Father Barron's Homilies
From Word on Fire
WOF 123: Religion and “A Quiet Place”
Published: April 16, 2018
John Krasinski's new film, A Quiet Place, which he both directs and stars in, may at first seem like a typical thriller, with lurking monsters threatening to kill everyone in their path. But it's actually a surprisingly religious movie, as Bishop Barron explains, witnessing to the monastic response to evil, the dignity of life, and the sacrificial death of Christ on the Cross. A listener asks about the next steps for someone who has said "yes" to Jesus and the Church.
*SPOILER ALERT!* This episode contains spoilers so only listen after you've seen the film, or if you don't plan to see it.
Topics Discussed
- 0:04 - Introduction, Bishop Barron's vacation
- 2:25 - What is the plot summary of the movie?
- 4:40 - Did John Krasinski intend on making this a religious movie?
- 6:25 - What are some of the key religious motifs presented in the film?
- 10:20 - How does this movie display the beauty of the pro-life argument?
- 15:25 - How does the Christus Victor theory of atonement become a motif within this film?
- 18:50 - How does the Church draw parallels with the ending of A Quiet Place?
- 21:40 - Question - What are the next steps for someone who has said "Yes" to Jesus/Church?
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[Read More]WOF 122: God at the Googleplex
Published: April 9, 2018
In this episode, Bishop Barron recounts his visit to the headquarters of both Google and YouTube. He was there to deliver a talk to Catholic Googlers on "Religion and the Opening of the Mind." He reflects on the hungering intellect and why wealth, power, pleasure, and honor all fail to satisfy its restless longings. A listener asks why Jesus didn't appear to more people after his Resurrection.
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Topics Discussed
- 0:04 - Introduction, Holy Week in Bishop Barron's Santa Barbara pastoral region
- 2:20 - What was Bishop Barron's impression of the Google and YouTube offices?
- 7:00 - Why did Bishop Barron choose the topic "Religion and the Opening Up of the Mind"?
- 10:10 - How does Thomas Aquinas's epistemology explain the "agent intellect"?
- 13:40 - Why does Bishop Barron bring up Elijah and the priest of Baal while at Google?
- 17:00 - Why can't wealth, power, pleasure or honor be the greatest good?
- 25:00 - What can satisfy the questing mind?
- 32:30 - Question: After his Resurrection, why did Jesus show himself only to a few people and not to the Pharisees, Pontius Pilate, or to a large crowd?
