Friends, our first reading is from the First Book of Kings, and it's one of my favorite passages in the entire Old Testament. If you're going on a retreat, spending a Holy Hour, or just wanting to get in touch with the Lord at the end of the day, it's a wonderful little passage to focus on. The setting is the early days of the reign of King Solomon, and the question it raises is this: If you could ask God for anything, what would you ask for? ———VIDEO LINKS——— The Franciscan View of Nature and Natural Being: https://youtu.be/KGma_WykaQk Suffering and Russian Literature: https://youtu.be/CYkbU8e9xHI Knowing Jesus Personally: https://youtu.be/FelLDY-yf20 ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: https://bit.ly/31LV1sn Word on Fire Institute Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@word-on-fire Word on Fire en Español Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WOF-es ———WORD ON FIRE——— Word on Fire: https://www.wordonfire.org/ Word on Fire Español: https://www.wordonfire.org/es/ FREE Daily Gospel Reflections (English or Español): https://dailycatholicgospel.com/ ———WORD ON FIRE INSTITUTE——— Join Bishop Barron and over 20,000 evangelists inside the Word on Fire Institute at https://wordonfire.institute ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Bishop Barron Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Sn2XgD Bishop Barron Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Sltef5 Bishop Barron Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Hkz6yQ Word on Fire Instagram: https://bit.ly/39sGNyZ Word on Fire Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HmpPpW Word on Fire Twitter: https://bit.ly/2UKO49h Word on Fire en Español Instagram: https://bit.ly/38mqofD Word on Fire en Español Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SlthaL Word on Fire en Español Twitter: https://bit.ly/38n3VPt ———SUPPORT WORD ON FIRE——— Help Bishop Barron continue to produce videos like this: https://bit.ly/3QSvGpo Word on Fire Store: https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/ Pray: https://bit.ly/2vqU7Ft

Friends, they say that fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Well, today I’m going to rush in to some stormy waters by looking at the central issue of the Protestant Reformation: this issue of faith and works, or faith and the law. Martin Luther famously said that what he discovered in Paul is that we are justified or saved by faith alone. But why does the same Paul, in our second reading, say that "one who loves another has fulfilled the law"? The witness of the New Testament is richly complex on this question, and the Catholic position honors that richness and complexity. ———VIDEO LINKS——— Bishop Barron Presents | Ethan and Maya Hawke: https://youtu.be/y5syAnrbYC0 Tolkiens Faith: Brandon Vogt and Holly Ordway Interview: https://youtu.be/mne16jWN4M8 Ep. 5 | Fr. Leonard Andrie - What Elijah Can Teach the Modern World: https://youtu.be/Q0LtfmNRI1M ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: https://bit.ly/31LV1sn Word on Fire Institute Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@word-on-fire Word on Fire en Español Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WOF-es ———WORD ON FIRE——— Word on Fire: https://www.wordonfire.org/ Word on Fire Español: https://www.wordonfire.org/es/ FREE Daily Gospel Reflections (English or Español): https://dailycatholicgospel.com/ ———WORD ON FIRE INSTITUTE——— Join Bishop Barron and over 20,000 evangelists inside the Word on Fire Institute at https://wordonfire.institute ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Bishop Barron Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Sn2XgD Bishop Barron Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Sltef5 Bishop Barron Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Hkz6yQ Word on Fire Instagram: https://bit.ly/39sGNyZ Word on Fire Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HmpPpW Word on Fire Twitter: https://bit.ly/2UKO49h Word on Fire en Español Instagram: https://bit.ly/38mqofD Word on Fire en Español Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SlthaL Word on Fire en Español Twitter: https://bit.ly/38n3VPt ———SUPPORT WORD ON FIRE——— Help Bishop Barron continue to produce videos like this: https://bit.ly/3QSvGpo Word on Fire Store: https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/

In a Word on Fire exclusive, the @word-on-fire hosts @BishopBarron and Fr. Mike Schmitz. In this segment, you will hear Fr. Mike and Bishop Barron talk about their vocation stories. In the longer conversation which can be found on Bishop Barron’s channel, you can watch how they began their content on YouTube, their favorite movies, and what inspired them to approach their creative presentations to the Bible and fruits they have seen from these projects. Watch the full conversation now: https://youtu.be/T4mcgqnspKw?t=672 ———WORD ON FIRE INSTITUTE——— Join Bishop Barron and over 20,000 evangelists inside the Word on Fire Institute at https://wordonfire.institute ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: https://wordonfire.institute/youtube Bishop Barron’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/wordonfi... Word on Fire en Español Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvq4...

Friends, our first reading for this weekend is from the twentieth chapter of Jeremiah. There is so much spiritual wisdom in Jeremiah, but more than any of the other prophets, we come to know his personality and his life. And in this passage, all the texture of being a prophet is on display: both the terror on every side and a fire burning in the heart—both the opposition of those who refuse to hear the Word and the irresistible desire to announce it. ———VIDEO LINKS——— Science, Atheism, and the Unaffiliated - Stephen Bullivant: https://youtu.be/jWvhv5k7dFA Ep. 4 | Dr. Tracey Rowland - The Intellectual Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI: https://youtu.be/gmIRi8KBV-Y Fr. Burke Masters: A Grand Slam for God: https://youtu.be/O6b9dCP7Tkk ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: https://bit.ly/31LV1sn Word on Fire Institute Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@word-on-fire Word on Fire en Español Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WOF-es ———WORD ON FIRE——— Word on Fire: https://www.wordonfire.org/ Word on Fire Español: https://www.wordonfire.org/es/ FREE Daily Gospel Reflections (English or Español): https://dailycatholicgospel.com/ ———WORD ON FIRE INSTITUTE——— Join Bishop Barron and over 20,000 evangelists inside the Word on Fire Institute at https://wordonfire.institute ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Bishop Barron Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Sn2XgD Bishop Barron Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Sltef5 Bishop Barron Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Hkz6yQ Word on Fire Instagram: https://bit.ly/39sGNyZ Word on Fire Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HmpPpW Word on Fire Twitter: https://bit.ly/2UKO49h Word on Fire en Español Instagram: https://bit.ly/38mqofD Word on Fire en Español Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SlthaL Word on Fire en Español Twitter: https://bit.ly/38n3VPt ———SUPPORT WORD ON FIRE——— Help Bishop Barron continue to produce videos like this: https://bit.ly/3QSvGpo Word on Fire Store: https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/ Pray: https://bit.ly/2vqU7Ft

During SEEK23, Sr. Mary Grace, S.V. shares her wisdom about how to grow in prayer with 7 essential tips. Enjoyed this talk from the SEEK23 conference? Sign up for the SEEK24 conference today: https://seek.focus.org/join-us/ Subscribe to our newsletter to know when new videos are posted weekly: https://focusequip.org/torch/ Want more content? Check out our blog at https://focusequip.org Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:26 What is Prayer? 5:04 1. Any Prayer Should Always Start in His Sight 6:40 2. Dig Out Desire 13:38 3. Engage a Eucharistic Life 18:11 4. The Rule of Disengagement 21:40 5. Never Go Solo 25:03 6. Know Your Rest Rate 28:02 7. Take Up the Weight of the Word 30:59 God Has Chosen You For His Home

Fr. Mike Schmitz reflects on the relationship of suffering to love, and how the deepest pains can help us to see the expansive love the Father has for us. Sharing various stories of suffering, Fr. Mike illuminates certain aspects of suffering’s mystery. The cross, born out of love and filled with suffering, reveals that God is close to us in our brokenness. Learn more about the Good News Conference and sign up to attend this year’s conference at https://goodnewsconference.com/ ———WATCH——— More videos from the Good News Conference: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-qxMAIuRCZlgyalvrc8WUT6ixP_tIh9U Subscribe to this Channel: https://wordonfire.institute/youtube Bishop Barron’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@bishopbarron Word on Fire en Español Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WOF-ES ———WORD ON FIRE INSTITUTE——— Join Bishop Barron and over 20,000 evangelists inside the Word on Fire Institute at https://wordonfire.institute ———WORD ON FIRE——— Word on Fire: https://www.wordonfire.org/ FREE Daily Gospel Reflections (English or Español): https://dailycatholicgospel.com/ ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Bishop Barron Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Sn2XgD Bishop Barron Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Sltef5 Bishop Barron Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Hkz6yQ Word on Fire Instagram: https://bit.ly/39sGNyZ Word on Fire Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HmpPpW Word on Fire Twitter: https://bit.ly/2UKO49h Word on Fire en Español Instagram: https://bit.ly/38mqofD Word on Fire en Español Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SlthaL Word on Fire en Español Twitter: https://bit.ly/38n3VPt ———SUPPORT WORD ON FIRE——— Donate: https://www.wordonfire.org/donate/ Word on Fire Store: https://store.wordonfire.org/ Pray: https://bit.ly/2vqU7Ft

Fr. Mike Schmitz explains what it means to have true faith in Jesus Christ. Enjoyed this talk from the SEEK23 conference? Sign up for the SEEK24 conference today: https://seek.focus.org/join-us/ Subscribe to our newsletter to know when new videos are posted weekly: https://focusequip.org/torch/ Want more content? Check out our blog at https://focusequip.org

Friends, I’m going to be blunt with you: today’s Gospel is really challenging. It cuts right to the heart of the ethical implications of the Gospel. There's something of a “be all, end all” quality about Jesus, something of an either/or. As he says, “Whoever is not with me is against me.” What follows from this is what I call the principle of detachment and clarification of motives. If Jesus is unambiguously the center of your life, then everything else has to find its place in relation to him. If the good things of the world become more important than following him, then something has gone off-kilter. SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel to watch every Sunday Sermon: http://bit.ly/wof-subscribe ———VIDEO LINKS——— The Rosary (Glorious Mysteries) with Bishop Robert Barron: https://youtu.be/WoJ1hQTVdSo The Dangers of Self-Determination: https://youtu.be/ypzrWzq16bo Bishop Barron Presents | Tara Isabella Burton - Strange New Religions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNh0fAk28rA ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: https://bit.ly/31LV1sn Word on Fire Institute Channel: https://bit.ly/2voBZMD Word on Fire en Español Channel: https://bit.ly/2uFowjl ———WORD ON FIRE——— Word on Fire: https://www.wordonfire.org/ FREE Daily Gospel Reflections (English or Español): https://dailycatholicgospel.com/ ———WORD ON FIRE INSTITUTE——— Join Bishop Barron and over 20,000 evangelists inside the Word on Fire Institute at https://wordonfire.institute ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Bishop Barron Instagram: https://bit.ly/2Sn2XgD Bishop Barron Facebook: https://bit.ly/2Sltef5 Bishop Barron Twitter: https://bit.ly/2Hkz6yQ Word on Fire Instagram: https://bit.ly/39sGNyZ Word on Fire Facebook: https://bit.ly/2HmpPpW Word on Fire Twitter: https://bit.ly/2UKO49h Word on Fire en Español Instagram: https://bit.ly/38mqofD Word on Fire en Español Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SlthaL Word on Fire en Español Twitter: https://bit.ly/38n3VPt ———SUPPORT WORD ON FIRE——— Donate: https://www.wordonfire.org/donate/ Word on Fire Store: https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/ Pray: https://bit.ly/2vqU7Ft

Pray the Rosary with Bishop Barron! The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, which are traditionally prayed on Mondays, Saturdays, and Sundays during Advent, include: 0:00 - The Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary Intro 2:06​ - The Annunciation 6:55​ - The Visitation 11:50​ - The Nativity 17:19​ - The Presentation in the Temple 22:19​ - The Finding in the Temple Find more videos and resources at https://wordonfire.org/rosary. Join @word-on-fire praying 50,000 Rosaries in the month of May for those who have fallen away from the Church. Log your Rosary and see our progress: https://www.wordonfire.org/may