WOF 025: The Greatest Sermon Ever

It's been widely hailed as the greatest sermon ever preached and a masterpiece of religious and social ethics. Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, found in Matthew 5-7, commences with the "beatitudes", a series of eight blessings that Jesus gives to those who suffer, mourn, and express purity of heart. Bishop Barron walks through each beatitude and unveils its deeper meaning. A listener asks whether, according to Thomas Aquinas, God loves everyone the same or has a special hatred for sinners.

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Topics Discussed

• 0:26  - Bishop Barron's new film series, CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players
• 1:34 - What does "beatitude" mean?
• 4:35 - How the beatitudes of Jesus are different than other religious teachings
• 6:25 - How can the "poor in spirit" be blessed?
• 7:32 - How will those who mourn be comforted?
• 9:15 - The future promise of comfort for those who mourn
• 10:06 - What does it mean to be "meek"?
• 11:21 - How will the meek "inherit the land"?
• 12:12 -  How God satisfied those who "hunger and thirst for righteousness"
• 13:49 - What "blessed are the merciful" means
• 15:09 - How the mercy we express is tied to the mercy we receive
• 16:55 - How do we become "clean of heart"?
• 18:39 - Pornography and the "clean of heart"
• 19:37 - Why peacemakers will become children of God
• 20:55 - Cardinal George and the eschatological dimension of peacemaking
• 22:51 - Why religious persecution can be a form of blessing
• 25:27 - Question from listener: Does God love everyone the same or hate sinners?

Bonus Resources

• DVD
  • CATHOLICISM series, Episode 2 - "Happy Are We: The Teachings of Jesus" (Bishop Barron)
• Books
  • Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith (Bishop Barron)
  • And Now I See: A Theology of Transformation (Bishop Barron)
• Homily
  • The Beatitudes: A Spiritual Program (Bishop Barron)

 

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