Lord Jesus, as I contemplate my own mortality, I am reminded of the brevity of life on this earth. Help me to use the time I have been given wisely, to love and serve others as you did. May the awareness of my own impermanence inspire me to seek your grace, live in accordance with your teachings, and trust in your promise of eternal life. Amen.
@thehermitage5668 I found your question actually kind of hard to answer because I had never thought about it before. To contemplate is basically “to look thoughtfully for a long time” so I suppose to actively contemplate would be to do so with grater intention. I think the first step is setting aside time and choosing a space for quiet thought (like going to adoration, sitting for a while after Mass, going for a walk, or just sitting in your living room). Then saying a prayer that all your thoughts and ideas are for God and from God and for the grace to recognize what is not (that’s why I find it easiest to contemplate in the presence of the blessed sacrament). Then I guess just sit and consider what it is you want to contemplate. Ask your questions, consider your questions and answers, most importantly listen. Writing down what comes to mind is really helpful. Contemplation is essentially using your intellect and spirituality together to consider whatever it is you want to contemplate. I guess you just think about it with God…I’m not sure if any of that makes sense, but I think that’s contemplating actively. It’s really simple and yet not, like lots of things.
He with ears, hear: Through the Holy Spirit, God has put it on me to preach to those lost in the devil's deceit! Hear me when I say, ye that are Catholic have been deceived and know not God. Ye worship Mary, praying to her; when God tells his to worship none other than him. It is idolatry. Catholicism has its own Bible and teachings, which are blasphemous to the word of God: the Holy Bible. As ye follow the teachings of man and not God; ye hear the pope, but not Jesus, yet ye claim to be his disciples! These are but a few things I named ye dwell within; there are many more. I tell you now to repent of your sins, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and you'll receive the gift of the Holy Spirit upon asking the Father! There are *NO* sub-divisions of Christianity. You're either a disciple of Christ or not. A Christian is someone who follows God's word, not a religion. Who obey the Father and follow his will; not man's nor their own heart's. Unless you keep Jesus' commandments, think not the Holy Spirit will dwell within you! They who heed this message and did what was stated with an open heart to God... Read the Holy Bible (KJV) daily and every time before you read, pray to the Father and ask: "Lord I ask that you give me understanding of your word, that I interpret it the way you want me to, and none of my own. I ask you in Jesus' name, amen." Revelation 22:8-9 KJV 8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. Acts 2:38 KJV 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Luke 11:13 KJV 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? John 14:21-24 KJV 21 *He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.* 22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, *If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.* 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and *the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.* 3 John 1:11 KJV 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. *He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.* 1 John 3:6-10 KJV 6 *Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.* 7 Little children, let no man deceive you: *he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.* 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 *Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.* 10 *In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God,* neither he that loveth not his brother.
Thank you Bishop Barron. My wife and I, my son and his wife, along with their four children, all converted to Catholicism over the past 3 years. You have been such an important part of our conversion.
The Blessed Alan de la Roche said: "If you persevere in reciting the Rosary, this will be a most probable sign of your eternal salvation". I keep this quote on my desk and on days I just don't have the motivation to pray the Rosary I look at this saying and I "suddenly" feel motivated again
Good morning and peace be with you, Bishop Barron. I just wanted to thank you for your ministry. I have just begun watching your videos and have been deeply blessed and encouraged and nourished from them. I was raised evangelical fundamentalist and was taught a good many falsehoods about Catholics. I am learning how wrong many of those falsehoods were, through your work and through fellowship with my Catholic brothers and sisters.
Blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it: Through the Holy Spirit, God has put it on me to preach to those lost in the devil's deceit! Hear me when I say, ye that are Catholic have been deceived and know not God. Ye worship Mary, praying to her; when God tells his to worship none other than him. It is idolatry. Catholicism has its own Bible and teachings, which are blasphemous to the word of God: the Holy Bible. As ye follow the teachings of man and not God; ye hear the pope, but not Jesus, yet ye claim to be his disciples! These are but a few things I named ye dwell within; there are many more. I tell you now to repent of your sins, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and you'll receive the gift of the Holy Spirit upon asking the Father! There are *NO* sub-divisions of Christianity. You're either a disciple of Christ or not. A Christian is someone who follows God's word, not a religion. Who obey the Father and follow his will; not man's nor their own heart's. Unless you keep Jesus' commandments, think not the Holy Spirit will dwell within you! They who heed this message and did what was stated with an open heart to God... Read the Holy Bible (KJV) daily and every time before you read, pray to the Father and ask: "Lord I ask that you give me understanding of your word, that I interpret it the way you want me to, and none of my own. I ask you in Jesus' name, amen." Revelation 22:8-9 KJV 8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. 9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God. Acts 2:38 KJV 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Luke 11:13 KJV 13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? John 14:21-24 KJV 21 *He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.* 22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, *If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.* 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and *the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.* 3 John 1:11 KJV 11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. *He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.* 1 John 3:6-10 KJV 6 *Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.* 7 Little children, let no man deceive you: *he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.* 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 *Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.* 10 *In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God,* neither he that loveth not his brother.
But man can NOT go directly to Jesus. In John 6:44, Jesus tells us that NO mam can go to Him (to Jesus) unless God, the Father, DRAWS him (man). God, in HIS merciful grace, chooses on/to whom HE will show mercy and compassion (Romans 9:18) because man’s hearts are deceitful/wicked (Jeremiah 17:9). May God have mercy on our souls.
Those of us looking for a catholic view of death due to loss are all, I'm sure, deeply grateful for this. No therapy model or griefshare group seems to use tell us what we most want and need to hear, so the suffering is either avoided (postponed really) or deeper than it need be. You preach compassion. God bless you.
Well i don't know about you Robert, but i am 81 years old, and can't wait to meet my beloved savior. I have asked of Him that he leave me here because a young man who needs love and help will have what he needs most... love. Paul said....... "for me to live is Christ, and to die ...Gain" Amen.
Many people today do not contemplate their death. Many think, the now and the sin I commit is not a spiritual problem. In God’s reality, it is a problem and it must be dealt with, before it is to late. 🙏
Thanks to both of you for rich , and beautiful discussions. Hitting sixty four this coming October, where did that go? Well, it went beautifully I’ve been blessed with good health , love , and tons of laughter. My life has been incredibly blessed and peppered with all kinds of tragedies and sadness that life brings. Hoping it won’t be soon , but if my life here were to end I can say , wow , that was amazing. Amazing because of the love and laughter part , of course the love and how it sustained me. My mom had dementia in the last years of her life , and I my five siblings were gathered around her bed . What a gift she gave us that day. The dementia lifted and she was clear as can be. She called each one of us over separately and told us how much we meant to her. Her parting words were, “ love is all that matters in this life , it is what life is all about”. I’m looking forward to death , bring it on , who would want to live here forever… besides I need to see my husband , mom , dad and countless others. Peace and light …
Yes, I feel the same way. I miss my Mother and Dad so much....I don't want to die, only because I love my only child so much. I can die in peace because he has a strong Catholic faith.
My brother died when I was 20 I've always known, I'm one breath away from eternity Celebrating my 64th birthday "QTR" Quality Time Remaining Thanks be to God ❤❤❤
Yes. When God, in HIS merciful grace, calls your name He convicts you of your deceitful/wicked heart and, yes, it’s painful. But HE simultaneously, gifts to you HIS faith and love to repent and to believe in HIS son.HE then DRAWS your prostrated soul to the feet of Christ. Jesus sees the WORK of the Father in you and saves you (John 6:44) to His Father’s house of many mansions-He is the way, the truth, the Life (John 14:6). Our salvation is the BEAUTIFUL and merciful WORK of God and Christ Jesus.
When i think of death, i ask myself where will my memory go... and deep within, i know i will loose everything, but i hope and pray that my Lord will come and remember me. And how the eucharist will be in my soul...and i will still recognize the Lord.
I am not Catholic, but I follow Bishop Barron. I lost my wife over 4 years ago. From the moment I lost her I lost all fear of death. Thank you for this message. I personally think the increased prevelance of near-death experiences is a grace of God to help us in our belief.
@tome2294 And mine 🙏 Not having been present at either of my parents’ deaths, I appreciate his Grace’s analysis of our feelings on the subject, and of course the wonderful final answer to our qualms! Tertia die resurrexit 👏😅
I have often reflected on the subject of death. There was a time when I feared death. After the COVID and having seen & heard of the death of millions of people, I now have come to terms with the subject. (1 Corinthians 15:55-58). I contemplate on this text & wait in joyful hope for the coming of our saviour Jesus Christ. Matt5:8 is very challenging but it is a good reason to work towards purifying ourselves by earnestly praying for the gift of grace from God. It is awesome to be a Catholic and I find hope in saying the Creed, I am especially inspired & comforted about the Resurrection of our bodies to life everlasting.
The Ignatian Meditation on our death was the most freeing of the Spiritual Exercises that I made as a Jesuit novice. Its grace is always with me. I am not afraid to die because I was given the scene with Jesus at my death-bed calling me to himself.
As Bishop Barron speaks of the soulful longing within each of us, we are reminded that death is 100% certain. Bishop reminds us that it is not morbid to think of death, but realistic to think of the soul as eternal and the body as temporary. The parallels to circle and a sphere as to living and after life are uplifting and logical. I will take that metaphor with me and thank and Bless you, Bishop Barron for all the comforting wisdom you impart to us....and to Brandon for all his insight and questioning.
I know how I felt when I became the last living member of my family in my hometown. It was a sobering reminder of the impermanence of life. It gave me the courage to let go. It gave me a fresh realization that my life is between me and God alone, and always has been. I just didn't know that until I grew old and experienced loss. Now, I may be okay with my own death. I think.
A key insight is that God is outside time. Everything is present to God for all eternity. My 5 year old self is just as present to God as my current self. And then we shall know Him as He knows us.
Thank you Bishop Barron and Brandon for sharing this discussion. These are consoling words and I especially appreciate the advice to pray the rosary daily and ask for the intercession of our holy mother at the hour of our death. We take for granted that we will always be able to pray and repent as we approach that final hour, but there may be a point where we can not pray. I’m also glad to hear that you have been invited to the Synod . This also is a great source of anxiety for Catholics who feel like they will be asked to choose between obedience to church authority and following the truth of the faith. Especially when we contemplate how we will answer at the hour of our death, this is a legitimate source of anxiety and to me the greatest injustice that can be laid at the feet of faithful Catholics to put one in opposition of the other. Bishop Barron, I promise to pray for you and the faithful voice that you bring to the Synod. Thanks again for your work.
I've been contemplating the Motto and practice known simply as "momento mori". From stoic theme to a simple greetings in the church, to "the only memory we all share". Thank you for addressing this topic.
Thank you. Very needed topic to talk about. God bless us. Holy Mary Mother of God pray for us sinners now and the hour of our death amen. When we pray the Rosary we are praying for that hour. Keep praying.
"The Christian trust is something like this that what we accomplish here below will be taken up into God's eternity and elevated, transfigured, moved to a higher pitch." *- Bishop Robert Barron*
I've been accused of being a fatalist because I speak of death not frequently, but in a way some find a bit too nonchalant. I could say I'm not afraid to die but that would be a lie. Everyone is afraid of death at some level, our survival instinct wires us for it. I do know this, what awaits us on the other side puts anything here to shame. The idea that you will miss anything about this place is off the mark. The peace is unlike anything that can be put into words, a calmness that surpasses our comprehension. I'll just leave it at that.
I was not practicing my faith, I felt I could not be forgiven, and had let the Lord down. I asked the exact 4th question. I was desperately worried about dying. As an outdoor type of person , I was walking back to my car, thinking how I would miss the wind and the rain when I die. How can dying be better than this? Three words resonated in my soul, "I AM THERE". I knew it was Jesus, He is there waiting. Since then I have never missed Mass, I have become an Catholic RE teacher. My house is like a shrine😊 I thank Jesus all the time for bringing me back. Im not afraid to die, He is there.
When some people are dying, they experience what is called a "rally" This happened with my brother. It was very brief, but I will never forget it! Praise God for such brief, but amazing moments. Many doctors and nurses see this. I encourage people to pay attention to this. I believe it is miraculous.
Why you should ponder your own death! This subject was brought to my attention a fair while back, and if we truly believe and have faith in Jesus Christ one day for sure is that we will stand before him, and we will need all the graces and blessings that can assist us at the crossing over point of our souls! as you very clearly pointed out Bishop Barron, we ask this of Our Lady at the end of each Hail Mary prayer, "Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death" Amen
1 Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
#22:30 on Losing earthly joys Let's have a shout out for C.S.Lewis who used the dimensionality explanation in Mere Christianity, and even in the last book of the Narnia chronicles, where the children realize that the places they have loved on earth are just "Shadowlands" of a greater reality in heaven, and than none of them are really lost. Lewis also puts an hillarious twist on the story of the 8-yr old unable to comprehend the joy of the marital embrace: he asks whether one eats sweets during it, and is told 'no', so goes away believing that the marital embrace is just an occasion where you're not allowed to eat sweets.
Very interesting, as always! Thank you. Tonight I've listened to this 2x more. It is so rich...the secular viewpoints, the Biblical viewpoints (Hebrew & NT), those 4 points by McCullough, esp., the last 2: loss & earthly joys robbed. The point of these earthly things to view as "sacramentality" & transformed. The question asked @ "near death experiences"...some physicians have written on those, from patients & also, their own personal experiences. If people are reluctant to discuss their own, I think it in part is because in our culture, we do not want to be seen as not in touch w/reality &/or bordering on mental illness.
Old age will creep up on you. I have just turned 65. The approach and passing of this milestone has made me more aware of my mortality. It seriously does not seem all that long ago since I was young. Another thing that has brought my limited time left is the loss of both parents. Mum died just before my 63rd birthday and Dad died just after my 64th. Another thing is the recent news of the Pope's and your visits to Lisbon and Fatima. This brought memories of my visit to these two places in October 1991. It occurred to me that it was almost half my life so-far ago. [It was 31 years and 10 months ago, which is not far short of my age at the time, which was 33 years and 3 months].
I watched my brother die when he was in palliative care for 4 days. We knew that it was the end eventually. The staff at the hospital were wonderful. I have faith that I will see him again in Glory. I love him so much!
When we were growing up there was a language permeating our home...Roman Catholic language...scripture all through the house and everyone using it. I moved away at 18, periodic visits, and then back home at age 42. The language had changed. It had permeating esoteric language. Words that can be found and explained in Father Pacwa's book "Catholics and the New Age: How Good People are Being Drawn Into Jungian Psychology, the Enneagram, and the Age of Aquarius." -Sarah - Wife of John
I can highly recommend Memento Mori: Prayers On The Last Things by Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble, FSP. The lenten devotional is also fantastic to help one contemplate death.
See the things of this world as sacrament of the higher order. The earthly joy, the passing beauty and the goodness in anticipation of the immeasurable joy, endless beauty, timeless good in the highest order.
As Catholics we should rejoice that the individual has gone on to another dimension! Pray for the person to be healed and gone to eternal life. Look to the Beatific Vision!
I nursed at home both my parents in turn in their final illnesses, and they both died in my arms. It is a moving and wonderful experience, a great grace, and gives you the relief that you did your best for them. A very helpful meditation for this 89 year old! +
I just want to go home and hope for a merciful judgement. I know He loves me,, but I also know I'm a sinner. I am afraid, but I trust Him. So far He has never let me down , despite the trials and tribulations of my 69 years. I'm so blessed by tthe gift of faith and look forward to being reunited with all those who I have loved and lost in the great Communion of the saints when I finally become who I was createdd to bè. Deo gratias
I hope every time I listen to you Bishop Baron that you will someday be Pope,well here's hoping anyway.I myself had something like a near death experience don't know how else to describe it.I did not have a near death per say also I might mention I did not have a strong Catholic Experience in my family but I seem to have learned about God peace meal I suppose the best way to describe my family it was dysfunctional. Anyway I had to deal with a crisis in the family and stopped into my old school days church on the way (the days when they stayed open)I prayed desperately about the problem then suddenly I seemed to be in another place a most blissful place I felt as if love surrounded and filled me I was safe and protected it was inexplicably beautiful ,my whole being was filled with the hope it would never end. Yes but it did too soon and there I was alone in my beloved Church.I would like to say the problem was solved but it wasn't and just went from bad to worse.However I never forgot the experience in the Church it stayed with me unforgettable..✝🛐
Greetings from Greece. Thank you Bishop Baron for you enlightening talk. I listen to all the videos you have put on Utube and my faith has been strengthened.. God bless you
May the holy spirit continue to guide, inspire you with the wisdom and discerning of what is the truth of our catholic faith according to jesus teaching. Blessing and prayers from Sydney. Thank you and God bless ❤❤❤
I am reminded of the story of Jesus with Mary and Martha. With Jesus telling Martha that she worries about worldly things while Mary sits at his feet and communes with Jesus. Jesus is the Master of Death; He raised Lazarus. When we draw near to Jesus we stop worrying about death. There are worse things than death... like ending up in the fiery pit without escape!
What a great episode of WoF! I am a student of process philosophy/process theology and what Bishop Barron says at 18:16 is very much like Whitehead's idea of what he calls the consequent nature of God (which is united with the primoridal nature of God). In process theology, all the happens in the world is saved from annihilation and obscurity (or futility, as in this discussion) by being prehended by this consequent nature, taken up in all its fullness into the life of God where it enjoys an eternal being in a manner we cannot fathom in our current state of existence. From a process theology perspective, it is imporant, it matters, what we do with our lives. We are what we do and what we do, the free choices we make in life that define us, live eternally in God's being, which also means we live on in God. Again, as Bishop Barron discusses, in a mode unlike anything we can imagine in our current spatially and temporally extended mode. If I were to use Whiteheadian terms, I would say the more we willfully align ourselves with the initial subjective aims coming from God's primoridal nature (colloquially, the Goodness and Righteousness of God), the higher the satisfaction enjoyed in God's consequent nature by the superject of the society of occasions of experience defined by personal order that we essentially are. :D
As a convert i'm more afraid of myself than of dying. As God supports me so well, he will also be able to help me dying. In fact it will please him even more than me to finally get me out of the situation of a certain apprehension. In fact He is litteraly dying to help...
Thank you very much, for this topic. This really helps me a lot this time that I loss my dearly cousin and I have a lots of questions. This message is like a balm that relieves me. Thank you again. 💕
This theme is part of the daily Eucharist.....both that of Christ and our own.. not to mention the sacramental occasion of Last Rights....400 sessions and death not reflected upon ...surely amazing ....but I don't live in the USA ..
How I know this is I was put on hospice but the pain and scariness of constipation made me decide I rather have the pain of cancer so stopped the morphine. It has now taken over a year to heal from what I believe the morphine damaged. But note, I'm on hospice over a year now. Although "they" don't think I'll get better, I believe that is in the hands of our Lord... so we'll see. 😊
When the priests told my mother not to teach us the bible...they were so very correct. We were uneducated. I'm of average intelligence. Suits me just fine. I'm now taking bible study at Saint Patrick's Church, and God is seeing fit to give me understanding as he sees fit, and I understand now that all of us kids would have tried to debunk the bible, and or become rigid.
Bishop Barron, I see that your response on the question on near death or return after death experiences was cautious and so controlled. Your response lack what many knows and have been talking about.
Good morning Bishop Barron. Thank you for making such a big difference in my life. I was wondering if you could talk about burial V cremation for Catholics. Thank you.
How do we prepare for death? I’d bring into the discussion the parable of the different workers in the vineyard. There are those who were hired and started work early in the morning, some later in the morning, some around noon, some around mid-afternoon, and yet some started work near the end of the workday. Can we just set back and relax and start working around 4 or 5 PM of our lives?
.....also Roberts point at 22:00 is correct. Once in the Holy Spirit-The Eternal now/always, knowledge of the eternal is accessible. Of course it is, bc how would prophesy or even our evolution to believe in God come to be? We want for something, why? Why be mad we die? We demand justice...somehow, we hold on to it at least happening as bad luck. Why? Why luck? What is that??these comforting thought must be validated on some level. Justice has to "prove" itself on some level. Some call it karma,coincidence, or a glitch in the matrix or luck... ok... but what we are acknowledging is its not the norm. Like Math, we expect certain outcomes, and when it doesn't hapoen...it's weird.
Enjoyed your perspective on death. Very informative and interesting. Seems God wants humans to experience all kinds of possibilities. We will probably have to wait for that day when we will know the truth. Jesus promised that.
Lord Jesus, as I contemplate my own mortality, I am reminded of the brevity of life on this earth. Help me to use the time I have been given wisely, to love and serve others as you did. May the awareness of my own impermanence inspire me to seek your grace, live in accordance with your teachings, and trust in your promise of eternal life. Amen.
How do you actively contemplate something?
@thehermitage5668 I found your question actually kind of hard to answer because I had never thought about it before. To contemplate is basically “to look thoughtfully for a long time” so I suppose to actively contemplate would be to do so with grater intention. I think the first step is setting aside time and choosing a space for quiet thought (like going to adoration, sitting for a while after Mass, going for a walk, or just sitting in your living room). Then saying a prayer that all your thoughts and ideas are for God and from God and for the grace to recognize what is not (that’s why I find it easiest to contemplate in the presence of the blessed sacrament). Then I guess just sit and consider what it is you want to contemplate. Ask your questions, consider your questions and answers, most importantly listen. Writing down what comes to mind is really helpful. Contemplation is essentially using your intellect and spirituality together to consider whatever it is you want to contemplate. I guess you just think about it with God…I’m not sure if any of that makes sense, but I think that’s contemplating actively. It’s really simple and yet not, like lots of things.
Amen Sweet Jesus, Amen...🙏
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He with ears, hear:
Through the Holy Spirit, God has put it on me to preach to those lost in the devil's deceit!
Hear me when I say, ye that are Catholic have been deceived and know not God. Ye worship Mary, praying to her; when God tells his to worship none other than him. It is idolatry.
Catholicism has its own Bible and teachings, which are blasphemous to the word of God: the Holy Bible. As ye follow the teachings of man and not God; ye hear the pope, but not Jesus, yet ye claim to be his disciples!
These are but a few things I named ye dwell within; there are many more. I tell you now to repent of your sins, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and you'll receive the gift of the Holy Spirit upon asking the Father!
There are *NO* sub-divisions of Christianity. You're either a disciple of Christ or not. A Christian is someone who follows God's word, not a religion. Who obey the Father and follow his will; not man's nor their own heart's. Unless you keep Jesus' commandments, think not the Holy Spirit will dwell within you!
They who heed this message and did what was stated with an open heart to God...
Read the Holy Bible (KJV) daily and every time before you read, pray to the Father and ask:
"Lord I ask that you give me understanding of your word, that I interpret it the way you want me to, and none of my own. I ask you in Jesus' name, amen."
Revelation 22:8-9 KJV
8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
Acts 2:38 KJV
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Luke 11:13 KJV
13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
John 14:21-24 KJV
21 *He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.*
22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
23 Jesus answered and said unto him, *If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.*
24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and *the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.*
3 John 1:11 KJV
11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. *He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.*
1 John 3:6-10 KJV
6 *Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.*
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: *he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.*
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 *Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.*
10 *In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God,* neither he that loveth not his brother.
Thank you Bishop Barron. My wife and I, my son and his wife, along with their four children, all converted to Catholicism over the past 3 years. You have been such an important part of our conversion.
The Blessed Alan de la Roche said: "If you persevere in reciting the Rosary, this will be a most probable sign of your eternal salvation". I keep this quote on my desk and on days I just don't have the motivation to pray the Rosary I look at this saying and I "suddenly" feel motivated again
Bishop Barron is so common sense. A true spokesperson for the modern age.
Good morning and peace be with you, Bishop Barron. I just wanted to thank you for your ministry. I have just begun watching your videos and have been deeply blessed and encouraged and nourished from them. I was raised evangelical fundamentalist and was taught a good many falsehoods about Catholics. I am learning how wrong many of those falsehoods were, through your work and through fellowship with my Catholic brothers and sisters.
Blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it:
Through the Holy Spirit, God has put it on me to preach to those lost in the devil's deceit!
Hear me when I say, ye that are Catholic have been deceived and know not God. Ye worship Mary, praying to her; when God tells his to worship none other than him. It is idolatry.
Catholicism has its own Bible and teachings, which are blasphemous to the word of God: the Holy Bible. As ye follow the teachings of man and not God; ye hear the pope, but not Jesus, yet ye claim to be his disciples!
These are but a few things I named ye dwell within; there are many more. I tell you now to repent of your sins, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, and you'll receive the gift of the Holy Spirit upon asking the Father!
There are *NO* sub-divisions of Christianity. You're either a disciple of Christ or not. A Christian is someone who follows God's word, not a religion. Who obey the Father and follow his will; not man's nor their own heart's. Unless you keep Jesus' commandments, think not the Holy Spirit will dwell within you!
They who heed this message and did what was stated with an open heart to God...
Read the Holy Bible (KJV) daily and every time before you read, pray to the Father and ask:
"Lord I ask that you give me understanding of your word, that I interpret it the way you want me to, and none of my own. I ask you in Jesus' name, amen."
Revelation 22:8-9 KJV
8 And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
9 Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
Acts 2:38 KJV
38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Luke 11:13 KJV
13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
John 14:21-24 KJV
21 *He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.*
22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
23 Jesus answered and said unto him, *If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.*
24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and *the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.*
3 John 1:11 KJV
11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. *He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.*
1 John 3:6-10 KJV
6 *Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.*
7 Little children, let no man deceive you: *he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.*
8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
9 *Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.*
10 *In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God,* neither he that loveth not his brother.
It's so good to meet my fellow Christian. Who's not criticizing me about my Catholic Faith?❤
@@johnkussmann4268ignorants do not know that the Catholic faith is the only true one!! Ignore them!!!
@jesussaves182, the Catholic church that you hate with all your heart, gave the world the Bible in the year 382AD!!!
There you have it, fool
@@Call_Upon_YAHRemember Jesus left his church on earth
Keep that in mind
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
You wouldn't know that if it was not for the Catholic Church who made the Bible on the year 382AD!!!
0:31 Holy Mass
HolyMass please
But man can NOT go directly to Jesus. In John 6:44, Jesus tells us that NO mam can go to Him (to Jesus) unless God, the Father, DRAWS him (man). God, in HIS merciful grace, chooses on/to whom HE will show mercy and compassion (Romans 9:18) because man’s hearts are deceitful/wicked (Jeremiah 17:9). May God have mercy on our souls.
“The circle becoming a sphere and a square becoming a cube”….I really like this.
Those of us looking for a catholic view of death due to loss are all, I'm sure, deeply grateful for this. No therapy model or griefshare group seems to use tell us what we most want and need to hear, so the suffering is either avoided (postponed really) or deeper than it need be. You preach compassion. God bless you.
Pray the Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy, go to confession and recieve Holy Eucharist, avoid sin and trust in Jesus.
Well i don't know about you Robert, but i am 81 years old, and can't wait to meet my beloved savior. I have asked of Him that he leave me here because a young man who needs love and help will have what he needs most... love. Paul said....... "for me to live is Christ, and to die ...Gain" Amen.
Many people today do not contemplate their death. Many think, the now and the sin I commit is not a spiritual problem. In God’s reality, it is a problem and it must be dealt with, before it is to late. 🙏
I am the resurrection and the life he who believes in Me...never dies... love conquers all...thank you Word on Fire cast and crew... Mabuhay
Thanks to both of you for rich , and beautiful discussions. Hitting sixty four this coming October, where did that go? Well, it went beautifully I’ve been blessed with good health , love , and tons of laughter. My life has been incredibly blessed and peppered with all kinds of tragedies and sadness that life brings. Hoping it won’t be soon , but if my life here were to end I can say , wow , that was amazing. Amazing because of the love and laughter part , of course the love and how it sustained me.
My mom had dementia in the last years of her life , and I my five siblings were gathered around her bed . What a gift she gave us that day. The dementia lifted and she was clear as can be. She called each one of us over separately and told us how much we meant to her. Her parting words were, “ love is all that matters in this life , it is what life is all about”.
I’m looking forward to death , bring it on , who would want to live here forever… besides I need to see my husband , mom , dad and countless others. Peace and light …
Yes, I feel the same way. I miss my Mother and Dad so much....I don't want to die, only because I love my only child so much. I can die in peace because he has a strong Catholic faith.
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My brother died when I was 20
I've always known, I'm one breath away from eternity
Celebrating my 64th birthday
"QTR"
Quality
Time
Remaining
Thanks be to God
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I love flannary o’Connor “people are so afraid of grace, because the change it brings is painful” not to mention beautiful
Yes. When God, in HIS merciful grace, calls your name He convicts you of your deceitful/wicked heart and, yes, it’s painful. But HE simultaneously, gifts to you HIS faith and love to repent and to believe in HIS son.HE then DRAWS your prostrated soul to the feet of Christ. Jesus sees the WORK of the Father in you and saves you (John 6:44) to His Father’s house of many mansions-He is the way, the truth, the Life (John 14:6). Our salvation is the BEAUTIFUL and merciful WORK of God and Christ Jesus.
When i think of death, i ask myself where will my memory go... and deep within, i know i will loose everything, but i hope and pray that my Lord will come and remember me. And how the eucharist will be in my soul...and i will still recognize the Lord.
I am not Catholic, but I follow Bishop Barron. I lost my wife over 4 years ago. From the moment I lost her I lost all fear of death. Thank you for this message. I personally think the increased prevelance of near-death experiences is a grace of God to help us in our belief.
I feel for your loss. Sending compassion, I understand. My husband went to heaven five years ago
@@anneturner2759 so you understand. God bless.
@tome2294 And mine 🙏 Not having been present at either of my parents’ deaths, I appreciate his Grace’s analysis of our feelings on the subject, and of course the wonderful final answer to our qualms!
Tertia die resurrexit 👏😅
@@russellmiles2861 thank you.
I have often reflected on the subject of death. There was a time when I feared death. After the COVID and having seen & heard of the death of millions of people, I now have come to terms with the subject. (1 Corinthians 15:55-58). I contemplate on this text & wait in joyful hope for the coming of our saviour Jesus Christ. Matt5:8 is very challenging but it is a good reason to work towards purifying ourselves by earnestly praying for the gift of grace from God. It is awesome to be a Catholic and I find hope in saying the Creed, I am especially inspired & comforted about the Resurrection of our bodies to life everlasting.
The Ignatian Meditation on our death was the most freeing of the Spiritual Exercises that I made as a Jesuit novice. Its grace is always with me. I am not afraid to die because I was given the scene with Jesus at my death-bed calling me to himself.
As Bishop Barron speaks of the soulful longing within each of us, we are reminded that death is 100% certain. Bishop reminds us that it is not morbid to think of death, but realistic to think of the soul as eternal and the body as temporary. The parallels to circle and a sphere as to living and after life are uplifting and logical. I will take that metaphor with me and thank and Bless you, Bishop Barron for all the comforting wisdom you impart to us....and to Brandon for all his insight and questioning.
I'm always looking forward to the "Peace be with you" at the start!
I know how I felt when I became the last living member of my family in my hometown. It was a sobering reminder of the impermanence of life. It gave me the courage to let go. It gave me a fresh realization that my life is between me and God alone, and always has been. I just didn't know that until I grew old and experienced loss. Now, I may be okay with my own death. I think.
*Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful ones.* (Psalm 116 : 15)
When you shall cross life's horizon and friends sing the goodbye song, may you find God's open arms waiting in longing for you ✝️🙏👍
A key insight is that God is outside time. Everything is present to God for all eternity. My 5 year old self is just as present to God as my current self. And then we shall know Him as He knows us.
It gives direction to live in Christ who won the death and lives for ever. Thank you for this beautiful reflection on our own death
Thank you Bishop Barron and Brandon for sharing this discussion. These are consoling words and I especially appreciate the advice to pray the rosary daily and ask for the intercession of our holy mother at the hour of our death. We take for granted that we will always be able to pray and repent as we approach that final hour, but there may be a point where we can not pray. I’m also glad to hear that you have been invited to the Synod . This also is a great source of anxiety for Catholics who feel like they will be asked to choose between obedience to church authority and following the truth of the faith. Especially when we contemplate how we will answer at the hour of our death, this is a legitimate source of anxiety and to me the greatest injustice that can be laid at the feet of faithful Catholics to put one in opposition of the other. Bishop Barron, I promise to pray for you and the faithful voice that you bring to the Synod. Thanks again for your work.
I often tell people a "reflection on death will enhance your life" as always Brilliant Bishop Baron thanks Brandon.
I've been contemplating the Motto and practice known simply as "momento mori".
From stoic theme to a simple greetings in the church, to "the only memory we all share".
Thank you for addressing this topic.
Thank you Bishop Barron and Brandon. GOD bless you both abundantly. ➕️❤
Just saw the topic, immediately liked it. Who is this Catholic guy? I like his hat. He's a 💯!
Thank you. Very needed topic to talk about. God bless us. Holy Mary Mother of God pray for us sinners now and the hour of our death amen. When we pray the Rosary we are praying for that hour. Keep praying.
"The Christian trust is something like this that what we accomplish here below will be taken up into God's eternity and elevated, transfigured, moved to a higher pitch." *- Bishop Robert Barron*
I've been accused of being a fatalist because I speak of death not frequently, but in a way some find a bit too nonchalant. I could say I'm not afraid to die but that would be a lie. Everyone is afraid of death at some level, our survival instinct wires us for it. I do know this, what awaits us on the other side puts anything here to shame. The idea that you will miss anything about this place is off the mark. The peace is unlike anything that can be put into words, a calmness that surpasses our comprehension. I'll just leave it at that.
Why do you ask? Does it bother you?
If you God, you go to who you love and we want to be with the one we love
I was not practicing my faith, I felt I could not be forgiven, and had let the Lord down. I asked the exact 4th question. I was desperately worried about dying. As an outdoor type of person , I was walking back to my car, thinking how I would miss the wind and the rain when I die. How can dying be better than this? Three words resonated in my soul, "I AM THERE". I knew it was Jesus, He is there waiting. Since then I have never missed Mass, I have become an Catholic RE teacher. My house is like a shrine😊 I thank Jesus all the time for bringing me back. Im not afraid to die, He is there.
Greetings from Brazil, Bishop Barron. Thank you so much for teaching all this to us.
Thank you for discussing what so many have difficulty explaining and understanding, beautiful life of Christianity!
Indeed it's a hard topic
When some people are dying, they experience what is called a "rally" This happened with my brother. It was very brief, but I will never forget it! Praise God for such brief, but amazing moments. Many doctors and nurses see this. I encourage people to pay attention to this. I believe it is miraculous.
Thank you...all we can pray is for forgiveness..hear my pray Lord..
Hi Bishp Barron' Ireland. Your talk on the reality of Our Death" Neccessary and Fantastic. We hear the WORD through You. Keep Going... Ann.
Why you should ponder your own death! This subject was brought to my attention a fair while back, and if we truly believe and have faith in Jesus Christ one day for sure is that we will stand before him, and we will need all the graces and blessings that can assist us at the crossing over point of our souls! as you very clearly pointed out Bishop Barron, we ask this of Our Lady at the end of each Hail Mary prayer, "Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death" Amen
Edifying conversation. Thank you both so much.🙏🏼
Thank you Brandon and thank you Bishop Barron...excellent God Bless
1 Corinthians 2:9
But as it is written:
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
#22:30 on Losing earthly joys
Let's have a shout out for C.S.Lewis who used the dimensionality explanation in Mere Christianity, and even in the last book of the Narnia chronicles, where the children realize that the places they have loved on earth are just "Shadowlands" of a greater reality in heaven, and than none of them are really lost.
Lewis also puts an hillarious twist on the story of the 8-yr old unable to comprehend the joy of the marital embrace: he asks whether one eats sweets during it, and is told 'no', so goes away believing that the marital embrace is just an occasion where you're not allowed to eat sweets.
Very interesting, as always! Thank you. Tonight I've listened to this 2x more. It is so rich...the secular viewpoints, the Biblical viewpoints (Hebrew & NT), those 4 points by McCullough, esp., the last 2: loss & earthly joys robbed. The point of these earthly things to view as "sacramentality" & transformed. The question asked @ "near death experiences"...some physicians have written on those, from patients & also, their own personal experiences. If people are reluctant to discuss their own, I think it in part is because in our culture, we do not want to be seen as not in touch w/reality &/or bordering on mental illness.
Old age will creep up on you. I have just turned 65. The approach and passing of this milestone has made me more aware of my mortality. It seriously does not seem all that long ago since I was young. Another thing that has brought my limited time left is the loss of both parents. Mum died just before my 63rd birthday and Dad died just after my 64th.
Another thing is the recent news of the Pope's and your visits to Lisbon and Fatima. This brought memories of my visit to these two places in October 1991. It occurred to me that it was almost half my life so-far ago. [It was 31 years and 10 months ago, which is not far short of my age at the time, which was 33 years and 3 months].
It's sad when you start counting down the days you have left. Like the "glass is half empty" adage.
💟..from Indonesia.. Praise to LORD JESUS..thank you for reminding me..Mgr Bishop n team..😇🙏
I listen regularly bishop
What a truly wonderful, candid discussion.
Praise the Lord
Great learning of Christian Faith a more reasonable to view it, in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Thank you Bishop Barron and Brandon
I watched my brother die when he was in palliative care for 4 days. We knew that it was the end eventually. The staff at the hospital were wonderful. I have faith that I will see him again in Glory. I love him so much!
Bishop and Mr. Thank you for another inspiring message. God bless you both. Thank you. I am praying for you 🙏🙏.
When we were growing up there was a language permeating our home...Roman Catholic language...scripture all through the house and everyone using it. I moved away at 18, periodic visits, and then back home at age 42. The language had changed. It had permeating esoteric language. Words that can be found and explained in Father Pacwa's book "Catholics and the New Age: How Good People are Being Drawn Into Jungian Psychology, the Enneagram, and the Age of Aquarius." -Sarah - Wife of John
I can highly recommend Memento Mori: Prayers On The Last Things by Sr. Theresa Aletheia Noble, FSP. The lenten devotional is also fantastic to help one contemplate death.
This is so excellent I am sharing it with many people I know! Thank you, Brandon and Bishop Barron
See the things of this world as sacrament of the higher order. The earthly joy, the passing beauty and the goodness in anticipation of the immeasurable joy, endless beauty, timeless good in the highest order.
As Catholics we should rejoice that the individual has gone on to another dimension! Pray for the person to be healed and gone to eternal life. Look to the Beatific Vision!
I nursed at home both my parents in turn in their final illnesses, and they both died in my arms. It is a moving and wonderful experience, a great grace, and gives you the relief that you did your best for them.
A very helpful meditation for this 89 year old! +
I am starting to care for my parents at their house. Can you share some of your experiences? Thanks
I just want to go home and hope for a merciful judgement. I know He loves me,, but I also know I'm a sinner. I am afraid, but I trust Him. So far He has never let me down , despite the trials and
tribulations of my 69 years. I'm so blessed by tthe gift of faith and look forward to being reunited with all those who I have loved and lost in the great Communion of the saints when I finally become who I was createdd to bè. Deo gratias
I love the scripture where Jesus is on the Cross and He says to the thief next to Him.. today you will be with me in Paradise!
I hope every time I listen to you Bishop Baron that you will someday be Pope,well here's hoping anyway.I myself had something like a near death experience don't know how else to describe it.I did not have a near death per say also I might mention I did not have a strong Catholic Experience in my family but I seem to have learned about God peace meal I suppose the best way to describe my family it was dysfunctional.
Anyway I had to deal with a crisis in the family and stopped into my old school days church on the way (the days when they stayed open)I prayed desperately about the problem then suddenly I seemed to be in another place a most blissful place I felt as if love surrounded and filled me I was safe and protected it was inexplicably beautiful ,my whole being was filled with the hope it would never end. Yes but it did too soon and there I was alone in my beloved Church.I would like to say the problem was solved but it wasn't and just went from bad to worse.However I never forgot the experience in the Church it stayed with me unforgettable..✝🛐
Greetings from Greece. Thank you Bishop Baron for you enlightening talk. I listen to all the videos you have put on Utube and my faith has been strengthened.. God bless you
May the holy spirit continue to guide, inspire you with the wisdom and discerning of what is the truth of our catholic faith according to jesus teaching. Blessing and prayers from Sydney. Thank you and God bless ❤❤❤
May you have a blessed and happy solemnity in honor of the assumption of our most holy and glorious mother and queen, Mary
Even with a cold, you are full of wisdom! My kids have been asking death questions and now I have better answers.
I am reminded of the story of Jesus with Mary and Martha. With Jesus telling Martha that she worries about worldly things while Mary sits at his feet and communes with Jesus. Jesus is the Master of Death; He raised Lazarus. When we draw near to Jesus we stop worrying about death. There are worse things than death... like ending up in the fiery pit without escape!
Outstanding on all levels. Thank you.
Lord my heart is restless until it rests in you.
This life is preparing us for the next eternal life
What a great episode of WoF! I am a student of process philosophy/process theology and what Bishop Barron says at 18:16 is very much like Whitehead's idea of what he calls the consequent nature of God (which is united with the primoridal nature of God). In process theology, all the happens in the world is saved from annihilation and obscurity (or futility, as in this discussion) by being prehended by this consequent nature, taken up in all its fullness into the life of God where it enjoys an eternal being in a manner we cannot fathom in our current state of existence. From a process theology perspective, it is imporant, it matters, what we do with our lives. We are what we do and what we do, the free choices we make in life that define us, live eternally in God's being, which also means we live on in God. Again, as Bishop Barron discusses, in a mode unlike anything we can imagine in our current spatially and temporally extended mode.
If I were to use Whiteheadian terms, I would say the more we willfully align ourselves with the initial subjective aims coming from God's primoridal nature (colloquially, the Goodness and Righteousness of God), the higher the satisfaction enjoyed in God's consequent nature by the superject of the society of occasions of experience defined by personal order that we essentially are. :D
When love overtakes us, we don't consider death.
“What we do in life echoes in eternity.” -Gladiator
As a convert i'm more afraid of myself than of dying. As God supports me so well, he will also be able to help me dying. In fact it will please him even more than me to finally get me out of the situation of a certain apprehension. In fact He is litteraly dying to help...
Awsome show thank you!
Appreciate your teachings.
I am not afraid of death, I am afraid of the process.
Gracias querido Obispo Barron. ❤️🙏💯
Very interesting conversation. Thanks, Your Eminence.
Thank you for all you do 🙏🏻
Such brilliance.
Thank you very much, for this topic. This really helps me a lot this time that I loss my dearly cousin and I have a lots of questions. This message is like a balm that relieves me. Thank you again. 💕
"I'm not worried about death..I just don't want to be there when it happens"-Woody Allen
This theme is part of the daily Eucharist.....both that of Christ and our own.. not to mention the sacramental occasion of Last Rights....400 sessions and death not reflected upon ...surely amazing ....but I don't live in the USA ..
How I know this is I was put on hospice but the pain and scariness of constipation made me decide I rather have the pain of cancer so stopped the morphine. It has now taken over a year to heal from what I believe the morphine damaged. But note, I'm on hospice over a year now. Although "they" don't think I'll get better, I believe that is in the hands of our Lord... so we'll see. 😊
Thank you for talking about this memento morí
Muchas gracias
When the priests told my mother not to teach us the bible...they were so very correct. We were uneducated. I'm of average intelligence. Suits me just fine. I'm now taking bible study at Saint Patrick's Church, and God is seeing fit to give me understanding as he sees fit, and I understand now that all of us kids would have tried to debunk the bible, and or become rigid.
Bishop Barron, I see that your response on the question on near death or return after death experiences was cautious and so controlled. Your response lack what many knows and have been talking about.
BTW- wishing you a blessed 😇, happy, glorious afternoon and, as well, an amazing 🤩 evening ahead!
Excellent ❤️. Now and at the hour of our death. 🙏
Good morning Bishop Barron. Thank you for making such a big difference in my life. I was wondering if you could talk about burial V cremation for Catholics. Thank you.
How do we prepare for death? I’d bring into the discussion the parable of the different workers in the vineyard. There are those who were hired and started work early in the morning, some later in the morning, some around noon, some around mid-afternoon, and yet some started work near the end of the workday. Can we just set back and relax and start working around 4 or 5 PM of our lives?
Thank you Bishop Barron ❤
.....also Roberts point at 22:00 is correct. Once in the Holy Spirit-The Eternal now/always, knowledge of the eternal is accessible. Of course it is, bc how would prophesy or even our evolution to believe in God come to be? We want for something, why? Why be mad we die? We demand justice...somehow, we hold on to it at least happening as bad luck. Why? Why luck? What is that??these comforting thought must be validated on some level. Justice has to "prove" itself on some level. Some call it karma,coincidence, or a glitch in the matrix or luck... ok... but what we are acknowledging is its not the norm. Like Math, we expect certain outcomes, and when it doesn't hapoen...it's weird.
God bless you 🙏
Enjoyed your perspective on death. Very informative and interesting. Seems God wants humans to experience all kinds of possibilities. We will probably have to wait for that day when we will know the truth. Jesus promised that.
Fantastic
While in Rome Bishop, please also plead for Tradition