VEYM LEAGUE OF CHAPTERS
Bishop Robert Barron Friends, today Jesus instructs us to pray for laborers for the harvest, for disciples to do the work of evangelization. We need to organize our lives around evangelization. Everything we do ought to be related somehow to it. This doesn’t mean that we all have to become professional evangelizers. Remember, you can … Read moreSaturday, December 3, 2022
Bishop Robert Barron Friends, today in our Gospel, two blind men beg Jesus to heal them. Blindness in the Bible is very often a symbol of spiritual blindness: the incapacity to see what truly matters. Focused on the worldly goods of wealth, pleasure, power, and honor, most people don’t see how blind they are to … Read moreFriday, December 2, 2022
Bishop Robert Barron Friends, today’s Gospel challenges us to act on the Good News. On what precisely is the whole of your life built? Your heart or soul is the center of you, the place where you are most authentically and deeply yourself. That is your point of contact with God. There you will find … Read moreThursday, December 1, 2022
Bishop Robert Barron Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus calls his first disciples. What is it about this scene that is so peaceful and right? Somehow it gets at the very heart of Jesus’ life and work, revealing what he is about. He comes into the world as the second person of the Blessed Trinity, a … Read moreWednesday, November 30, 2022
Bishop Robert Barron Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus places a high value on childlikeness. What is it about “the childlike” that Jesus prizes? Jesus himself is the child, the Son who has received everything from his Father. He lives in an attitude of receptivity, taking in all that the Father has given him. His is … Read moreTuesday, November 29, 2022
Bishop Robert Barron Friends, in our Gospel today, a Roman centurion comes to Jesus and says, “Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully. . . . I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed.” Any objective observer would say, “Well, this is ridiculous! … Read moreMonday, November 28, 2022
Bishop Robert Barron Friends, today’s Gospel reminds us to be prepared as we await the Lord’s coming again. I don’t think it is the least bit accidental that when Paul wrote back to the community at Thessaloniki (the earliest Christian document we have), his major motif was the end of the world as we know … Read moreSunday, November 27, 2022
Bishop Robert Barron Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus directs us to be vigilant about his coming again. But his words also warn us to prepare for the day of our coming before him in death. On that day, our world will end. How are we going to deal with that day? Most of our interests, … Read moreSaturday, November 26, 2022
Bishop Robert Barron Friends, in today’s Gospel passage, Jesus speaks of the time when the plan of God will be fulfilled. Some philosophies defend a circular or cyclic understanding of time. They hold that time just continually circles back on itself, repeating like the cycles of the seasons. The modern philosopher Nietzsche spoke of the … Read moreFriday, November 25, 2022
Bishop Robert Barron Friends, today’s Gospel recounts the Lord’s healing of ten lepers, only one of whom comes back to give thanks. Leprosy frightened people in ancient times, just as contagious and mysterious diseases frighten people today. But more than this, leprosy rendered someone unclean and therefore incapable of engaging in the act of worship. … Read moreThursday, November 24, 2022