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A Challenge to the Sons of Levi
FromBishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies
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15 minutes
Released:
Nov 1, 2017
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Podcast episode
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Our readings for this weekend are tough for everyone, but especially for those who are in positions of leadership in the Church. I’ve been a priest for 31 years (and now a bishop for going on three), and I will confess that the words we hear from the prophet Malachi and the Lord Jesus about the corrupt religious leadership of their time and place are deeply challenging and unnerving.Mass Readings
Reading 1 - Malachi 1:14 - 2:10Psalm - Psalm 131:1-3Reading 2 - 1 Thessalonians 2:7-13Gospel - Matthew 23:1-12
Reading 1 - Malachi 1:14 - 2:10Psalm - Psalm 131:1-3Reading 2 - 1 Thessalonians 2:7-13Gospel - Matthew 23:1-12
Released:
Nov 1, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Disquieting Humility of God: John hesitates before baptizing the Lord, saying, "It is I who should be baptized by you." The great surprise--that we have been wrestling with for two millenia--is that God's greatness is a function of his humility, his willingness to stand shoulder to ... by Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies