Are Your Soul and Body at War? - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon

Friends, we come now to the holy season of Lent. The Gospel for this First Sunday of Lent is Mark’s laconic version of the temptation of Jesus in the desert. Mark does not give us the details we find in Matthew and Luke, but we do hear this mysterious observation: “He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him.” We are given here a kind of icon of the union of the spiritual and the material, the soul and the body, in the human being-both the glory and the agony of human life. And a really good way to pray through Lent is reflecting on our own struggles in light of that icon.
Mass Readings:
Reading 1 - Gn 9:8-15
Psalm - Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9.
Reading 2 - 1 Pt 3:18-22
Gospel - Mk 1:12-15
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[@jeffreperezhernandez9006]

I am a convert to the Catholic faith from Protestantism. I’m glad I’m blessed to be doing my first lent in the Catholic Church. I shall have God bring order in my creaturely will by fasting (contemplation and reading my Catholic Bible). God bless everyone and welcome home to all incoming Catholics!

[@user-fc1ld9ts8u]

Welcome. Dominus vobiscum.

[@alexjuniomendes5424]

This is amazing 😊

[@alexjuniomendes5424]

My name is alex . I m from brazil and i m happy about your convert

[@Jordonwilliamoakley]

Congratulations friend welcome to the family

[@agnesmanlangit6756]

Welcome Home!

[@flowersinthegarden457]

Dear Bishop Barron Thank you a lot for your videos. I was absent for 2 years from the catholic church. Listen to the narrative and was misguided. Now I came back to my faith, stronger! Yesterday I went to my frist real confession and I was overwhelmed with the love and patience of God. The priest was very respectful and just listened without judging. I had a lot of fear to go to confession but I would recommend it to annyone. Thank you a lot to our Bishops and Priests. I really respect you! I understood, that I had to do something on my part to honour the house of God, our church. Thank you God. God bless.

[@NUKE.2024]

What an awesome testimony. Confession is good for the soul; I recommend going more frequently than I change the oil in my car :)

[@xty070]

Welcome back. God bless you

[@RS-hu4dm]

A priest should NEVER judge your sins. I’m glad your confessor did not judge yours. Any priest who does or would faces serious consequences and commits a sin far greater than the sins of the person confessing. So glad for your confession experience!

[@zaq288]

Incredible-Jesus, the Word made flesh, the integration of the body and soul. This is the first time I’ve seen the connection between the covenant of Noah’s Ark and Jesus in the desert. Brilliant homily Bishop, God bless your evangelisation!

[@marypinakat8594]

"... Jesus, the angels ministering to him, the animals attending to him, is an icon of a reconciled world." (12: 05 - 12: 14)

[@bensonmburu247]

Bishop Baron hits 1 million you tube following.This is no mean feat.Gods doing, Glory to GOD

[@gabrielareed1680]

My forever gratitude to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to inspire Bishop Barron's heart and soul, to share such TRUTH! in a CRYSTAL and CLEAR eloquent manner.

[@anamaria-zo5ym]

Amen 🙏 I 👍 God bless us all

[@diegocisneros892]

This Lent I have to live it lying in bed after several surgeries due to an accident that caused multiple fractures. I have never been more aware of my body than now, I have never communicated with my body as I do now, I have never valued the wonderful body we have as I do now. And it is the pain of the body that leads me to have this new awareness of my body and that leads me to seek reconciliation between body and soul. This homily is a balm for me in my situation and a clear guide to living Lent.

[@noramunshaw1828]

Amen to you!❤🙏

[@j.patrickmoore9137]

I invite you to meditate on the beginning of Paul's letter to the Colossians, particularly verse 1:24. It may help to give meaning to your suffering.

[@sinocen]

Thank you, Bishop Barron, for this homily. God bless you.

[@Pamela8248]

A beautiful homily Bishop Barron. Of the many gifts the Holy Spirit has bestowed upon you, he has also given you the gift of connecting the dots for us. Thank you Almighty Father for working through Bishop Barron to teach us how to be better children to You, to be better human beings, and to be better Catholics. When I listen to your homilies Bishop my relationship with the Lord grows and deepens. Thank you, Almighty Father, for working through Bishop Barron to teach us how to be better children to You, to be better human beings, and to be better Catholics. Thank you, Lord,. Thank you, Bishop Barron!

[@gregstandeford7008]

Thank you, Bishop Barron! Lord, please re-knit me together!

[@KPhlowTV]

Hope everybody have a Blessed Lenten 😇

[@marylevin9262]

ty same 😊

[@farahjamanur7471]

I have been an avid follower of Bishop Barron's work over the past number years, including the Sunday Sermons series. He and the team at Word on Fire have been a tremendous help for me throughout my spiritual journey in search of the truth. I can say - with total equivocation - this is without doubt one of his best homilies he has delivered. A profoundly beautiful message to reflect on during this time of spiritual reunification. God bless, Bishop Barron, and God bless you, all. x

[@sandramartinez8327]

Thank you - this was beautiful.

[@laurawheeler6684]

Thank you Bishop Barron, you never let me down when giving a sermon. Your words have helped to me to understand many things. And With your spirit, peace of Christ be with you

[@noellisk1071]

Amen 🙏🙏🙏. God Bless Your Excellence 🙏

[@jamesmcgrath8824]

Absolutely brilliant !

[@diannezalewski3885]

I love your sermons. They always make me think about different things on different levels. The only thing missing is a blessing at the end of your talk. Please reconsider this; we all need blessings.

[@atlasfeynman1039]

Pretty sure he ends every sermon (including this one) with "...and God bless you."

[@donnaostojski5478]

The Bishop does bless us at the end of his talk. He says, 'God bless you'.

[@paullindstrom7635]

Hits close to home, certainly is something I should think about considerably.

[@morineaj3449]

God Bless you Bishop 🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@bertpowers7064]

This gives me a much better understanding of Lent. Thank you..

[@seloro1]

Thank you Bishop Barron for this beautiful sermon and reminding us that we have mind, body and spirit that always need to be discipline and harmonise as we follow what Jesus did in the desert to prepare our salvation

[@bernadettemendoza8058]

Beyond fantastic this sermón at the beginning of lent. Thanks so much!

[@philomenabyrne6186]

After listening to you Bishop Barron I understand better what this Word of God is about ,I wasn't sure about God with the animals or wild beast ,I thought that Our Lord would be terrified of them and suffered that for us ,but I understand better now thanks so much and God bless you ❤

[@ForestAOrmes]

Thank you, Bishop Barron. Always relevant. Be well, blessings.

[@grainneconroy2193]

Thanks for this insightful and motivating reflection. A Kairos catechesis for Lent. Thanks, Bishop Barron . God bless

[@scripturenewschannel72]

Thank for such a powerful message.

[@sarawoods1450]

A good word

[@Rugbylacroose4life]

God bless you Bishop! Thank you

[@tomlabooks3263]

I love how Bishop Barron echoed St. John Chrysostom’s words from yesterday’s Liturgy of the Hours (which are pure gold!): “Prayer is the light of the spirit, true knowledge of God, mediating between God and man. The spirit, raised up to heaven by prayer, clings to God with the utmost tenderness; like a child crying tearfully for its mother, it craves the milk that God provides.”

[@CormacODuffy]

Always very helpful with plenty of food for thought. Thank you for your ministry.

[@maryj7423]

Absolutely phenomenal. Just what I needed. I've seen people attempting to be spiritual but neglecting basic physical and psychological needs so that they end up exhausted or often insufferable, and what a terrible and confusing example they set. I'm coming to understand that God does all with sense. I'd say common sense, often. And that all discipline is for harmony, not for the sake of sacrificing. It's all about love, just like a mom disciplines and nourishes her child in the right way at the right time. Wonderful reflection, thank you and God bless you too.

[@squil35]

Wow, well said!

[@mapinoita279]

God bless you Bishop Barron, and thank you always!😊

[@joanholtzapple6854]

Thank you Bishop, so much to think about in this. I cannot begin to tell you how grateful I am for you ministry. Brings much joy to my days and deepening of my faith. God bless!

[@cw2611]

A helpful and accurate Homily Bishop Barron. I know only too well the dichotomy between Spirit and Body. Our Father is seeking to transform the Body by the Spirit, to establish the Kingdom of Heaven and the incorruptable in the here and now. Blessings in Christ and ☮️🙏🏻

[@charlesl.sinclair1670]

I am a retired veterinarian. I've made a career of seeing all kinds of animals in health and disease. I also attended Catholic schools K-12. Later in my career, I took a course in human gross anatomy. While I already knew the science, seeing the human body at autopsy and in dissection lab, I was spiritually ill-at-ease. I had (irrationally) expected the human body to be somehow "special." Nah. Parts is parts. I talked to a priest about this, and he shared the same wisdom that you provided us. Thank you for the reminder, Bishop Barron!

[@anneturner2759]

The human body is more than “ special “. It is sacred and purposely made.

[@normanbonk8064]

Amen. Balance. Prayers.

[@juanleiva5825]

Wow. Thank y Bishop Barron. I have struggled with this, doing what I do not wish but not doing what I wish. It makes sense to me and I understand what you are saying here. I always come away with a better understanding of things when I listen to your presentations. THANK YOU!

[@juanleiva5825]

GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS, AMEN!

[@noramunshaw1828]

Yes! AMEN 🙏 says it all!❤

[@marylong3260]

What a beautiful sermon. Thank you Bishop and God bless you🙏🙏🙏

[@JustinThomas-wo4bt]

Thank you ❤❤

[@fernandoribeiro2228]

Thank you. Great homily to start this important period.

[@darlenemitrevics]

Thank you, Bishop! 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

[@msrhuby]

The Spirit of Jacob and Esau are both within each of us. Make peace with yourself.

[@donmilo4733]

I am a contemplative life is very hard , we are either in the true self or the false self called dualism thank God for Jesus the Truth in the holy moment yes Jesus is forever

[@27lamar]

Do you relate to the rooms and mansions in “Internal Castle” by st. Teresa of Avila?

[@stevesuealzheimer1328]

thank you so much Bishop.

[@godislove7387]

Please send your reflection at least 2 days before sunday so that l may have new things to give to my people through my preaching. I am a Catholic priest

[@chrisgwinnett1216]

Bishop Barron releases Sunday sermon every Wednesday on Spotify

[@godislove7387]

Thanks

[@BrianBenson-rc9mu]

Have you ever thought about becoming a Tradtional Catholic priest? The Novus Ordo appears to not be Catholic and we need priests that hold fast to the true Catholic Faith with valid sacraments.

[@godislove7387]

Yes

[@BrianBenson-rc9mu]

Father Anthony Cekada has a great book called "Work of Human Hands" its a must read for all Catholics.

[@Grillo787]

Peace be with you all. And on earth peace to all.

[@bethmeenehan289]

Bishop Barron, with an eye looking for a glorious picture, worthy of my parent's own Children's Bible Storybook, I see Jesus sitting on a comfortable rock. Animals, large and small, tame and wild, all wanting Jesus's attention and offering unspoken love. The angels were swirling around above. They are guarding Jesus but smiling. They knew that in the midst of all these wild animals, Jesus was safe. The animals prprobably knew, on some level, that Jesus and his dad, created them

[@QED2222]

Thank you Bishop what a fantastic perspective, never saw these readings in this light. God bless you. From India

[@herminiaraagas4128]

We adore GOD, body & soul together in LOVE !!!

[@susanparker767]

✨🙌🏼✨

[@bluesky7226]

Thank you Bishop Barron for instructing your seminarians to take care of their bodies. I have sadly seen too many priests neglect their bodies and therefore have back pain and foot pain and all sorts of weight issues. ❤

[@jbrownrigg123]

Thank you for your timely word. Also to producers , thank you for returning to original music for intro and close

[@jpan7071]

This sermon/homily is well worth watching/listening to several times. Even daily, during Lent. Maybe first thing in the morning. Right after or before morning prayer. Thank you, Brother Barron.

[@EmmanuelMatabaro]

Thanks Bishop

[@alphacharlietango969]

God Bless Your Excellency! A valuable, spiritual lesson.

[@veronicasandoval579]

Thank you, Gracias.

[@tawthylawn351]

I hope God takes pity on us poor creatures who constantly struggle with integrating the body and soull into holy harmony. Jesus, we trust in You to have mercy and pity on us.

[@bctan8717]

Thank you Your Lordship for a splendid homily. Makes a lot of sense to me. Malaysian.

[@curiouschris98]

You’re the man, Bishop Barron

[@artorefalnera3055]

Bishop thank you. Happy 1st Sunday of Lent 🙏😇

[@HeroBear_Gaymer]

Fantastic sermon! I listen to Bishop Barron in addition to my Perish teachings and they have been spiritually enriching for my life

[@americathebeautiful9613]

Thank you! Peace in Christ❤

[@AndrewVavasis]

Phenomenal

[@kristincalvarese]

god bless you

[@immaculatelum5102]

Bless you too your Grace, thank you

[@timmycrw91]

I think it was St. Augustine who said : Take care of your body as if you were going to live a thousand years ( or maybe he said forever? Cant remember), and take care of your Soul as if you were going to die tomorrow. I think that's a simple and effective way to think of living a Christian life.✝️

[@anneturner2759]

I love that you mention the body , we have a body and it’s a miracle machine and it was perfectly perfected in His plan . The body and soul are sometimes a bittersweet melody . Is that a sin ? Loving Him is beautifully expressed with body and soul , the way it should be. The way it was meant to be. Thank you my deep thinker . Love you .

[@LaTeacherLore]

La forma en la que Dios lo ilumina es extraordinario. Usted es una bendición para la Iglesia, Obispo Barrón.

[@blanejnasveschuk6351]

God’s will for his children, the “human fully alive”, integrated, complete, heal… thy TY.

[@LucyPLiu]

Angles above minister HIM, which makes me think a lot …. Thank you Bishop Barron for this beautiful talk🙏🙏🙏

[@DawnLapka]

I think the most broken people on earth are people who have schizophrenia, DID, (dissociative identity disorder), borderline personality, and PTSD. The reason I say that is because of that difficulty in the integrated nature of soul and body. Out of our brain comes intellect, decision-making skills, the conscience, and our ability to connect with our bodies and souls. Therefore, it's crucial to develop over the entirety of a lifetime a genuine relationship with God (as we are able to relate to Him; [as developed by AA and Alanon] and each person is different so there's at least nearly 8 billion people who are learning self-mastery). For these thoughts that grew from your homily, Bishop Barron, I say thank you. I appreciate your sermons. God bless you.

[@xrisc131]

This is my goal… to be like Jesus: fully human and fully God.

[@haleylewis9587]

Lol

[@dansoabeam3745]

Duc in Altum, my lord Bishop 🙏

[@angelamfranco3583]

Lets do it!

[@feaofetuufuka8295]

God bless

[@jesuslovesyoulove9991]

Amen

[@carolhensen8005]

Thank you Bishop Barren,

[@johnhenrymcmahon6878]

Such a wonderful message, Bishop B. I can so relate to this and need to hear it, as I can easily be a man of extremes. Thank you, JV Johnny ⚾️👟🎥

[@Jordonwilliamoakley]

Thank you bishop

[@jorgeaguilera4329]

you grew up playing baseball and this sermon of integration of body and spirit felt like watching a home run!

[@donnaostojski5478]

St. Paul also points to the importance of the body as the house for the soul. Good thought for lent: integrating body and soul in a healthy knit.

[@DaveHof]

I always enjoy your sermons. And I still miss your movie reviews.

[@curtiselam]

amen.

[@lisagroves38]

Amen 🙏

[@bernob9770]

Amen!

[@williamharp6388]

Good 👌 👍 afternoon bishop barren and your family too amen 🙏 🙌 and peace ✌️ 🙏 too 😇 🙏 you too bishop barren and your family too 🙌 🙏 and happy holy Sunday too amen 🙏 and really keep sending me your awesome sermons because like 👍 I say I get alot out of each different sermon and I put it too use in my every day life so too me it's inspiring and Inspirational too thank you bishop barren and have a blessive weekend too amen 🙏 😊😊😊😊😊

[@RafaelVelasquez-rk3jc]

Amen ✨️

[@MrDarshD]

Thank you so much for this insightful analysis. Yes, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak... Thus, we must pray and stay strong in faith. God bless

[@jesseca1272]

Send me into the ruckus, I've seen the wild beast. But I need Shepard's like you to help me see it through.

[@melvinshuster]

So very good! Hermann Hesse’s book Narcissus and Goldmund presents an excellent story about what happens when the body is disassociated from the spirit.

[@michaelbergfeld8751]

I'm glad you come up with the verb 《knitting》. I think women have a closer relation to the importance of the body, and in my early years i saw a lot of nitting. Marc, according to Maria Valtorta, was still a child when he wrote the Gospel. Had he been a girl, he might have mentionned having given a pull for Jesus, if you wonder what this has to do with Lent, just listen to this nitting and understandable scolar. You'll have a knew beautiful pull in the armor of your mind.

[@BrianBenson-rc9mu]

Father Anthony Cekada has a great book called "Work of Human Hands" its a must read for all Catholics.

[@Oliver-rt8hv]

Laus tibi Domine Iesu Christe.

[@jeromefc]

CCC 2515 Etymologically, "concupiscence" can refer to any intense form of human desire. Christian theology has given it a particular meaning: the movement of the sensitive appetite contrary to the operation of the human reason. The apostle St. Paul identifies it with the rebellion of the "flesh" against the "spirit."302 Concupiscence stems from the disobedience of the first sin. It unsettles man's moral faculties and, without being in itself an offense, inclines man to commit sins.303

[@jeromefc]

CCC 2516 Because man is a composite being, spirit and body, there already exists a certain tension in him; a certain struggle of tendencies between "spirit" and "flesh" develops. But in fact this struggle belongs to the heritage of sin. It is a consequence of sin and at the same time a confirmation of it. It is part of the daily experience of the spiritual battle: For the Apostle it is not a matter of despising and condemning the body which with the spiritual soul constitutes man's nature and personal subjectivity. Rather, he is concerned with the morally good or bad works, or better, the permanent dispositions - virtues and vices - which are the fruit of submission (in the first case) or of resistance (in the second case) to the saving action of the Holy Spirit. For this reason the Apostle writes: "If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit."304

[@Skylarkk]

Okay, I have to take a second here for some technical criticism, so if that's your thing then read on: It is very bothersome to me that the audio is so overly compressed. Bishop Barron's voice sounds like he's speaking right up against the microphone, and every little minuscule sound in between words is audible at the same volume (typical of over-compression). I've noticed this since the whole switch to the new studio, and I wish something would be done. It is just very off-putting as I have been listening for years and have always enjoyed every aspect of the production quality of anything from Word on Fire. If you think I'm wrong, just compare the audio of this sermon to the one from the first Sunday of Lent 2022 (5 March 22) - you'll find a much better balance of volume and compression on the latter. Much easier to listen to, and I don't feel the need to pull the volume down to 20% so my ears don't feel like they're going to explode. Please, can we get a different approach to capturing and processing the audio for these sermons?

[@5thdhealth]

When it comes to Mozart: Just as important as the note itself is the time of silence in-between.

[@glorianova7557]

❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@microbroadcast]

Excellent as usual, with great insights I had not heard before! Very impressive. Now if only Bsp. Barron were Pope! - - For the video producers - did I notice you including echo/reverb in there?

[@Oilofmercy]

This is an incredible word. How do we see asceticism foster this integration. I feel that some of the Saints didn't understand this, maybe I'm wrong but a lot were very harsh on the body which I think cruel. This is my big question right now, as I'm dealing with this in my own life due to sickness and isolation, would be interested in any opinions.

[@praxidescenteno3233]

The wild animals ever the Best

[@rosekitawi9939]

Thanks for this homily and for all the homilies. They are always very helpful. It left me thinking - what are the ways of integrating both body and spirit? What have the saints advised? St. Josemaria would talk of mortification in little things, but constant, like the beating of the heart, but also the freedom of not being stuck to a particular mortification. Could this be one path?