Non-Catholic Q&A w/ Bishop Barron (December 2021)

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  • @juanpabloduranlc7997
    @juanpabloduranlc7997 3 роки тому +19

    Bishop Barron, I’m a priest and religious with the Legionaries of Christ and I just want to thank you publicly for the great content and inspiring perspective that you offer us for evangelization! I find your work helpful both personally and as substance for my own preaching. May the Lord continue to bless you and grant you many more years of Ministry!!

  • @frerfresh8373
    @frerfresh8373 3 роки тому +22

    I am a Baptist who has seriously been considering the path toward the true catholic faith (deciding between the RCC and EO is another matter) and have watched many videos, interviews, etc. on these topics. For whatever reason though, when Bishop Barron said of the saints "they're our friends" with a heartfelt smile, I was overwhelmed with emotion. Never quite heard it put like that. Thank you for this segment!

  • @pauljubb7305
    @pauljubb7305 3 роки тому +73

    We are non-catholic on our conversion path. We always learn so much from your talks and homilies we watch each Sunday after Mass Thank you so very much. Paul and Georgia.

    • @ding9633
      @ding9633 3 роки тому +1

      Why did you choose catholocism, I assume, instead of a different religion?

    • @seanthompson5077
      @seanthompson5077 3 роки тому +3

      @@ding9633 I switched a few times. Catholicism- because of the mass. It is the highest form of prayer. But if you don’t know Jesus- go to a Bible believing evangelical Protestant church to learn the basic message of the gospel and learn scripture. Then, when you truly know the Lord, maybe then look into the Catholic mass.

  • @jonmaxwell4433
    @jonmaxwell4433 3 роки тому +10

    Bishop Barron: I am a protestant teaching in a Catholic school and have been pleasantly surprised at the loving acceptance of my "being" in the Catholic church. Never once judged and always included and valued. Not sure if a conversion is on the horizon, but my view of life has opened up due to the Catholic perspective. I'm sure there will never be a time where we agree on everything, but the desire to find out brings me closer to a more intimate relationship with God and the Catholic community. Thank you for all the insight and humility you bring in this video. Be at peace my friend.
    -jon

    • @nubbyrose87
      @nubbyrose87 Рік тому

      I’m catholic and married a Lutheran. I never asked him to convert. After we had been married 30 years he started to attend RCIA. It was his choice. I greatly respected the person I married and I never wanted him to think I thought less of him by asking him to become a Catholic. It was a surprise.

  • @baroquecat2295
    @baroquecat2295 3 роки тому +52

    God bless the newly converted Catholics ❤️

  • @kayeninetwo3585
    @kayeninetwo3585 2 роки тому +3

    Another non-Catholic (but Christian) fan of Bishop Barron and his mother Church. Thanks for a wonderful presentation.

  • @barbarasimmons7637
    @barbarasimmons7637 3 роки тому +33

    I am Lutheran and love listening to Bishop Barron! He really makes me think!

    • @alexcarlo7110
      @alexcarlo7110 3 роки тому

      our prayers are with Bishop Barron always. nice to meet you here Barbara. how has your journey as a protestant been?

    • @rsmyth75
      @rsmyth75 3 роки тому +1

      So when are you converting! Come back Home!

    • @meusisto
      @meusisto 3 роки тому +3

      @@rsmyth75 I don't think this kind of commentary is exactly attracting protestants, in spite of how well meaning!

  • @deanschulze3129
    @deanschulze3129 3 роки тому +17

    At 13:25 Brandon quotes C.S. Lewis: "I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else."
    That's a good way to answer when someone asks why we believe.

  • @Esmee861
    @Esmee861 2 роки тому +1

    Wow, thanks you for answering my question on the saints Bishop Baron! I only got around to listening to this video now in the hope that you had answered my question. I have a great reverence for Catholicism, but my culture is mostly deeply Calvinist or very Pentacostal (to over-simplify), so there is little to no dialogue with Catholics. I have found your channel so helpful, not only in learning about Catholicism, but also how to engage better with our culture as Christians. I am now very encouraged to learn more about the saints and how they can intercede for us.

  • @sallyhenshaw
    @sallyhenshaw 2 роки тому +8

    We love your straightforward answers.
    As a new Catholic, it gives us answers that protestant ask!
    God greatly bless you both!

  • @shimbakatema4026
    @shimbakatema4026 3 роки тому +5

    I'm Catholic (have been for all 41 years of my life) and sometimes have struggled to answer those questions so thanks Bishop Baron.God Bless

  • @marypinakat8594
    @marypinakat8594 3 роки тому +135

    *Bishop Barron:* Authentic Catholic teaching and practice doesn't for a moment think the Saints are divine or semi-divine. They are our friends. They are spiritual friends who have reached a higher pitch of intimacy with God and with whom we can enter into a powerful friendship.

    • @GrandmaSwagCentral
      @GrandmaSwagCentral 3 роки тому +9

      Thanks Bishop Barron for a clear understanding of the Saints a question Non Catholics often ask in private and public.

    • @thelordismyshepherd1366
      @thelordismyshepherd1366 3 роки тому +3

      Can they hear us?

    • @marypinakat8594
      @marypinakat8594 3 роки тому +6

      @@thelordismyshepherd1366
      The Saints can more than hear us☆
      Thanks for the query☆

    • @marypinakat8594
      @marypinakat8594 3 роки тому +8

      @@thelordismyshepherd1366
      Bishop Barron has explained it at 25 minutes into the video here.

    • @ericrobertson9817
      @ericrobertson9817 3 роки тому +1

      @@marypinakat8594 Hi Mary. How are things with you?. Season's greetings to you, this Festive season. I hope that Bishop Robert is keeping you on the narrow way??

  • @tonyroyjansen2728
    @tonyroyjansen2728 3 роки тому +48

    I am transitioning to Catholicism from the Anglican Church. I need prayer as my fundamental identity was tied to the Anglican Church. I'm convinced that I'm moving in the right direction but feel as though I'm betraying my old church.

    • @kwkw5711
      @kwkw5711 3 роки тому +4

      Isn't the crucial thing not to betray whatever is God's will for you.? The thing for everyone is to do God's will as much as we can.. Pray to be given a new vision of yourself?

    • @michaelbaumert4501
      @michaelbaumert4501 3 роки тому +5

      So many have travelled your road, Tony. God bless you in your journey and may he show you favor and graces as you continue to embrace the fullness of the gifts on offer in his Church.

    • @mariab.774
      @mariab.774 3 роки тому +1

      I’ll pray for you.

    • @tereseshaw7650
      @tereseshaw7650 3 роки тому +3

      There are Catholic communities for Anglican converts, that use the Anglican liturgy, hymns, and Book of Common Prayer, to the greatest extent possible.

    • @FrJohnBrownSJ
      @FrJohnBrownSJ 3 роки тому +2

      Read Campion's Brag. "Anglicans" are truly authentic when they embrace Catholicism.

  • @VilkanVisions
    @VilkanVisions 3 роки тому +71

    We need more people like Bishop Barron in our Church!

    • @IreneuszCzech
      @IreneuszCzech 3 роки тому +5

      Amen!

    • @kemmow25
      @kemmow25 3 роки тому +4

      We all should do some extra praying and fasting for more strong and lovingly out spoken Catholic men and women both concercrated and lay

    • @dm-gq5uj
      @dm-gq5uj 3 роки тому

      @@IreneuszCzech I am of Czech descent and my Czech-American dad was pretty religious, so I am dismayed to read how atheistic the Czech republic is. Why, when Poland remains quite Catholic? Is it because the Austrians were seen as forcing Catholicism on the Czechs at the battle of White Mountain? Or did the Communists succeed in killing faith?

    • @VilkanVisions
      @VilkanVisions 3 роки тому +1

      @@dm-gq5uj Poland is very catholic but mostly on paper and in older generation, there are more cultural Catholics rather than religious ones, we hava a very big gap between younger and older generation in faith.

    • @ding9633
      @ding9633 3 роки тому

      @@dm-gq5uj I admire how atheistic the Czech republic is

  • @marytady8027
    @marytady8027 3 роки тому +15

    Love the answers about the Saints… they are spiritual friends. My whole life, I can attest the powerful intercession of Mary - The Queen of All Saints, St Augustine ( my school’s patron saint), St Therese of the Child Jesus ( my personal saint from childhood) and St Paul ( my go to saint for zeal for God and serving in ministries). They’re like older, wiser brothers and sisters in Christ we can follow to grow in our faith. Reading and learning about their lives, conversions, their deep relationship with Jesus helps me in own faith journey to holiness.

  • @billkleinpeter1884
    @billkleinpeter1884 3 роки тому +13

    I truly enjoy listening to the inspired words of Bishop Barron as he answered the questions of non -Catholics. GOD calls us to be one in Him.

    • @alexcarlo7110
      @alexcarlo7110 3 роки тому +1

      yes, his words are always so inspiring. thanks for your words. nice to meet you here Bill. i live in London and you?

  • @randyrobinson2609
    @randyrobinson2609 3 роки тому +4

    As a Protestant from the Salvation Army, I thank you for recognizing the Bible as the Word of God. Interpretation is a key element of understanding the truth that is inspired by God. There is one thing that I hold : Jesus is my savior and my Lord. Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me a sinner!

  • @lancevaughn5337
    @lancevaughn5337 3 роки тому +57

    Converted to Catholicism for many of the reasons mentioned here. I may not agree or accept every minute detail of the faith, but at least when I look there is only one. My disagreements are small and probably reflect my spiritual and intellectual shortcomings and opportunity for growth. Thanks for doing this video.

    • @larsnielsen8172
      @larsnielsen8172 3 роки тому +1

      @ Lance Vaughn: I'm sorry; but to be a catholic you need to agree with everything! Please talk with a priest/confessor asap. Again sorry if I am too hard on you! God's peace. 🙂

    • @Hawka23
      @Hawka23 3 роки тому +6

      I would agree with
      Lars here. Being Catholic involves total submission to the teachings.
      It's OK to doubt, it's not OK to deny.
      As a new Catholic, my constant prayer was, 'Lord, I don't see how (whichever teaching) could possibly be true, but I know your Church is true. I will accept the Church's teaching, but please open my heart and mind to see how (whichever teaching) makes sense'.
      Over time, it has worked. But we cannot say 'I disagree with the Chur h on (whatever teaching)' or 'I do not accept (whatever teaching).

    • @jwilsonhandmadeknives2760
      @jwilsonhandmadeknives2760 3 роки тому +8

      I am in Lance’s corner here. There will always be conflicting interpretations on minutiae which is the entire purpose of the Magisterium. SCHOLARS within the church disagree on points, but the Church has to pick one side in order to move on. That does create an official stance, but it does not remove the validity of the contrary interpretation. If you’re going to teach catechism then you have to present the official stance, but in no way are going to go to hell if you don’t fully buy into it. There are disagreements which are worthy of discussion. As a Catholic, I have a serious problem with paid dispensations. It’s not enough to make me leave the church, but it’s crap and has zero scriptural support. Things like this are exactly what gives weight to the argument of Sola Scriptura.

    • @lorimcclure2651
      @lorimcclure2651 3 роки тому +1

      Welcome, Lance! God bless you.

    • @lancevaughn5337
      @lancevaughn5337 3 роки тому +5

      @@Hawka23
      Thank you for the thoughtful response.
      Respectfully disagree, but appreciate your kind response.

  • @jtaylor0727
    @jtaylor0727 3 роки тому +72

    You are such a blessing to us Bishop.. you Sunday homily ... "Rejoice" .... was wonderful. Thank you for that and this. Merry Christmas!!!

  • @etienne-victordepasquale668
    @etienne-victordepasquale668 3 роки тому +15

    Brandon, thank you for your coherent, articulate and lucid witness to our faith.

  • @patriciadeckerholloway6242
    @patriciadeckerholloway6242 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you. I always enjoy listening to Bishop Barron speak, and enjoy learning new insights to the Catholic faith and traditions.

  • @STRENGTHFROMABOVE
    @STRENGTHFROMABOVE 3 роки тому +8

    Be kind to yourself, be merciful to yourself, be loving to yourself. We think because it’s us, it’s okay. It’s not hurting anyone else. But it’s not okay. It’s hurting you. When you wake up in the morning, look in the mirror, and instead of saying, “I’m getting so old; look at all these wrinkles. It’s all downhill from here.” Try a different approach. “Good morning, you good-looking thing. I am made in the image of God. I’m a masterpiece; I have royal blood flowing through my veins.” Stay positive toward yourself.

  • @connypereira5317
    @connypereira5317 3 роки тому +31

    I am part of the RCIA team at my church in Malaysia. These are some of the questions our catechumens ask and Bishop Barron’s responses were enlightening. Thank you…also for your many videos we use in class. 🤗

    • @josecesena5630
      @josecesena5630 3 роки тому

      Mr. Baron you stated that the Mass is the.most important part of of Catholics and that Catholics should go to mass every week, if it really is that important why don't you require Catholics to attend mass every day of the week.

    • @IreneuszCzech
      @IreneuszCzech 3 роки тому

      🙏🙏🙏

    • @enshala6401
      @enshala6401 3 роки тому +1

      @@josecesena5630 well, many do attend daily Mass, and actually the priests are indeed required to perform it every day. The question on weekly Mass is related to the Sabbath. We follow the Ten Commandments, and one of those is to keep the Sabbath holy. Sabbath is on Saturday for the Jewish faithful because that is part of the Abrahamic covenant. Christians honor the Sabbath on Sunday because Christ rose from the dead on Sunday and ushered in the New Covenant.
      Hopefully that clarified some things. And hopefully I didn't mess up on any of the technical details. I am not a theologian, but this is what I remember from a homily where this was explained to us.

    • @meusisto
      @meusisto 3 роки тому

      @@josecesena5630 Or perhaps twice a day? Do you see, there can't be an exact number. So there's a minimal requirement, and that is once a week.

  • @nickgalante621
    @nickgalante621 3 роки тому +11

    Love the show. Bishop Barron you are so special in my life. A great spokesman for our Lord Jesus. Brandon you are the perfect host for the Bishop!

  • @laureenclarke5485
    @laureenclarke5485 3 роки тому +4

    Intelligent dialogue that satisfies my constant hunger for understanding the truth of the Catholic faith. This show is God’s gift to seekers like myself.

  • @kylleayer2056
    @kylleayer2056 3 роки тому +4

    The real presence of Christ was the greatest change of coming into the Catholic faith from protestant

  • @burkeenergy
    @burkeenergy 2 роки тому +1

    These Q&As are a good listen for Catholics too! They provide a lot of good information about our faith and the basis of what we believe. Thank you Brandon Vaught and Bishop Barron!

  • @maryanneminich6554
    @maryanneminich6554 3 роки тому +26

    Always interesting to listen to how Bishop Barron answered questions. Today’s questions that related to the Bible were very thought provoking. As always thank you

  • @katherineharden2588
    @katherineharden2588 2 роки тому +1

    I've been gleaming God's Truth through several authors who are Catholic. I am a Protestant. Having experienced God's voice, leading and direction in life, I am enjoying gleaming from the Catholic viewpoint God's Truth. There are many misconceptions on both sides of Catholicism and Protestant faith.

  • @ethanpiper2902
    @ethanpiper2902 3 роки тому +3

    Bishop Barron is what a modern saint looks like. Thanks again bishop for all you do! You have made such an impact on so many peoples lives including mine!

  • @susankesia1783
    @susankesia1783 3 роки тому +13

    Bishop Barron is the word on fire plus more! Every body needs to join in this boat! Thx Bishop and Brandon for your extraordinary explanations. Happy Advent

  • @carolynsenopole
    @carolynsenopole 3 роки тому +2

    So grateful to Bishop Barron and the Word on Fire team for bringing such clarity to God's word. Thank you just doesn't express it enough!

    • @alexcarlo7110
      @alexcarlo7110 3 роки тому

      yes, they have our prayers always. nice to meet you here Carolyn. how is it going over there?

  • @GratiaPrima_
    @GratiaPrima_ 3 роки тому +11

    It is great for unity that Protestants and Catholics are dialoging and through relationships with each other understanding each other better. The biggest thing I see impeding that is leaders who DO still anathematize the “other side”. I’ll refrain from naming names, but thinking of a certain Calvinists in Bishop’s same state…

  • @TheAAnne123
    @TheAAnne123 3 роки тому +5

    I’m searching & investigating the Catholic Church. This channel was suggested to me so I can learn more before making a decision to go forward or not. Thank you for doing this🙏🏻

    • @michaela.754
      @michaela.754 2 роки тому +1

      I suggest going to all the local churches to be a part of their Mass. Dont receive the Eucharist, but sit, watch, pray, sing and see if it calls to you. And also try all the local ones. Different flavors of the same ice cream

  • @csikomas8910
    @csikomas8910 3 роки тому +1

    Hello Bishop Barron and my friends at Word on Fire. I am so happy to watch this video and others you've posted, to learn more about my dear faith. I was privileged to be raised Catholic, but felt pushed out once I started working and living in a large city with its many diversions, I felt I did not measure up. The part of me that wanted not to be known was delighted by it, but the authentic part of me still needed the communal aspect of our faith. All these years later now that I am retired I have found myself again, I have gained forgiveness and really all I want is the fellowship of the Catholic Church and the love of Christ. After everything I've come home. Shows like this were not there when I was a girl in the 70's or when I was struggling in the 80s and 90s to stay on the right course, I mean the right course for my own salvation and that of the whole world, thus I am so grateful to you. I hope Bishop that you can continue even if your role changes because I delight in how you articulate your responses to those who are also searching. You are a wonderful teacher and mentor, and Catholics around the world are honoured by your contributions. I could listen to your sermons, teachings and responses for hours and am fortified by them. I also really benefit by your rosaries and share in the beauty of the art and in your guidance through the decades and mysteries. Please don't go anywhere. Thank you for another wonderful, thought provoking and reassuring program. May God bless you, all your fellows and your good works. And to all those who click on this program, in the words of Saint (Pope) John Paul II, "follow Christ".

  • @patriciamaynor3252
    @patriciamaynor3252 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you, Bishop Barron, for such logical explanations to many confusing questions we have as Catholics and non Catholics. God Bless You!

  • @Nickpetronio
    @Nickpetronio 3 роки тому +1

    Peace to bishop Barron and Brandon for choosing to answer my question. I appreciate the time and consideration given. Merry Christmas.

    • @alexcarlo7110
      @alexcarlo7110 3 роки тому +3

      compliments of the season Nick. nice to meet you here. i live in London and you?

  • @jeanlanz2344
    @jeanlanz2344 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you, Brandon, for being our host and choosing good questions and helping with the responses too including your perspective on how Catholicism brought you in deeper to your own beliefs. Thank you, Bishop Barron, for calmly and so knowledgeably answering these questions from sincere seekers. God bless you.

  • @XramBrain
    @XramBrain 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you Bishop Barron for this segment and your channel. It has clarified the things which are often misunderatood from our faith. God bless, Bishop! Ave Maria!

  • @lizmiddleton2382
    @lizmiddleton2382 2 роки тому

    Thanks Bishop Barron for this lovely Question and Answer Video!! My cousin was catholic and she left and became a Christian who believe only in Bible 20 years ago. And she was asking me the same question. I forwarded the video to her and hope she listen! God Bless you always.

  • @saintamata1841
    @saintamata1841 2 роки тому +3

    Thanks for sharing this Bishop Barron! We always enjoy your lectures, sermons and discussions!

  • @christinefraser6100
    @christinefraser6100 2 місяці тому

    God bless you! I always learn so much and feel drawn closer to the Lord and my Catholic faith every time I listen. With sincerest gratitude.❤🙏

  • @judithmoore9174
    @judithmoore9174 Рік тому

    Judith Moore
    I've read many books on Christianity and cult, and other biblical areas, as translations, I've listened to many preachers and sermons and visited many church's. Here is a truly remarkable Christian, who is able to reach out and speak up as to the true and faithful teachings that follows truly our Lord and saviour, all Robert ever speaks of and expresses always make perfect sense and awareness in a world in desperate need of light, truth and hope.

  • @deborahhocking9024
    @deborahhocking9024 3 роки тому +2

    I always find the questions asked by listeners and Bishop Barron's answers, add to my knowledge of Catholicism. Thank you, Bishop!

  • @agnesB6
    @agnesB6 3 роки тому +1

    As a person from a Catholic country but who built the faith on the protestant teaching, I found it so interesting to see both sides of the story. Honestly, I never saw any major misalignment between both. So impressed by the bishop's knowlegde. Wow, thank you for posting.

  • @larsholm2346
    @larsholm2346 3 роки тому +73

    Bishop Barron, thank you for your clarifying answers. I am listening to you with curious interest since I watched your CD series about Catholism some years ago. Maybe I will consider converting some day? I am Lutheran. Merry Christmas! Lars Holm, Stockholm

    • @DavidRodriguez-cm2qg
      @DavidRodriguez-cm2qg 3 роки тому +4

      You're always welcome in the Catholic Church.

    • @Sheyzzz
      @Sheyzzz 3 роки тому +2

      Come home to Rome Lars! 🥰

    • @adolfinv.gundin9136
      @adolfinv.gundin9136 3 роки тому

      Actually reformers were throughly catholic, their intention was never to re-create the true church preserved by God. Blessings to you.

  • @vanessafernandes2903
    @vanessafernandes2903 3 роки тому +8

    Thank you Bishop Barron for enlightening me . I am a Catholic but I need these explanations so I can answer my non Catholic friends with clarity and love. Merry Christmas ! God bless you , Brandon and The Word on Fire team.

    • @bukurie6861
      @bukurie6861 3 роки тому +2

      Amen!Happy Christmas🎆🌲🙏

    • @Featherfinder
      @Featherfinder 3 роки тому

      Lol I hadn’t realized the name of the show’s host was Brandon so when I read this comment I thought Vanessa was inserting a political meme/joke in there with a wink!

  • @paulineteng438
    @paulineteng438 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you Bishop Barron! Your answers have depth and yet can be easily understood and processed by those of us who don't ready widely about Catholicism.

  • @MrWaitwhat1
    @MrWaitwhat1 2 роки тому

    I love to listen to Bishop Barron and the word on fire podcasts. As a protestant ive never had a problem with the eucharist or think its invalid and i see alot of value in catholic mass. We as Christians have the same conviction of evangelizing and bringing people to christ. What id really love to see on the show is Bishop Barron bring on a prominent protestant preacher and discuss how we as Christians can work together on this issue. It would be great to see the churches come together in some fashion despite the differences we may have. What a blessing that would be to share with each other.

  • @marypinakat8594
    @marypinakat8594 3 роки тому +17

    "We should distinguish between what is 'TAUGHT' in the Bible and what is 'THERE IN' the Bible." *- Bishop Robert Barron*
    (On the 'discrepancies/errors' in the Bible)

    • @alexanderlazowski7562
      @alexanderlazowski7562 3 роки тому +3

      There are no discrepancies or errors in Gods Word.

    • @marypinakat8594
      @marypinakat8594 3 роки тому

      @YAJUN YUAN
      Would be keen to know your credentials.

    • @marypinakat8594
      @marypinakat8594 3 роки тому

      @YAJUN YUAN
      The Church is a lot more than any prayers/observances.

    • @marypinakat8594
      @marypinakat8594 3 роки тому

      @YAJUN YUAN
      Oh no. You are seriously mistaken. But that's OK.
      I could narrate a host of things. For a small something and one nearest, how much is there in the digital field on the part of 'Seventh Day Adventist' by way of Evangelization?

    • @marypinakat8594
      @marypinakat8594 3 роки тому

      @YAJUN YUAN
      You are already evangelising me ... (just joking).
      Your presence is sincerely appreciated. Do make time and explore the Catholic Faith and Tradition a bit. Not because it's where I belong but because it is the Initial Church which Jesus founded. You will be amazed at a host of important, beautifully valuable and truly satiating anyone with a love for Truth.
      Stay blessed as always☆

  • @jen4014
    @jen4014 3 роки тому +4

    Always learning so much about our Catholic faith! I'm so grateful!!

  • @soniaaltuzar6191
    @soniaaltuzar6191 3 роки тому +4

    Me encantan sus programas, tan preparados los dos y tan sabios. Muchas gracias

  • @anandjoshua5309
    @anandjoshua5309 3 роки тому

    Bishop Barron your thoughts insights and recommendations on scriptures are deep and helpful in my spiritual journey. I love the Spiritual depth. God bless you as you help make His face shine upon us.

  • @reginarico5244
    @reginarico5244 3 роки тому +2

    I always find such clarity and spiritual depth in your talk. God bless you, Bishop Barron!

  • @spacegeneral8630
    @spacegeneral8630 3 роки тому +1

    praise god and bless holy spirit inspired brothers and sisters such as father mike and bishop barron!

  • @BravoCharlie224
    @BravoCharlie224 3 роки тому +3

    Bishop Barron, you have helped lead me to the Catholic faith, and now I am discerning joining the Franciscans (OFM) and answering God's call on my life. Thank you so much and to the rest of the Word On Fire ministry

    • @johnyang1420
      @johnyang1420 3 роки тому

      Welcome home! God bless you!!!

  • @petercittadini4685
    @petercittadini4685 3 роки тому +3

    Great responses to these questions Bishop Barron. I have a few Protestant friends and you have given me some direction on how to respond to them.
    Thank God for giving you to us.
    God Bless you!!

    • @alexcarlo7110
      @alexcarlo7110 3 роки тому

      thanks to Bishop Barron for his great work. nice to meet you here peter. i live in London and you?

  • @emilyloppy7970
    @emilyloppy7970 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you Bishop Barron you are really bless.

  • @syphaxafricanus
    @syphaxafricanus 3 роки тому +4

    As a non believer, I think Bishop Barron does a good job in reaching out to us.
    I wish I knew how to send him a question.

    • @aclark903
      @aclark903 3 роки тому

      Ask it here bro.

    • @syphaxafricanus
      @syphaxafricanus 3 роки тому

      @@aclark903 Why? He wouldn't see it.

    • @aclark903
      @aclark903 3 роки тому

      @@syphaxafricanus Or you can contact him via his diocese. But maybe you have bishops & priests where you live..

    • @syphaxafricanus
      @syphaxafricanus 3 роки тому

      @@aclark903
      Hi, indeed I do have priests where I currently live. But their answer isn't quite satisfactory.
      Thanks a lot for your replies.

    • @aclark903
      @aclark903 3 роки тому

      @@syphaxafricanus Jesus has all the answers bro.

  • @fredbeck8011
    @fredbeck8011 2 роки тому

    I am considering converting to Catholicism so I appreciate Bishop Barton’s clear explanation of the Catholic faith.

  • @tedmcguire6936
    @tedmcguire6936 3 роки тому +5

    I appreciate Bishop Barron's thoughtful and insightful answers. Great show, thank you!

  • @HPN2012
    @HPN2012 3 роки тому +2

    What an excellent show! Thank you Bishop Barron for your answers and thank you to Brandon for being a very good host!

    • @alexcarlo7110
      @alexcarlo7110 3 роки тому

      God bless Bishop Barron. nice to meet you here. how is it going over there?

  • @aldente131
    @aldente131 3 роки тому +6

    You can see it in his eyes that he is telling the truth. No duplicity. I've decided to trust him.

    • @ding9633
      @ding9633 3 роки тому

      Is that how you determine truth?

  • @harryoesep3086
    @harryoesep3086 3 роки тому +7

    Good morning from Sydney, it’s always inspiring and educating to listen to this Q&A session and l always share it with friends.
    Thanks to both of you. God bless.

  • @gloriajuarez5131
    @gloriajuarez5131 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you Bishop Barron and Brandon 🙏🏽

  • @marytady8027
    @marytady8027 3 роки тому +7

    Those are really honest, searching for the truth questions. I’m a cradle Catholic, but I still learn a whole lot when Bishop Barron breaks down the answers, in a way that is intelligent, theological and easy to comprehend even if you are non-Catholic.

    • @ding9633
      @ding9633 3 роки тому

      Is being born into a religion a good reason for continuing to be in that religion?

  • @tjulers
    @tjulers 3 роки тому +9

    My struggle is living in Finland(the land of lutherism). And I’m a Taiwanese and all my peers are either Protestant or Buddhist. No figures to look up for, and no environment, these are issues I encountered.

    • @katei6344
      @katei6344 3 роки тому +1

      ♥️🙏🕯️

    • @jdlee1972
      @jdlee1972 3 роки тому

      朝向天主, 真主, 天主教为正教, 真教。历史,圣经,圣人是她的证人。

    • @johnyang1420
      @johnyang1420 3 роки тому

      Mentor or not. The Catholic church is the one true Catholic church of Jesus. Jesus started the Catholic church. I joined. You should join too!

  • @Coco2345ful
    @Coco2345ful 3 роки тому +4

    Very inspiring! Thank you for providing this on UA-cam

  • @joerankin1691
    @joerankin1691 3 роки тому +4

    I’ll take Catholic umpiring every time to keep the “game going “

  • @bernadetteg2287
    @bernadetteg2287 2 роки тому

    I love this bishop. Always inspiring.

  • @AnimaChristisalvame
    @AnimaChristisalvame 3 роки тому +2

    The only answer to Christian Unity is for all Christians to return to our mother Church. Why are we ashamed to call that out? I would love to hear Bishop Baron say what he clearly knows is the truth.

  • @adrianalandberg1749
    @adrianalandberg1749 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you Bishop Barron for this program!

  • @kiancuratolo903
    @kiancuratolo903 3 роки тому +2

    As a non catholic (Though your videos are making more sense then other attempts at looking to Christianity) who has been watching your videos since 4 am I was quite happy to find this one!

    • @johnyang1420
      @johnyang1420 3 роки тому

      Look into Catholicism….sign up for RCIA. Why? To save your own soul. God bless you!!!

  • @arlenefassola8205
    @arlenefassola8205 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you Bishop. I always enjoy learning from you.

  • @gustavovilla45
    @gustavovilla45 3 роки тому +1

    God bless you Bishop Barron

    • @alexcarlo7110
      @alexcarlo7110 3 роки тому

      A big Thanks to Bishop Barron. nice to meet you here. how is it going over there?

  • @iris__and_rhizomes
    @iris__and_rhizomes 3 роки тому +1

    Bishop Barron, this is a great video, as always. I’m a convert to Catholicism, and it might help you to know that many non-Catholics have no idea what a “saint” means in the Catholic worldview. It’s someone we know is in heaven (as well as meaning other things). When I say that to people, something clicks in their mind. Then they seem to better understand what I say next. I say “We know they’re up there rubbing elbows with the Big JC, and we have the miracles to prove it.” Then they’re like “Oh!”

  • @jarrett7541
    @jarrett7541 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you Bishop Barron!

  • @Rugbylacroose4life
    @Rugbylacroose4life 6 місяців тому

    God Bless you Bishop! Thank you

  • @trooters
    @trooters 3 роки тому +3

    This is fantastic way to get insight into other points of view. Thank you for doing this.

  • @ecstaticallyeverafterwithc5904
    @ecstaticallyeverafterwithc5904 3 роки тому

    Whenever I listen to you, Bishop, my heart literally swells with the love of the Holy Spirit. I still feel like Catholicism is too rigid for me to embrace in its totality, there is something so beautiful, good, and true about the way you teach and transmit these teachings of Christ.

    • @alexcarlo7110
      @alexcarlo7110 3 роки тому

      very true, catholicism can be quite rigid. nice to meet you here claudia. i live in London and you?

    • @DavidRodriguez-cm2qg
      @DavidRodriguez-cm2qg 3 роки тому +2

      Girl, you're always welcome in the Church.
      I was pretty rigid at first, but Jesus and Mary have taught me to be freer and more spontaneous.

    • @alexcarlo7110
      @alexcarlo7110 3 роки тому

      @@DavidRodriguez-cm2qg same here David, i had that problem before but christ easened all that for me. nice to meet you here David. how is it going over there?

    • @jcarr1512
      @jcarr1512 3 роки тому +1

      How do you find Catholicism rigid?

    • @johnyang1420
      @johnyang1420 3 роки тому +1

      Every good school has rules.

  • @tedroy7191
    @tedroy7191 2 роки тому

    Review: you have improved in terms of pacing, coherency, and clarity. In the past I would have criticized your show as being not focused enough, and not direct enough. This episode was great, thank you Bishop for the use of very simple summing sentences, to go along with your rich vocabulary. That is what Rev. Fulton Sheen used to do, yes he would use technical language, but then he would always re-say it in a very simple way. My review is that this show has improved in every way I would have deemed necessary! Keep Up the Good Work! You are on the Right Path! for sure

  • @nereb100
    @nereb100 3 роки тому +2

    inspiring and upliftig as always - I'm glad to have found this channel

  • @usandipablo
    @usandipablo 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent commentary from an excellent shepherd.

  • @lornavaughan1684
    @lornavaughan1684 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you Bishop Barron and Brandon. Bishop Barron , the answers to all the Questions were very interesting. Thank you and GOD bless you both. Stay safe ➕❤

  • @JesseRickett
    @JesseRickett 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you, Brandon and Bishop Barron. Your fidelity to the Holy Spirit helps me more than I can possibly express.

  • @loucasntounas8952
    @loucasntounas8952 2 роки тому

    I am a greek orthodox but i have learnef alot from catholocism. I follow masses sometimes. Now we dont have a catholic church in my village but through y tube prayer. Olga from Greece

  • @bukurie6861
    @bukurie6861 3 роки тому +1

    Interesting to hear Word on Fire Show!I believe in God,I believe in Christ.Amen😍🙏🙏🙏

  • @cyndihamor3601
    @cyndihamor3601 2 роки тому

    I have the book-of-truth-all-messages-and-prayers and has been chosen to share these prayers and messages with you and others that are professing the Truth.

  • @sandrathorman8078
    @sandrathorman8078 3 роки тому

    Great information for all faiths. I’m always learning something new even though I’ve lived the Catholic faith since birth. Thanks to both Brandon and Bishop Barron.

  • @lorrinekaai7489
    @lorrinekaai7489 2 роки тому

    Grace be with you, mercy and.peace from God the father and from the lord Jesus christ the son of the father in truth and love.

  • @jacobtaylor5365
    @jacobtaylor5365 3 роки тому

    Bishop Barron and Mr Vogt,
    I am a convert to Catholicism, coming into the Church with my wife last year from our Church of Christ denomination. Your work in the New Evangelization helped bring about our conversion, and I thank you for that. I first became interested in Catholicism and Orthodoxy from a pilgrimage (as I now see it) during study abroad in Rome and Greece in college. I also read a lot of the Tradition in my philosophy and theology program at Harding University. One thing that I loved and saw/see now as true is our Athanasian doctrine of theosis or the divinization of the faithful in beatitude. What I don’t understand and what prompted me to bring up this question is why, in this video and other Catholic media, do some of my fellow Catholics (lay and clerics) like you rush to concede to inquirers that the saints are not divine or even God-like as you do around minute 25? I know that we are seeking to avoid idolatry (false-latria), but it seems to me we need to emphasize that the saints are participants in the divine nature through the intercession of God in Christ (as you said in answer to the agnostic early on in the video, and as seen throughout the tradition all the way up to Lewis and the present day). You say truly that the saints are our spiritual friends and higher in intimacy or friendship with God and that they can intercede for us, which I all believe and profess. But, should we not go further and say that we know the saints have been theosized/divinized as sons and daughters in the Son, as partakers in the divine nature (2 Peter)? I especially see this with Our Lady, Mother of God, but also with the rest of the saints. I ask this question because I am not only deeply invested intellectually, but also spiritually, of course. What sort of truth do you see in what I saw and what might be pitfalls in this thinking?
    Thank you, and I hope to hear your response or from someone on Word on Fire!
    -Jacob Ross (John Henry Newman) Taylor

    • @jacobtaylor5365
      @jacobtaylor5365 3 роки тому +1

      Also wanted to add a thank you and shout out to others to see Bishop Barton’s homily last Sunday on Epiphany and the harmony of Faith and Science. As a high school science teacher at a Catholic school now, I am very thankful for his perspective on this great feast of Astronomers (Magi) bowing down and worshipping the One true God-Man Christ.

  • @philpalser7676
    @philpalser7676 3 роки тому +2

    Wow! Amazing stuff; thanks for these explanations and clarifications; you did not need to do this, but you did this so well, and it's so helpful. May God bless you so much!

  • @lynnbain1323
    @lynnbain1323 2 роки тому +1

    Love Bishop Barron

  • @gracioustoni3874
    @gracioustoni3874 3 роки тому +1

    A very educative section... More grace Bishop

  • @robpetrone2459
    @robpetrone2459 3 роки тому

    27:39 - A very good explanation of the Canonization of the books of the Catholic Bible.

  • @masteroffate5060
    @masteroffate5060 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much for these answers to questions that help enlighten current Catholics and perhaps help them answer questions to their non catholic friends.

  • @shirleyleow2442
    @shirleyleow2442 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you Bishop Barron!!!

  • @amancio2446
    @amancio2446 3 роки тому +1

    Bishop and Brandon never disappoint. God Bless WOFI and Happy Advent Season. Merry Christmas!🎁

    • @alexcarlo7110
      @alexcarlo7110 3 роки тому +1

      it was a nice video. compliments of the season. nice to meet you here Amancio. i live in London and you?

  • @mikepoole7043
    @mikepoole7043 2 роки тому +1

    As per usual, always excellent.

  • @un.adu.lterated
    @un.adu.lterated 3 роки тому +2

    My journey with Catholicism was not about what's in the Bible or what's empirically proven(the way many people say that they'll believe in God if God's existence is proven scientifically etc.)
    Coming from a Hindu background, I didn't care much about Old Testament prophecies being fulfilled in the person of Jesus, because the Hebrew scriptures were of no significance to me as a Hindu.
    Sola Scriptura did not make sense when, I was dabbling into Christianity, Protestants told me I was going to hell if I didn't join their denomination based on some Bible verses they quoted. A Roman Catholic priest told me that he was in no position to condemn me as a human being, and that I should keep close to Our Lady and keep coming to Church and let God do what He wants to do in my life. That made so much more sense. I did what he asked me to and today I identify as someone who believes in Catholicism/Christianity(it's been 17 years now).
    Protestantism, if it were true, and God really took almost 1 and a half millennia to actually let His people figure out that they got him wrong, it really makes God a j*rk for deceiving His people for so long and then it only proves that the Holy Spirit never really guided the Church and Christ's promise of "with you always, till the end of age" was a big fat lie! This essentially disproves the authenticity of Christianity as a religion.
    Also, without the magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church, "Bible Only Christians" make signs like "God hates fags", "All lives matter" and all other conspiracy theories that they come up with just from reading their King James Bible(which, as a matter of fact, is a Bible version tainted with the blood of so many who read any version apart from this "authorized" version.)
    Protestantism also does not make sense to people in the East(India et al), because we cannot digest the fact that Jesus treated His Mother like a rented womb, and His other saints/martyrs like "use and throw" tissues. Catholic veneration of saints is more in line with family values and looking up to those who've already "walked the way" and left us with rich heritage and guidance in being faithful to the Lord. Protestantism is more like Western people tossing out their old folks in "old age homes" or "facilities" when they start becoming a "liability" to them. How and when did the person who did so much for you become irrelevant?