Bishop Robert Barron's Weekly Homily: It's Time For Some Pruning
Friends, the Lord Jesus Christ is not a teacher from a distant age, not someone from long ago we remember fondly, not a moral exemplar; rather, he is a field of force. We don’t just listen to him or imitate him; we live in him. Our Gospel for this Fifth Sunday of Easter gives us one of the most beautiful and powerful images for this truth: Jesus is the vine, and we are the branches. But there is a dark side to this wonderful organic imagery: the Father is the vine grower, and he is going to prune away all that is in us that is preventing the life of Christ from manifesting itself.
As Wordonfire appears to have stopped making the audio version available, Bishop Barron's weekly homilies are now accessible on YouTube or Wordonfire.
To listen to the homily on Wordonfire.org click here after 4pm today (Saturday)
Friends, the Lord Jesus Christ is not a teacher from a distant age, not someone from long ago we remember fondly, not a moral exemplar; rather, he is a field of force. We don’t just listen to him or imitate him; we live in him. Our Gospel for this Fifth Sunday of Easter gives us one of the most beautiful and powerful images for this truth: Jesus is the vine, and we are the branches. But there is a dark side to this wonderful organic imagery: the Father is the vine grower, and he is going to prune away all that is in us that is preventing the life of Christ from manifesting itself.
As Wordonfire appears to have stopped making the audio version available, Bishop Barron's weekly homilies are now accessible on YouTube or Wordonfire.
To listen to the homily on Wordonfire.org click here after 4pm today (Saturday)