WOF 022: The Both/And of Catholicism - a podcast by Bishop Robert Barron

from 2016-05-10T09:00

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As Bishop Barron shows in his new book, "http://vibrantparadoxes.com" target="_blank">Vibrant
Paradoxes, Catholicism is both/and, not either/or. It
celebrates the union of contraries—grace and nature, faith and
reason, Scripture and tradition, body and soul—in a way that the
full energy of each opposing element remains in place. In this
episode, Bishop Barron explores several examples of this
both/and embrace. A listener asks about the difficult passage in
Acts 5 involving Ananias and Sapphira.


Topics Discussed



  • 0:22 - Exciting upcoming events for
    Bishop Barron

  • 2:04 - What does it mean to say Catholicism is
    "both/and"

  • 5:29 - G.K. Chesterton on red, white, and the
    Church's healthy hatred of pink

  • 7:42 - Why Catholics "want it all"

  • 8:38 - The extreme demands of sin
    and mercy

  • 11:25 - Why reason and faith are no mutually
    exclusive

  • 15:58 - Faith/reason in the realm of
    science

  • 17:59 - Bruce Jenner and the dichotomy of
    matter and spirit

  • 21:59 - How discipline leads to
    real freedom

  • 25:53 - The path from suffering to joy

  • 27:59 - Question from listener: how can we
    reconcile the loving, non-violent Jesus with the angry God who
    kills Ananias and Sapphira?


Bonus Resources



 


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