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The Ark, the Mass, and Re-Ordering the World
FromBishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies
The Ark, the Mass, and Re-Ordering the World
FromBishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Feb 22, 2015
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Podcast episode
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As Lent commences, the pews will be filled with people escaping the chaos of the modern world and finding a place of peace and order within the ship-like safety of the Church. In today's readings, we hear the peculiar story of Noah in the book of Genesis, which correlates with the Mass. We find in the ark a remnant of God's right order as he remakes the world through the purifying waters of the flood. We, too, are called to preserve the life of the world within the symbolic "ark" of the Church, but only to let that life out for the good of the World.
Released:
Feb 22, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Disquieting Humility of God: John hesitates before baptizing the Lord, saying, "It is I who should be baptized by you." The great surprise--that we have been wrestling with for two millenia--is that God's greatness is a function of his humility, his willingness to stand shoulder to ... by Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies