Classic Sunday Sermon: Becoming a Brick Wall of Integrity

Friends, our own wickedness and virtue belong to oneself. Though our communities and background stories affect our mind and will, nevertheless, the individual stands alone in the presence of God. We show God and the world who we are by the integrity of our moral acts. What we do defines who we are, and therefore we must cultivate the moral dimension of our life to avoid ethical calamity.
Bishop Barron is currently in Rome participating in the Synod on Synodality. For the next seven weeks, we will be airing a Classic Sermon. Bishop Barron will return with all new sermons (and a new set!) in time for November 19, the Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time.
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I work in a large hospital. Unfortunately, some patients are often ignored. These patients may be considered the "least. among us," or those who cannot speak for themselves: those with a mental illness, a developmental challenge, or those with dementia. Im no saint, but it's easy to be kind to these folks; they are children of God. Every day, I pray as I walk into work that people will see Jesus in me. I hope they do.

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In this day of self-interest and hard heartened, this makes me feel joyful and hopeful. God strengthen you today!

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"Your daily moral decisions are defining who you are becoming. " Excellently stated, Bishop❣

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“If someone knows the good they ought to do, and does not do it. For him it is sin. James.

[@marypinakat8594]

"Every time when you take a moral decision, you are standing in a self-defining way in the presence of God."

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Thank you Bishop. In an age of hate and a season of contention, your lesson is soul nourishing.

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IMO the best Bishop Barron has ever offered

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Dear Lord I pray for this single mom who is battling illness and challenges with her children; Lord we pray that this situation will be met by your Presence and Divine Guidance, we lift her to your Supernatural Power and as you always promise, to reward her faith in Jesus Name

[@marysundharam5137]

"Each moral choice defines what your character will become". Thought provoking.

[@ceciliadreger6319]

Dearest Bishop Robert Barron, I pray for you every day to lead us with wisdom, clarity, and a sense of unity, and for all delegates of the international Synod on Synodality meeting with Pope Francis to listen carefully to one another with the guidance and leading of the Spirit, and for God’s will to be done (church people). Also, I have prayed for Bishop Joseph Strickland and all the Bishops for peace, mercy, and forgiveness through our Lord Jesus Christ (word on fire). Bishop, I know I am weak and sinful but I don't promote disorder and conflict and I don't let ignorance lead me down into the wrong lane. God bless you all! Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us. Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us. Mary Queen of Heaven over Earth, pray for us. Faithfully yours, Cecilia Dreger and family (🌳Loyalty increases sweat passion and endurance) Wilbur Sacred Heart Parishioners (💦 Bishop Thomas Daly and FATHER RAJ).

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👌🏻Thank you.

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[@fernandochavarria9536]

The moral choice.Very clearly explained. It affects me, my family and all around me. So blending in isn’t a choice.Thanks Bishop Barron!

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Powerful sermon Bishop Barron~ thank you for continuing to bless us with these profound insights

[@MariaPullatt]

Thank you for everything you do, please pray for me to find a spiritual director, I'm feeling lost and confused, sorounded by distractions and a thousand options and I don't know what to do.

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[@jeannemccloskey9416]

Oh, what kind of person would I be now if I had worked on building that moral wall so many years ago. I thank God for waiting for me now as I rebuild that wall, brick by brick. God Bless you Bishop Barron!!

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Thanks Bishop Barron. You are the water that bring our trees of Faith back to life in God's Love. Your work is the Foreigner Cruisine at the beginning. It takes time to digesst, to like it, to enjoy it, to love it....to be addicted to it. So now...We are Brought back and Submerged into God's Mercy ! Please pray for US !

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I stand on my own two feet in the presence of God, me, and God. Amen.

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[@makeitcount179]

I really appreciate that you anchor everything in Scripture. Too many wild opinions in our culture. Thank you.

[@lisamarieyavarone2362]

Knowing Bishop Barron is participating currently in the Synod on Synodality gives me great spiritual confidence and comfort that all will be well with our beloved Holy Mother Church during this time of seeming confusion and error. God bless you, Bishop! Be the voice of Christ for Him, for us, for souls! Little Flower, please pray for Bishop Barron and all at this gathering in Rome! Amen!

[@amaraheising4672]

Excellent. The perfect homily for the moment I find myself in, with deep gratitude…. perfect timing Bishop!

[@georgeroberts442]

Absolutely correct! We define the person we are becoming by each moral act. We are building up, or tearing down. Man was made in God’s image. Consider yourself a three dimensional image, like a statue. Each wrong choice, each morally negative action, chips a bit away from your statue. Keep living that kind of life, and sooner or later you will have chipped enough away from your own image that it would be difficult or even impossible to recognize God in it. How sad that would be!

[@paulrubio3918]

I appreciate how Bishop Barron draws out an important idea from this text, that we are judged by our own decisions. It's illuminating to hear him describe how St. Thomas More stood for what he recognized, by faith, was right, even when the world suggested otherwise.

[@thomasjorge4734]

Today we are being told, one is not even responsible for one's own Sins!

[@cliffbarber1642]

I appreciate so much your focus on the Old Testament, but also more importantly your invitation to “take out our Bibles” (as you often say!😀) and read for ourselves more than just what’s read on a Sunday. Reading the Scripture, the whole Bible, is so liberating and, for me at least, it gives so much more meaning to the Sacraments, especially the Eucharist and Confession. May the Lord continue to bless you Bishop Barron!🙏

[@DebraHeylen]

A very important message for our World today! Thank you Bishop Barron, for your amazing ability to guide everyone in the right direction. God is with us in every moment we should always be mindful of His Holy presence that way we will be sure to behave and make good moral decisions. Having a close relationship with God and making Him the center of one's life is the only way to live a good and moral life. ✝

[@steveoconnor3812]

If we are not ‘cloaked’ in the sins of our fathers why then do we all have the stain of original sin for all of eternity. We suffer from the sin of our parents Adam and Eve. Love Bishop Barron. Your sermons and work deeply touch my life!

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Exceptionally thought provoking teaching. Thank you. I praise Almighty God.

[@bonniescherr7575]

Bishop Barron, thank you for this homily! You do such an excellent job of making the scriptures understandable and relevant to our lives. When we understand the scriptures, we are able to live them out more effectively. God bless you!

[@peterchang0323]

Beautiful sermon. What great human beings we have had and have in history, Ezekiel, Saint Thomas Moore, John Paul II and Bishop Robert Barron. This makes me think of the passage in the bible where the rich man who's in hell who begged Abraham to have somebody tell his five brothers of what would await them in hell if they didn't change their ways. Thank you Bishop Robert Barron.

[@occisoft8082]

Your family does matter more than you, and I am benefiting from the works of my grandfather.

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Thank you Bishop Barron for guiding us in these difficult and confusing times. God bless you !

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And the Sacred words from God for that ever shine in the Hearts of all family

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Many people would obtain blessing from this. I believe God understands all situations here.

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You are a blessing in my life Bishop Barron

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God bless you, Bishop Barron, for reminding us of so many importants things every week. The things that really matter. Thank you!

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Thank you Bishop Barron ❤

[@rogeliofornar]

I'm just here in the comments to say thanks. Thanks to God for give you the wisdom to predicate the gospel and the way to reach the real meaning of our life. But thank you Robert for have said yes to God and therefore be a blessing for us.

[@praxidescenteno3233]

As i learnt is the Best LOVE the Nature of Creation as is not as we want must be

[@jellybelly7629]

Excellent teaching as always. Thank you 🙏!!! Peace be with you all this happy Sunday 10/1/23 God bless🕊💜🕊

[@halfordmunene3121]

The primary goal of Christianity is the acquisition of the holy spirit of God, but the modern world incentives is mediocrity. Our actions changes who we are. You were born to fight for truth and Justice. Living in the wildest Love with everyone.

[@OceanRoadbyTonyBaker]

Excellent message, Bishop, and immediately applicable.

[@stampede251]

Thank you for responding to the Father God's call. Your wisdom and discernment are quite stunning and so helpful. I'm praying hard for you as you prepare for the Synod tomorrow.

[@robmcdonagh8367]

I used to have fictional faith arguments with Bishop Barron as an image of the issues I have with my faith not excluding an epic fictional JRE with all my gotcha’s and then I watched his content expecting to collect my imaginary debate points, now I’m closer to Jesus than I have every been and back attending church and praying the rosary daily I humbly thank and apologise to you Bishop Barron. God bless you and keep you.

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I'm pretty sure north Korea still lives by that first proverb, and you can see what terrible conditions it's led to for the people of the country.

[@francesodonovan2068]

Your Grace I have stopped sinning all over the place and have stopped physically, mentally and spiritually speaking so I now have more grace. God won't punish me because he loves me and I love him too. I love God and he loves me. Your sermons are just so cool. I really like you. God bless Frances

[@Robby4Jesus]

“If you love Me, keep My commandments. - John 14:15 NKJV

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Thank you for sharing these classic sermons for the next 7 weeks.

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"Let me say that again:..." Yes, please, again, and again! ❤️🌹👑

[@ChrisMuga-v8s]

Thinking of every moral act as a brick in the wall, very helpful in visualizing the body of work.

[@Thaenmaduratamil]

Wonderful sermon Bishop Barron! You have beautifully laid out how moral decision is throughout our daily lives! Thank you.

[@rudolphallen9654]

Think deeply and truly, and your tree will be fruitful .

[@RobertBaran-w7n]

God Bless. Thank you, thanks to the Holy Spirit. Dr Robert W Baran

[@pauldudley1200]

Thank you Bishop Barron! It reminds me of a quote from Spiderman, "It's the choices that make us who we are, and we can always choose to do what's right". God's truly the one who makes us who we are but as you said, our choices define our character and who we become. God Bless!

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Thank you and God bless you Bishop Barron !❤🙏

[@sacha3751]

This is an amazing sermon; thank you for sharing your wisdom, insights and integrity with the world. I wish every person on this planet would hear this and pay heed to this vitality important message as it is undeniably true. Dear God, please help me to internalize this message and to make the morally correct choice each time I am faced with such a choice, so that, as Bishop Barron eloquently explains, I will be creating my character to be what You and I both want it to be. I pray the same prayer for each and every person on this planet. May we all make the morally correct choice each and every time we are faced with such a choice, and may we encourage one another to be morally courageous and correct, no matter the opposition we face or how challenging that might be, so that when we each stand on our own before our Lord and Savior on the day of our final judgment, we will each be the person God created us to be, pleasing in our Lord’s eyes, and peacefully content with how we lived our lives.

[@Ladyoffidelity14]

Honestly both convicting and a relief to hear.

[@praxidescenteno3233]

Sure all we do Even at shadows is seeing by Godself cause is our first God Father self and the confession is the Best cure for they

[@herminiaraagas4128]

Thank you Bishop Barron! All is well that ends well!!

[@milgracia5188]

Thanks bishop .

[@sabrinamerchant1964]

Thank you Bishop for that soul stirring homily. Tommorow in our Church in Bangalore we have the privilege of venerating the relic of St John Paul II. So ironic that you mentioned him.

[@marypinakat8594]

Why ironic?

[@kristincalvarese]

Hallelujah praise the Lord

[@Lily-ih6od]

Ezk 18, Thank you so much! Be an Angel for others! 😇

[@anneturner2759]

Stunningly beautiful.

[@dawnlapka3782]

Dietrich VonHildebrand should be promoted as a Saint, I think. He was German Bishop who sought to teach others exactly what you said about him, Bishop Barron. VonHildebrand sought to show others the supremacy of Good. I am giving myself a homework assignment: to read and learn more about Bishop Dietrich VonHildebrand. God Bless you Bishop.

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My favorite thing to learn about of his is Beauty to the second Power

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What a Blessing❤

[@PadreMaxMalata]

Beautiful reflection

[@matthewwwade]

I really enjoyed you sharing actus hominis and actus humanus. I suffer a lot through spiritual oppression and even though I resist I almost always end up in some rant about some random subject that I know very little about and through a personal revelation I had been told that my participation in the evil is mostly just a response to their attack and not of my own free will. So responding to something isn’t the same as participating in something, I like how I can now identify it as either actus hominis or actus humanus. Thank you.

[@Gid-J]

I think every decision is a moral decision. This wasn't a main point of this Sermon, but from a moral philosophy perspective, it seems more likely that decisions lie on a scale of moral effect instead of some line beyond sandwich choice where decisions suddenly become moral. Also, there are saints who focuses on small actions with great love.

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[@worshipwithme1306]

Thank you thank you!!! I so much meeded exactly this! I think the Holy Spirit inspired me to listen to the sermon now! Thanks

[@zbigniewkwiecinski111]

Thank you Bishop

[@chrisgwinnett1216]

Thank you Bishop Barron & team. Love the new intro. God bless 🙏

[@Praise_and_Worship_NA]

Truly humanistic values. Even though I know this quote is from a book somewhere "Your daily ethical decisions are determining who you will become." Bishop❣ Spoke excellently

[@peterhirst5153]

.~❤🫂✨ another wonderful Sermon Brother Bishop! Please keep up the Spiritual Ministry! Hallelujah, amen! ❤🧎❤️‍🔥📖🕊️👍💯💯💯💯

[@gabrielmenis3309]

Thank you for another great sermon. May God continue to bless you and your mission!

[@DogmeatUR]

All in all… our moral choices are all just bricks in the wall.

[@williamharp6388]

Happy Saturday bishop barron I love too hear your different sermons I really get alot out of it keep it up bishop barron and have a blessive day 😀 ok and God bless 🙌 🙏 your family too OK 👍 👌 bishop barron 😊

[@karenmorgan1645]

We are praying for Bishop Baron ❤️ as it is with grave concern that we watch the Catholic Church descend into apostasy under the leadership of Pope . We pray that Bishop Baron, who will be attending the Synod on Synodality this month, will have the courage to stand firm on the Word of God and not compromise on the Truth of the Gospel, that he will stand firmly against the values of the culture of today, just at Sir Thomas More so courageously did 500 years ago. We lay folk have no platform so we look to our Bishops to hold the line. But, if our Bishops capitulate, the holy catholic church will be one more victim of the insidious woke ideology that is tragically gripping the west. Christ did not change but those who met Him came away changed .

[@janehorn3229]

Brick by brick!

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My friends I see a very interesting dialoque between bishop Robert Barron and pastor Vlad Savchuk - in spirit and truth 😇

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Excellent and timely !!!

[@AaronMiller-rh7rj]

Awesome chapter.

[@lilo6224]

Can you imagine an adult saying 'god doesn't like that proverb', 'heres the Lord speaking now' and then to read out a man written word with absolutely no quantifiable input from a god. It's so sad people need this crap.

[@teaganadams6891]

“Here’s the Lord speaking now” refers to what God revealed to the prophet Ezekiel. Yes, Ezekiel is a man, but inspired by and working through the Holy Spirit, he is writing down God’s word to be shared. God bless.

[@generalyousif3640]

I was struggling little bit with asking myself “ it’s so hard and tiring to have integrity, while everyone else Lies and cheats to get ahead” I still find it unfair, but I’m pushing myself to maintain integrity

[@generalyousif3640]

@brendamyc3173 what do you mean?

[@TheLongSummer]

Remember that a crucial part of our integrity as Christians is to pray for and love those who get ahead through lies and cheating (Matthew ch.5), while scrutinizing our own thoughts and acts, befor judging our neighbour (Matthew ch.7). Our ability to do good comes from God not ourselves, because as Jesus said himself, there is only one good and that is God the father (Luke ch.18). God bless!

[@irmalivaudais]

Beautiful!

[@chrislavalley]

yes

[@Jimwaugh8]

Another great sermon!

[@3172bees]

Thanks for that, awesome as always

[@praxidescenteno3233]

When we got all mad and worst dissapeared

[@ChristianAIprints]

It's important to remember the 5th Commandment, "honor thy mother and thy father". Regardless of the sins of your parents and your resulting reality, the individual must hold high the fact that they chose to bring you into the world which God provided for you. Also that the family hierarchy, if maintained, is the foundation of society where the remaining Commandments are upheld.

[@danielsullivan7541]

Love as always, but I was hoping he would speak on the Gospel from today! I've always had a difficult time understanding this parable.

[@romymarquez9111]

You never fail to enlighten and deepen my faith. Thank you, Bp. Barron. To God be the glory.❤

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Amen 0:38

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Bishop I ve been so sick. The Lord did not táke me. Goodness I been in the garden with ithe Lord

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❤

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