that we should belong so

utterly to him that we can say with St. Paul, it's no longer I who live, but

Christ who lives in me. Now, let me say something kind of bluntly to you. If we

say anything else, anything less than that, we are horsing around with

Christianity and not really living it. If we pay lip service to Jesus, but don't

submit completely to him, we're fully around with Christianity and not taking

it seriously. If we pay attention to Christ for a few minutes every Sunday, if we

treat him as a harmless symbol, if we pretend he's just one religious figure

among many, he's just another intriguing philosopher, then we are playing around

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