The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture

WOF 025: The Greatest Sermon Ever

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May 31, 2016
Explore the profound depths of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount as beatitudes redefine happiness and blessings. Discover how being 'poor in spirit' connects to true freedom and why mourning can lead to authentic joy. Unpack the idea of meekness and its relation to power, alongside the vital call for mercy tied to our own experiences of grace. Delve into the transformative nature of purity of heart and how peacemakers embody divine integrity. Plus, ponder Thomas Aquinas' intriguing view on God's love for all.
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INSIGHT

Faith Starts With Beatitude

  • Christianity begins with happiness (beatitudo), not rules or prohibitions.
  • Bishop Robert Barron says the moral life points to the path that leads to true human flourishing.
INSIGHT

Counterintuitive Path To Holiness

  • The Beatitudes feel counterintuitive because the world is fallen and our habits are distorted.
  • Barron compares moral reorientation to relearning a golf swing that feels wrong at first but is right.
ADVICE

Let Go Of Material Attachment

  • Let go of attachment to material things to order your spirit to higher goods.
  • Barron urges embracing 'poor in spirit' as freedom to pursue God's will.
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