Pathetic. This is polemical and false. here, here to the interview with Bishop Barron and Mark W on the movie Father Stu. Just what we need another effeminate minded Bishop. In the Catholic media bubble, Bishop Robert Barron is more often defined by what he is not than what he is. fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, 10Nor the effeminate, nor liers He isnt making any sort of probabilistic judgment, as if to say reasonable means very likely or quite probable.. Apparently, you can search for information on almost anything. His insistence on civil disobedience disarmed Britain only because the British were a people steeped in a Christian ethos, in a sense of fair play, and belief in human rights and the rule of law. I certainly understand anger in the face of such horrendous human rights abuses, but to ask him for his response, and then criticize and blast him like this, calling him the Incredible Shrinking Bishop Barron? I have struggled tremendously with some of his presentation, particularly his reference to biblical accounts as stories and an over-emphasis of the symbolism contained in the accounts of Jesus life and teachings. What comes to mind of recent times was seeing the pope make warm and fuzzy with his moe foot washing/kissing scene. Move forward a few hundred years really study the story of St Rita of Cascia and see how she established peace back in Cascia. We have a positive moral duty not to stand by and allow the innocent to be slaughtered. I agree with the archbishop halfway: we are being punished. He always considered it a lack of faith to resort to relying on earthly powers. Web Bishop Barrons Sunday Sermon Friends, when our heart belongs to anything in this world, we live in an empty and lifeless spiritual space. So when are you shipping out there tough guy? You say that his recommended response seems to be to pray, light, candles, and sing songs, but that is just you echoing Mullarky, not Bishop Barron. the punishment? Listening, I realized why I have never been able to cotton to Word on Fire: Barron is smarmy. Nobody is all good or all bad. But not on the same terms as our aggressors. Web49K views, 4.6K likes, 1.2K loves, 357 comments, 770 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Bishop Robert Barron: Friends, what are the basics we should know about the Holy Spirit? Barron was most helpful I knew just about nothing. Its probable that she wont, and if I base my life on that assumption, Im a fool. Sad. According to St Paul, they have brought judgement upon themselves. The Israelites more often got into trouble for NOT killing them all! Bishop Barrons inability to discern critical distinctions makes his ministry dangerous. I watched the whole interview and he did not only talk about love, justice, mercy et al but DID mention just war where appropriate/needed. Bishop Barron exclaims that this quest to have the divine life within us is the central message of the Bible. The 62-year-old Chicago native who founded the Word on Fire ministry and who has Reasonable hopethat phrase is uttered more times than I could count watching Fr. Nicole We cant wake up everyone. Hed have accused the authoress of something solid upon which actual distinctions can be made. Bishop Barron had a long career in producing media and resources for evangelizing people, and is seen by many as having a successful way of communicating with youth. I just found out about this super-cool thing called Google. Am I alone in thinking that John Lennon would be the biggest phony in the history of the 20th century..if there werent so much solid competition for that title? He had no advance notice, no idea what questions would be asked, and his answers were given on the fly, without preparation.. people, and their exalted and glorious ones will descend into it. Was Jesus a troll? Occupational hazard. A brief comment in a three and a half minute video is the textbook definition of offering clarification. The quotation at the beginning of this threadwhich has for some reason been deletedaccurately conveys the bishops mind on this question. Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota. Please. A CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE by Bishop Robert Barron March 30, 2011, My own conviction is that Balthasar has this more or less Be there.. The Byzantines could not longer cope with the threat, and asked Urban for aid. The chalice which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? (Jn. That was the case in many countries, but not all those under muslim rule, in many, the Christians were able to maintain their Christian identity, to varying degrees. You posted in part: Maureen Mullarkey, I better realize why she was let go from First Things. and he negates all of it by bloviating the nonsense of Hans Urs Von Balthasar that we all have a reasonable expectation of being savedie universal salvation. They are not just defensible under Just war theory, but are, in many ways, a moral imperative. If you are to the ring to the you will be labeled Fundamentalist. Nor did I even enjoy their musicit was an English creation..nothing special. Theres no reason we cant love the beasts as we vaporize them.. He is also the host of CATHOLICISM, a groundbreaking, award-winning documentary about the Catholic Faith, which aired on PBS.Bishop Barron is a #1 Amazon bestselling author and has published A cloud is non-violence. Chairs had been set. Not much into nonviolence are you, Maureen? Personally, I do not believe Jesus intended to tell us that in the face of marauding crazies, we should toss flower petals. refrained. We desperately need a strong pope and strong leaders, and we find nothing but weak men ignoring the reality that Christians have been killed, are being killed, and will be killed. Mindless pacifism isnt Christian, its a Satanic aping of Christianity. Brilliantly said! the Church Militant, is not and never will be pacifist, despite the daffodils currently skipping about the heirarchy. Hahn. Such whining may please Caesar but does it please the Christ who likened the Pharisees to whitened sepulchers? Maureen Mullarkey is a senior contributor to The Federalist. Really? You are basing your conception of Islam entirely upon the extremists, which is unwarranted. If you Bishop Robert Barron . It is interesting that you call upon history and you miss the most obvious of all, who is Christ Himself and His crucifixion. standing by while innocents are being slaughtered. I flatly said that you and Mullarky have no integrity, but surely you have a shred. Uninspiring. Them can be interpreted to mean terrorists, not Muslims. Bishop Barron is eager to present the words of Vatican II because, he says, In the United States, over 60% of baptized Catholics regularly stay away from Mass. There is no mercy in Islam. Bishop Robert Barron is the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries and bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota. Then you should just stay home with the women. Archdiocese of Detroit. We dont know for sure. sad condition of having definitively refused the offer of the divine life. These people have been captured by a false god and are waging war upon the rest. What I said about loving and knowing our enemies still holds. Robert Barron is Michael Voris bte noire, The summation of everything that is wrong with the Church for Voris. If one were to listen to only modernists, or to listen not enough that is a choice. I cant judge what those souls will do when they come face to face with God, but it doesnt look too good for some of them. submission, as Mullarky accuses Bishop Barron. Well, Brandon, having both read the article and viewed the video, I would have to say Maureens overall characterization is correct. The Catholic church cannot go to war, but Catholics can join their countries armies to defend. We can at least agree on which ones *not* to use. Pope Francis has named Bishop Robert E. Barron the next bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota, transferring him from the Santa Barbara pastoral region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, where he has served as an auxiliary bishop for nearly seven years. own terms, HOWEVER he concedes that this is sometimes all we can do, Clearly, the only good Bible is the original that Christ himself typed in heaven and tossed down into king james lap. I know it has sometimes taken that to awaken me. On the contrary, it is standard practice to establish before air time which questions will be asked. The Church uses the NAB, far more crap than the NIV. When things veer dangerously away from those truths particularly when that happens at the prompting of a popular Catholic figure we do indeed think it imperative to offer a corrective. The fact I mentioned is that, watching this TV clip, the impression is unavoidable that he is peddling pacifism, regardless of what he may or may not believe or have said elsewhere. One need not desire the destruction of an enemy that one must nonetheless destroy. Look even to Isiah 6, and the hot coal. Reminds me a bit of the Gospel of Medjugorje. Also, if I made any errors of spelling or grammar, I apologize very much. The targets were in an upscale, progressive neighborhood. Bold and decisive action concerning it is past due, but our usually voluble pontiff is silent. . Creation, had the power to break His enemies to pieces and yet Not something for a Christian to aspire to (even if we are sometimes called to sacrifice for the faith). Do you remember His words concerning the Scribes and Pharisees of his day? respond to violence is at the heart of the Christian mystery: We You might like this: a sign on a car in the South read: The game is fixed. Perhaps what we need are less articualte but more courageous Bishops? So were Mothers Angelica and Theresa. His genial TV persona has none of the alert, intellectual muscularity of Forget hurt feelings. I have never been more than an occasional viewer of Fr. It is time for Bishops to accept matyrdom for Christ. But when our heart belongs to the Lord, the rest of our life falls into right order around that center. It just doesnt fit your Yes, Craig. HELL CROWDED OR EMPTY? But lastly, and to your point, what youre now objecting to is simply a basic point of blogging etiquette. Unless youre saying he didnt really know what he was saying because he was put on the spot? Bishop Robert Barron . Bishop Barron traced the relationship between religion and the law by drawing on the Book of Genesis, which states that God created all finite things, identifying them Hence Mullarkeys accusations that it was pre-planned fails. that is to say, there will be a complete restoration of the demons or of She keeps a weblog at StudioMatters.com. You must have the Holy Ghost. And do you think our Lord and Savior would have been soft, temporizing and unclear like Bishop Barron? So, his passing reference to Just War is meaningless. Yup. Pope Francis has encouraged those in adultery to receive Communion, so he has failed to bring those people to repentance and compounded their mortal sin by encouraging them to receive Communion in that state. It was an ancillary point, meant to bolster the idea that Bishop Barron actually knew what he was saying.. Do not err: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, Nor the effeminate, nor liers with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor extortioners, shall possess the kingdom of God. Im flabbergasted that youd publish such speculation, but even more that youd be fine with mistakes in speculation. Most papers and online news sites A) wouldnt post speculation, or B) would at least identify it as such. Good enough for me. He is not a progressive. Theres no obligation to agree. Wow, what an effeminate, narcissistic man. We are very scattered and certainly not unified. God bless and Happy Thanksgiving. I translate (NOT greek, hebrew or Aramaic) but i am well aware of the art in even translation of something as mundane as a contract. Did she do it politically, or through war? I came across this vitriolic piece by Ms. Mullarkey while searching for something to help inspire and guide my daughter, who seems to have embraced nonviolence and compassion as a calling, and I want to help foster this in her in a good and holy way. They could from at least from the pulpits, for petes sake! The whole, never heard of you before meme is one of the more common and pathetic forms of internet bluster. May 24, 2022. You should also condemn as all these Saints, who said the same kinds of things about Islam: https://onepeterfive.wpengine.com/what-did-the-saints-say-about-islam/. Friends, our first reading and our Gospel today are about the word of God, both from Gods side as he speaks, and then from our side as we receive. It takes forceful rhetoric to cut through the warm, fuzzy feelings that our Church has gotten in the business of distributing in lieu of truth. response to violence from an acknowledged place of weakness and MATTHEW 7:13 Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in thereat. Here was the fledgling bishops moment to affirm public solidarity with the mantra of love heralding the Year of Mercy. Yet even if you believed Bishop Barron encouraged dhimmitude, do you think a respectful author or editor would send a quick email to verify if thats the case, or if perhaps his spontaneous, 30-second answer lacked the nuance necessary for a complete evaluation of his position? anything: You and Mullarky have no integrity. Bishop Barron and Fr. The reality of violence is not a reality show. The point is this: empty hell seems categorically untenable. http://taylormarshall.com/2015/11/islamic-refugee-crisis-good-samaritan-or-maccabean-response-or-both.html?utm_source=Taylor+Marshall%27s+Updates&utm_campaign=0ac82639d7-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_64accbc3c7-0ac82639d7-41380677&ct=t%28Regular_Blog_Updates_Campaign%29. >>Im not trying to be inflammatory. One of the joys of heaven is to observe the dispensation of Gods justice to those unrepentant souls in Hell. You have missed the mark by a wide margin and shown yourself less than able to effectively argue a point that has great import in how we know and understand Scripture. This awakening compelled him to abandon the privileges afforded by his familys status and wealth. Just trying to understand how to pray for my enemies without desiring their destruction. They are not just defensible under Just war theory, but are, in many ways, a moral imperative. Its called discipline. Just like his responses to questions on universalism, these are unacceptable. I would like to see any proof that Fr. polemics to acknowledge this. What Bishop Barron is advocating is nonperformance of Gods promise (Exodus 17:16) and commandment (Deuteronomy 25:17-19) to blot out all remembrance of the name of Amalek under heaven. Libel. He has taught me a lot. Moreover, while 1P5 doesnt have the notoriety of Word on Fire, both the site, and Steves reputation as its founder, are well known among those (like Brandon) who move in online Catholic circles. Innocents are being slaughtered all over the world by Muslims again. Jesus addressed someone forcing you to walk a mile, not forcing you to convert to the devils religion under threat of death. The difference at Tours, as opposed to many other Christian defeats, was the unity and determination of the Christians.
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