Friends, we come to the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, and we’re going to finish our reading of the thirteenth chapter of Matthew's Gospel, which deals with the parables. Jesus’s parables cut to the heart of the matter and convey the truth of the kingdom, and the two we hear today—the parable of the hidden treasure and the parable of the pearl—are really good examples. Both are about the summum bonum, the highest good, and therefore about what’s most fundamental in the spiritual life. Indeed, this is life itself; this is what it’s all about!
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What Life Is All About - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
Friends, we come to the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, and we’re going to finish our reading of the thirteenth chapter of Matthew's Gospel, which deals with the parables. Jesus’s parables cut to the heart of the matter and convey the truth of the king...
Open this video on Bishop Robert BarronApplying Catholic Social Teaching
Friends, Catholic social teaching articulates great moral principles and, as JD Vance rightly points out, challenges those in public life to apply them practically.
Open this video on Bishop Robert BarronBring Your Catholic Sensibility Forward
Friends, as Vice President JD Vance says, Christians can’t just leave politics to the politicians. We need Catholics in positions of high influence who bring their religious formation and sensibility into their work.
Open this video on Bishop Robert BarronWhat JD Vance Liked About Pope Francis
Friends, in the latest episode of Bishop Barron Presents, Vice President Vance spent some time reflecting on Pope Francis and what he especially appreciated about the pope’s media style. Watch the full Bishop Barron Presents episode: https://youtu.be/aCpBXz...
Open this video on Bishop Robert BarronFaith Shouldn’t Be Narrowly Confined
Friends, in converting to Catholicism, Vice President Vance was deeply struck by the fact that Jesus Christ is the Lord of one’s entire life, not just parts of it—and this includes all of our political positions.
Open this video on Bishop Robert BarronConversation Is Essential
Friends, while disagreement between the Church and state is sometimes inevitable, it’s also healthy—and steady conversation is essential to moving forward in a productive way. In the latest episode of Bishop Barron Presents, Vice President Vance reflected o...
Open this video on Bishop Robert BarronHow the Virtues Help Us Respond to an Increasingly Vicious Online Culture
Friends, in the latest episode of the Word on Fire Show, I sat down with Matthew Petrusek to examine the dark and difficult aspects of internet culture. We explored René Girard’s insights on scapegoating; the rise of toxicity, mobs, and weaponized anonymity...
Open this video on Bishop Robert BarronWhat Do We Worship?
Friends, during our conversation on Bishop Barron Presents, the vice president and I discussed how every society worships something—and how this tells us everything we need to know about it.
Open this video on Bishop Robert BarronThe Economy Serves the Human Person
Friends, what happens when you make an idol out of the American corporation? Vice President Vance wants to ensure that economic growth serves the human person—not the other way around.
Open this video on Bishop Robert BarronAll Things Work Together for Good - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
Friends, we continue this weekend reading from the thirteenth chapter of Matthew's Gospel, which is dedicated to the parables of Jesus. Today I want to focus on the thought-provoking and theologically rich parable of the wheat and the weeds. A man sows good...
Open this video on Bishop Robert BarronThe Vice President and I Discuss Political Philosophy
Vice President JD Vance joins me for a special, wide-ranging episode of Bishop Barron Presents: Conversations at the Crossroads. He and I discuss the insights of René Girard, his visit with Pope Francis just before his death, the state of our nation’s two m...
Open this video on Bishop Robert BarronStay Close to Him | 2026 Presbyteral Ordination Homily
Friends, in preparing for this year’s presbyteral ordinations in the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, I asked the Lord, “What should I tell these three young guys?” And like that, it came to me: “Well, you’ve been at it for forty years. What have you learned?” ...
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