Welcome back to the Word on Fire show. I'm Dr. Matthew Petrusic, Senior Director of the

Word on Fire Institute and the host of the Word on Fire show. Thank you, as always, for joining us.

For 1,700 years, the Church Universal has confessed the Nicene Creed. Now, in this year,

its anniversary year, Bishop Barron recently spoke at the local Greek Orthodox Church,

right here in Rochester, Minnesota, to reflect upon its origins. Enjoy.

Well, I'm just delighted to be here. The first word I got of this a few months ago, I said, that's a marvelous idea to talk about

the Nicene Creed, the year of its anniversary, as a way of establishing a deeper dialogue between the East and West.

Your Remedance, thank you for your friendship over the years.

We met a few years ago, and we had dinner here at Victoria's

in Rochester.

And he gave me a beautiful gift of an icon,

which I have right in front of me in my chapel

when I pray my holy hour every morning. So I think of him when I pray every morning.

So thank you, Your Remus, for your hospitality and for this chance to address this marvelous topic in this marvelous place.

Let me begin with a little anecdote.

This goes back many years when I was working in the parish.

And a gentleman who is a, you know, well-respected member of our parish community, I think he was a

teacher in our catechetical program, came up to me and said, I got a question for you. I always

wondered, you know, the creed we recite every Sunday and we say, God from God, light from light, true God, from

true God, begotten, not made.

Does that mean anything?

And I said, yes, it means everything.

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