WOF 277: The Dark Night of the Soul

The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

Brandon Vogt

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🗓️ 29 March 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

What is the “dark night of the soul”? How does it differ from general depression, sadness, or confusion? Bishop Barron and Brandon explore this spiritual concept from St. John of the Cross, and discuss a famous saint from recent times who experienced this “dark night” in a profound way.

A listener asks, does God have a sense of humor? If so, is it objective so that everyone should find it funny?

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0:00.0	you know, dark night sounds like such a bad thing,
0:02.4	but think about this for a second.
0:04.1	What happens on a really dark night?
0:07.2	Look up, and suddenly they're looking at the stars.
0:10.6	I didn't even know they were there.
0:12.5	Look at them.
0:13.6	The stars now shine with a particular brilliance
0:17.5	because the other lights have been lowered, right?
0:21.6	If I darken my ordinary way of perceiving,
0:25.4	now that would stand beyond this conditioned finite world
0:30.0	can begin to shine.
0:31.5	MUSIC
0:39.5	Welcome back to The Word on Fire Show.
0:41.8	I'm Brandon Vod, the content director here at Word on Fire.
0:45.3	Joining us from Santa Barbara is Bishop Robert Barron.
0:48.4	Bishop Barron, always good to see you.
0:50.7	Hey Brandon, good to see you.
0:52.1	How are the kids doing in Orlando?
0:54.5	They are doing wonderful schools winding down,
0:57.3	summers getting nearer.
0:58.9	So they're all kind of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel
1:01.7	of the long school year with COVID and everything.
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