Refuse Scapegoating Violence - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- Friends, this Sunday, we hear the story of the woman caught in adultery from the eighth chapter of John. René Girard thought that this story was particularly clear in showing the dynamics of what he called the scapegoating mechanism. And in the response of Jesus to the violence of the mob, we see the glory of God, who does not sanction this scapegoating frenzy, but rather meets the misery of our sin with his mercy.
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Thank you bishop barron, I was a victim of a physical and sexual abuse by a catholic run Institution as a very young woman by a doctor and covered up by church... I learned after a lot of pain in my heart through a brilliant monk to forgive the church to forgive the person also but not the crime. I'm so grateful I did as he's passed on now and I pray for his soul, we are all sinners and through my forgiveness I was able to then see my own flaws and sins I love Jesus and my catholic faith now more than ever but I am now more protective of myself and my faith.... Prayers for your good health and for the health of our clergy ..🙏🙏🙏🙏
That kind of forgiveness is truly inspiring, and I'm so glad it allowed you to let go and to heal. I don't know if I would've had the strength were I in your shoes, but you must be an exceptional person💪
I wish you the best🤗
God bless you and your witness Linda. I am a survivor as well and know about this pain and healing. I, also, was very fortunate to have a wonderful priest who walked me through the early days of recovery and started me on that journey. Thanks be to God for merciful love and forgiveness.
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I am thankful to Our sweet Lord that you are healed, though still hurting from a great injustice against you as a very young person by someone providing services on behalf of the church. That you can step out of that abuse and still seek Christ and indeed embrace him , is a great sign of your faith. Heaven awaits you when your time comes. God bless you Linda!!
Amazing
I just wrote a PhD dissertation based on Rene Girard. I'm so glad that you, Bishop Barron, are doing your best to promote his work. His work is invaluable in understanding our current predicament and his work calls us all to self-examination, repentance and conversion.
Any advice on a good book or one of Girards books. Or video. Thanks.
Never said more clearly and concisely.
@@jjcm3135 I have Theater of Envy, which looks at Shakespeare’s works using RG’s theory. Get it if you’re a fan of the Bard.
@@jjcm3135 absolutely. Of you prefer to hear a fine five hour radio program dedicated to him I'd recommend CBC Radios "the Scapegoat: insights into the ideas of Rene Girard." These are freely available on the internet. Otherwise, for books, his crowning achievement is considered "Things Hidden since the Foundation of the World" although Im of the opinion that "Battling to the End" is his most important work. Hope this helps and enjoy! Prepare to become an avowed Girardian, and thanks be to God !
@@christophermueller7466 I'm grateful for that advice. Over 3 yrs ago I read a very short review of R Girard's book 'I Saw Satan...' (by David Lyle Jeffrey) and it stayed with me. It actually impelled me to make a major decision. I ll go through the above. Thank you again.
As a non-Catholic I love listening to Bishop Barron. Thank you for your words of hope and love. God Bless.
Misery meet mercy...powerful!!
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Me, putting my stone down and walking away!! I am a sinner eager to open my heart to Christ and sin no more. Such a Lenten blessing. May God bless you Bishop Barron!!
What a wonderful testimony. God bless you further toward Jesus with every breath you take‼️✝️🌈 Happy Easter.
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Blessed and Happy Easter to you☆
@Mary Pinakat - Thank you so kindly. May I wish the same to you. Easter blessings. 🌈✝️💟
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What confounds me is how we believe we will sin no more. Even though we will again and again.
The Church is the place where misery meets mercy; thank you!
St. Augustine said "all that's left is Misera et Misericordia" , Misery and Mercy.
That's what the temple meant to be. The Glory of God dwells there, a place where the Misery of our sin meets the Misericordia, the Mercy of God, and may each one of us be an instrument of that meeting.
Thank you, Bishop Barron.
Our society has much to learn from this Gospel passage. God bless Bishop Barron.
Oh my word! You, Bishop Barron, opens my mind to see with my heart how I have acted towards others wrongly in the name of offering corrections. May the Spirit of God keep moving you to help us understand God! Thank you.
Thank you Bishop Barron for the beautiful homily in explaining how some people used the law to judge others and comdem them instead of helping them and showing mercy and love ❤️
If you subscribe to the podcast you can listen to the sermon now just FYI for anyone interested. As a matter of fact you can listen to homilies going all the way back to 2001. Back then Bishop Barron was actually giving his physical and email address out at the end of the homily. Amazing to see how far the ministry has come. Cheers to all & God Bless!
Wish I had money...
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This is wisdom. Thank you Bishop Barron. ✝️⚓️❤️
I always love Bishop Barron's preaching since he is able to me back to the time of Jesus. I recently discovered that the woman in the story was St. Mary Magdelene, as confirmed by early Church founding fathers. I recently saw her with the Blessed Mother accompanying Jesus to Calvary, as shown in the movie "The Passion of Christ." The majority of Jesus' Apostles fled the scene due to fear of the Jews, but Mary Magdelene stood by at the foot of the Cross. I believe Jesus transformed her heart, and she was on fire for Him and no longer had any fear of death. I experienced the same manner with my deep conversion, having led a promiscuous life. I now have an immense love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary. I now have a fear of committing sins than death.
Not sure this woman was Mary Magdalen, as what is written about Jesus’ interaction with Magdalen is that he “freed her from demons”.The woman in this story is unnamed, and Jesus tells her to “go and sin no more”.... but that adds all the more encouragement... she could be anyone of us,...ALL of us. Jesus offers mercy without price to each and to all who would accept it. Perhaps the only thing Jesus would ask is that we in turn pass it on . Be at peace and be joyful... forgiveness, mercy, and perfect love are yours through Jesus.
Lord Jesus Christ unite us through Your Love ❤️🔥
I generally write my sunday homilies before watching Bishop Baron. His insights make me want to go back to work each time. Breathtakingly deep !
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Thank you Bishop. I'll try again. With a humble loving heart.
I love your homilies. Usually I end up crying. Good tears. Thank you.
Jesus, who was the only one without sin (so he could've technically thrown the first stone), didn't condemn her either. Beautiful.
Bishop Barron, I hope you are the next Pope. God bless you.
Thank you Bishop Barron. We used to be in contact over 12 years ago. You used to write to me giving me some insides in certain Gospels. I thank God so much for having you help us all. Your integrity and value of God's work is so important in these days of uncertainty. I will always pray for you.
Magistrale homélie!
Lord help me put my stone down and walk away
Such a beautiful, touching and eloquent homily. I am reminded that I too am so often like the Pharisees, ready to throw a stone at someone, forgetting that I am a sinner myself.....Misery met Mercy.....such a beautiful image it brings to mind. Forgive me, Lord, help me to put down my stone whenever I pick up one. Thank you Bishop Barron, may God continue to bless you and inspire you.
After reading the first 5 chapters of Proverbs, listening to this is a fulfillment of the wisdom I read of and seek.
Thank you. You are with him indeed.
A troublingly spiritual paradox so pointedly rendered by Jesus and so aptly unpacked by bishop Barron: Truth without love is too hard, love without truth is an illusion. Bishop Barron, you have been gifted the gift of marrying the sword and the heart. To those God has gifted much, much more will be asked of them.
Deo gratias, Levis Shalom
Thank you very much Bishop Barron.Your teachings are helping me immensely,May God bless you abundantly.
*"For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost."* - JESUS (Luke 19:10 NRSV)
thats me :)
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May God's kindness and mercy forever follow you☆
This is what is going on in the media and politics and it has the capacity to draw us in and take over too much time in our lives thus deflecting our own sins and eventually drawing us away from God.
@@oliverclark5604 😴😩 oh do bore off and please take your dictionary and your thesaurus with you.. sounding like a real blowhard, you remind me of that character from the Good Will hunting movie 😝
Every time I hear this Gospel…And I might add many times as I am 82 years old, I agree with you Bishop that other men were most likely laying in wait and watching from afar ( not too far) in order to catch this woman in adultery. I think about the man who hired her for the hour …is he not equally guilty? What does the law say about him? What does Jesus say about him or what does Jesus say to him ?
I too have same doubt. Why only the woman was caught and not the guy?
good message~
Amen 🙏
Toronto Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
Thx you bishop Barnes on this journey we all are on. God bless
I've been following Dinesh D'Souza discussion of Dante's inferno. He makes the point that each of the damned blames their predicament on someone else and gain satisfaction at the thought that such a person is suffering a greater he'll than they are themselves. What an insight on our tendency toward scapegoating! How much better, as George Herbert puts it, "Though I sin, I weep! Still I creep to the throne of grace!"
God bless you Bishop 🙏
Amen God bless Bishop Baron.
I cannot begin to express how valuable these Sunday sermons are for me personally. I have learnt so much about my catholic faith just through this weekly series and they are generally fun to watch.
Thank you Bishop and God bless
Thank you, Bishop, for sharing this profound exegesis of this passage. God bless you.
God bless you Bishop Barron. I'll remember that powerful phase Misera et Misericordia.
Thank you for this beautiful message dear Grace
Thank you Bishop Barron. Very powerful 🙏
I LOVE the detail "beginning with the elders."
Thanks Bishop. Your sermons always transform my mind and touches my heart. Greetings from Mexico. God bless you
I feel so much hearing this preaching!
I did, and I praise the Lord for it
Bishop, your eloquence is appreciated. I have so many everyday thoughts and questions constantly rushing through my mind. And then I listen to you and clarity…..amazing. I am blessed every time. God’s grace and blessings prayed upon you.
this is one of your Best Bishop Barron! thank you!
Wonderful words, touché was what first came to my mind! All of us sinners, must remember that wonderful words are only just that unless we put them into action. Or, perhaps, take action with words first? Thank you so much for this sermon Bishop. I have learned so much from it. God bless, praise be to Christ.
Please remember to pray for me, for my mental health and for my fatigue that I willing offer to Christ for others. 🇨🇦✝️✝️✝️
Great sermon. Thank you Bishop Barron.
Beautiful homily, misery and mercy meets in the Temple of God. Thank you and God bless Bishop Barron 🙏🏽
Absolute truth.
Beautiful homily Bishop.May God bless you. Someone listening you from Ghana
Hello Ghana! From a Jamaican living in New York, USA.
Excellent! Thank you so much. May God bless you!
What a Sermon. It could be about forgiveness, the sin, the phariseus, but bishop could talk about the substitution of the building temple by the god temple.
Amen. Thank you, and Blessings + + +
Thank you for your very interesting honest chat.
Take care and God Bless you.
Amen 😘
If we can blame someone else for ... then we can alleviate our own guilt.
Thank you so much Bishop Barron--this is lovely and so beautiful to consider--how much Jesus loves us and demonstrated this merciful love with such power. Oh thanks be to God for this love and forgiveness.
I love misery meets mercy all equal love the greatest gift. Forgiveness is LOVE. Thanks for these powerful words
Thank you
Thank you,Bishop Baron. I love your videos
Very topical subject that is ripping apart the US right now. ♥️✝️
It almost feels like God's providence how the Gospel this Sunday comes after Academy Award Incident. I believe 'misery meets mercy' is the key of how we should approach that event.
Thank you Bishop Barron, another powerful teaching . I needed to hear, as well as all people. God bless you 🙏 🛐☦️
Thank you, Bishop
Thank you Bishop Barron, and God bless you and your ministry.
A beautiful homily.
Thank you for an especially thought provoking sermon.
It's great sermon. Thanks Bishop
I would always say I’m Sorry Dear Lord that i would always do things that makes You unhappy. If only i can simply forgive those i think are doing wrongly, if only i can avoid being so self righteous… Please pray for sinners like me Bishop Barron. Thank you So much for all that you do, all that you say to us… GODBLESS YOU MORE…
The best sermon I've heard in a long time. Excellent!
Ty Bishop🙏🏼 You are so right Flip that Negative Mind sects That we are all guilty of as sinners GBUB🕊🙏🏼♥️🙏🏼♥️🙏🏼♥️🕊✌️🦋
Thank you Bishop Barron and thanks to the late Rene Girard for his wisdom on the anthropology of man.
@Pinned: By Bìshöp Robêrt Barrön I don't like that you take the name of the good Bishop.
Thank you Bishop Barron 🙏
Very timely for the state of our church in America today. Great sermon!
IN NOMINE PATRIS ET FILII ET SPIRITUS SANCTI. AMEN. LORD JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU. thank you, Bishop Barron.
Praying for Archbishop Barron ♥️✝️
Thank you for providing this ministry. I am sick and cannot go to church this Sunday. It is wonderful to hear your homily. I also read your daily email. Thank you for being a blessing to people!
Wonderful Sermon. TY Bishop Barron! God Bless you and Word on Fire Ministry!
Wow! What beautiful insights on one of my favorite gospels! What beautiful revelations of God's mercy meeting our misery! Thank you Bishop Barron!
Another wonderful and insightful homily, bishop. Thank you. Though as a woman I do notice that although it takes 2 to commit adultery, the man is not brought to the temple and condemned by the scribes and Pharisees...perhaps another aspect of scapegoating, where we put ourselves in the position of judging who is guilty and who is innocent instead of leaving that up to God.
Our priest talked about this in his homily. "Where is the man?" It's a good take on the story.
Someone said that actually Jesus drew on the ground the pictures of a ring and a shepherd stick. The things that Juda (patriarch of Juda clan) gave to Tamar as pledge....
The Jews understood it's meaning and left.
And Jesus is right. Not the woman caught in adultery but you men are at fault. And Jesus surely brought mercy amidst this misery.
Thank you Bishop 🌈🌟 Amen 🙏🏼
Rene Gerard rocks! Thanks Bishop Barron.
Following you from Ireland 🇮🇪.
Also from Ireland 🇮🇪 👏
@Pinned: By Bìshöp Robêrt Barrön I loved your take on this. I realised listening to my political opponents being caught out in lies that I was part of the crowd enjoying their humiliation. I remembered your video and promptly turned off what I was listening to. Felt ashamed and took note of myself.
Ironically I was on my way to mass , as I play the piano there.
The priests were giving confessions to us all after mass. I was delighted to get confession feels great.
Thanks again for all your videos.
God bless you.
@@glennmills6385 Down south here in Midleton. Nice to see ya here.
@@adastra123 up in kildare ,great to be here ,love listening to these sermons from bishop barren ...thank you bishop barron,bless you guys
@Pinned: By Bìshöp Robêrt Barrön You had me. I genuinely thought it may be bishop Robert Barron . Not an imposter.
I did actually read the real bishop Barrons bio , it is very impressive to say the least also he said that he does not reply to persons on an individual level on social media.
Also he said to report impostors to him. ( so yeah that's what I will be doing , though you did fool me ).
Thank you Bishop for your great words describing how awesome Jesus, our God, is.
This was a fantastic sermon, thank you Bishop Barron!
Thank you for this homily Bishop! The world needs to hear this as the I see far too many articles about the Will Smith slap these days. Praying that the world can know of Christ’s divine mercy!
@Pinned: By Bìshöp Robêrt Barrön how dare you
🎯. Thanks, great video.
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Thank you for your marvelous insight, Bishop Barron. May God continue to Bless You and all the great folks at Word on Fire !!! Bob, Grand Rapids Michigan
Jesus The Great Scapegoat! 🙏
(i have aphasia)
God to temple. Mercy.
thank you
Thank you so much.
Another cracking homily, Bishop!
Thank you and god bless!
Siempre Bishop Robert Barron me abre el alma. Esta vez con miseria y misericordia se unen en el perdón Cuánto para meditar… pensé en el sacramento de la reconciliación, tan olvidado. Que gracia tan grande poder acercarme a Jesús en la confesión. Thanks again!
Amen, May God Bless you and thank you
Gracias padre gracias!
amazing homily. Thank you Bishop Baron.
Mercy and forgiveness are God’s freely offered gifts to us. Cooperating with that Grace is up to us and it is up to all of us to treat each other with mercy and compassion, but also to remind each other to sin no more. There is no greater Love than assisting one another in our faith journey towards justification.
I worry because so many in the Church stop at the compassion and mercy part…without the challenge that Jesus gave to “go and sin no more” and therefore fail to love their neighbor completely by willing their ultimate good. Without taking the extra step, you are leaving them in their sin to continue to break their relationship with God.
As Augustine said, even our ability to cooperate is a gift from God. God receives all the credit.
@@dave1370 in the sense that all existence subsists in God, absolutely.
However, if you are hinting at what I assume you are (since you don’t refer to him as SAINT Augustine), I think his musings on predestination are just that, musings. He was grasping at understanding it all. He was also well out of line with the rest of Christendom during his time on this issue. Where he was perfectly in line with the rest of Christendom (read: Catholic world) was just about everything else the Church still holds today:
The canon of Scripture includes the Septuagint OT canon (deuterocanonicals, “Apocrypha”)
Authoritative Tradition
Baptismal regeneration and grace
Necessity of baptism for salvation
Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist (Lord's Supper)
The Mass is a sacrifice
Necessity of the Lord's Supper for salvation
Purgatory and praying for the departed
The communion of saints and saintly intercession
Authority of the Catholic Church
Apostolic Succession
Possibility of falling from grace
The sacrament of penance
Mary was ever virgin
Can I assume you affirm his teachings on those subjects as well?
May God bless and keep you.
This is a personally difficult Gospel for me over the last three years. If the woman expressed no remorse, or not enough to be seen outwardly and made no effort to remedy things with her husband (for me the assumption had always been that naturally she did try to) but instead sought to end her marriage what would Jesus have done?
I struggle with that daily in my marriage. Forgiveness is easier and can become more fixed when there is remorse demonstrated.
Without that it is very difficult to hold forgiveness in the heart. Father Jacques Phillipe has good advice to help with this, but it is still elusive in moments or hard to offer fully. At the same time that can help one stay near to God because it makes it easy to see he is required to forgive and heal.
"...without the challenge that Jesus gave to 'go and sin more'..." That challenge was issued to each of us, individually. It's none of our business how well or how poorly other people meet it.
@@mfawls9624 these are the same struggles I have. I try to forgive immediately and give the judgment of charity when discerning the sincerity of others, but it takes a lot of additional prayer to strengthen my own will.
Beautiful! Powerful!! Fellow sinners... Scapegoating is a sin...
This. All of this. Thank you, Bishop Barron.
As always, Bishop Barron, you make clear for us the bible readings for the day, ensuring we get the fine points and help understand Jesus. Thank you!
@Pinned: By Bìshöp Robêrt Barrön Was this an April Fool thing? If not, I don't get it.... thanks for he blessing...
@@jeannemccloskey9416 do not contact this spammer who is trying to either steal your information or money, he is falsely claiming to be Bishop Robert Barron and trying to scam people. I’ve reported him and hope that @youtube will do something to prevent this
@@dear_totheheart thank you! Never did!
Amazing as always, thank you father all the way from Sweden
As always , thank you.