Proclaiming and Encountering Christ in the 21st Century: Bishop Barron at

Friends, I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation at ‪@BiolaUniversity‬ on proclaiming and encountering Christ. It was wonderful to sit down with our Protestant brothers and sisters to discuss the importance of evangelization in today’s culture. In this video, we explore how to evangelize through the new media, reach the disaffiliated, prepare to become an evangelist, and much more.
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[@unpredictable913]

Bishop Barron is a walking Encyclopedia, admirable! I really want to go back to Catholicism.

[@unapologetic4375]

Did you come back home?

[@anonosaurus4517]

It was Bishop Barron saying a line from Aquinas that sealed the deal on my wife and I converting to Catholicism from our respective Protestant traditions. The man is a first-rate theologian and evangelist.

[@margitrujillo6943]

What an amazing conversation between Evangelical-Protestant and a Catholic! This conversation is LONG overdue, and in my opinion should be repeated over and over…I believe the whole of the Christian world will be greater for it!

[@vincentsheehan3193]

Yes!

[@lanbaode]

Amen!

[@scott6504]

Agreed

[@carmelitespark7399]

Bishop Barron you are a gift to the Church and the world.

[@petercanisius6456]

Always on point, precise, articulate. Keep insipiring this generation dear Bishop Barron.

[@Psmcdoug]

As graduate of Biola University (82), I am so proud that the university invited Bishop Barron to speak on campus. Over the past 15 years, Bishop Barron and his Word on Fire ministry have rebuilt the intellectual foundation of the faith which is missing for so many people. Biola University has found a ministry partner, kindred spirit, and friend in Bishop Barron. Both the university and

[@bobfritch5902]

Catholicism is an apostate false religion built on man's views not Gods. Biola has gone woke and apostate by indoctrinating their students in CRT and Catholic mysticism.

[@ronnestman4696]

God bless Bishop Barron and Word on Fire ministries 🙏🙏🙏❤️✝️ Always a blessing to hear him offer an opportunity to draw us closer to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 🙌🙏❤️

[@londonsmith5348]

Bishop Barron thank you for your humility and courage. Those are hard things to balance but you do it so well. Much love.

[@STRENGTHFROMABOVE]

When it’s your right time, God says, “I, the Lord, will make it happen.” It may seem impossible; the experts say no way. But like Sarah, God is asking you, “Is there anything too hard for the Lord?” You don’t know what God is up to. There are right times that are not just ordinary, not just a good break, but they are supernatural. It’s the hand of God that defies the odds, that thrusts you into places you can’t go on your own, that makes ways where there is no way. What you’re up against may look bigger, stronger, more powerful, but it’s no match for our God. Stay in peace. You have the most powerful force in the universe on your side.

[@renacordova9573]

Amen to that!! Thanks and Praise to the Lord God!

[@mattotubo]

Preach!

[@JakobNHansen]

Completely agree except for the last part. God is not "the most powerful force in the universe" as that implies some kind of competition between God and other forces. God is the ground of all being and has complete sovereignty over all creation.

[@roseanncooper9482]

Thank you for those words.

[@thepic12]

Amen!

[@RealAtheology]

It's always interesting to see engagements between intellectual Protestants and Catholics. Appreciate the dialouge.

[@michaelbaumert4501]

Appreciate you and your kindness, Ben. God bless you.

[@bikecameraaction3334]

The best hour spent online ever!

[@eleanorbertuch135]

This was wonderful beyond words. A pair of spiritual men sharing their love of the Lord🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🥰👏👏👏

[@lornavaughan1684]

Thank you Bishop Barron for this interesting conversation. GOD bless you always. Stay safe. ➕ ❤

[@maureenparker6185]

Let the people see joy in us and ve kind to one another.

[@teresamielech8172]

Excellent, thanks, Bishop Barron, and let’s all help each other to proclaim our Lord In our actions.

[@Normandy3136]

This interview was fantastic and a wonderful reminder of how Christians of different traditions have so much more in common than what separates us . Bishop Barron, as is typical, was brilliant! I thought Dr. Matt Jenson did an excellent job at moderating the interview - he was obviously very well prepared - and I believe it took uncommon courage to publicly interview a prominent Catholic at a Protestant University. God bless Biola for giving its students the opportunity to learn from this great evangelist and for allowing Bishop Barron to post the interview to his KZbin channel. Thank you so much!

[@marystenson2852]

So excellent, what a gift to the world. God bless you and WOF

[@saintamata1841]

The interviewer here is adept! Rich and delightful conversation. Doesn't disappoint!

[@bikecameraaction3334]

Just the first 8 mins deserved an ovation 👏

[@Tata-qd1pn]

Perfectly said as always. Thank you dear Bishop. People should read before arguing. 👍

[@elimerc84]

God bless you Bishop Barron and the pastor presenting who was greatly respectful of the Bishop and listened! We need (even us Catholics) more people like him. And for those that left the Church because "didn't get their questions answered", we are all responsible in cultivating our faith. That's why we will be judged individually. If we have time to go places, watch TV, we certainly have the time to study, research our Catholic faith. I remember when I was 14, a middle school friend who was Catholic changed to the Pentecostal church. However, she was the one who made me study at that age my Catholic faith, and although I couldn't convince her, no one could convince me that the Catholic faith didn't come from Jesus. At some point, there will be a time in our lifes that someone will question us, and we need to be prepare, and if we're not, then we must. Sorry but there's no excuse there. Besides, learning about the faith, about God and listening to wonderful priests like Bishop Barron is a great privilege and the best way we could spend our time. God bless all. 🙏♥️

[@kathleenvigliettapignato2538]

Bishop Barron, I noticed that same thing in 1978 when I came home to Chicago from boarding school, and the pews were so empty at Mass ... so I asked around, and many friends told me Exactly what you said, "I stopped attending and no one asked why ... " We need a buddy system in our parishes.

[@henrybarrett1292]

Re: beige vs non-beige churches, we quite likely respond differently even to the dirt on the floors. In a beige place, dirty floors make you think wow, they need to clean the floors. In a gothic cathedral or other beautiful church very well may make you think something like, wow, it is amazing; how many faithful have trod these floors in faith.

[@msgoody2shoes959]

As a convert, Bishop's point at @30. is from my heart to God's ear to Bishop Barron's pastoral alertness. Sick of petty dogmatic nitpicking. Good Christ, help your self pleasing righteous, learn some effing humility. Agape.

[@gerardk51]

Thanks to Biola for hosting Bishop Barron.

[@bettystroup7821]

Bishop Barron, with this conversation you have provided hope that Catholics and Protestants can dialog and support each other in spreading the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ AND live together without condemnation or judgement of the other. This is HUGE and you spoke well and eloquently Bishop Barron. I was most proud of how you showed, in less than 2 mins, the correlation of the Mass in the Bible! Amen!!. Too many of us grew up with not so kind labels because we were Catholics! Thank you and God bless you and your ministry! Thank you also to the University and host who invited you to this platform and conversation. Bless them all!

[@jcstuart6978]

I think one thing that blocks us from coming to the truth about Christ inside of us is our ego. I have found that waking up early, before my ego has a chance to put walls up around my heart, I can connect with God and hear him more clearly. So making time early in the morning in the quiet place with just you and God I believe is more important than most Christians recognize.

[@JP-bn2ct]

Oh my, a beautiful conversation! Thanks

[@timlucchesi625]

I come back to this video every few months. Wonderful. Just wonderful.

[@paulhwang6787]

Eminence: Your lively responses to your interviewer's questions really light up the TV interview on Social Media, even for a traditional Catholic brought up in the classical education of the method of the method of the Society of Jesus: Loyola, Xavier, Teilhard de Chardin, Lonergan et al. Your "Word on Fire" has given an impetus to the New Evangelization for the 21st Century! Paul

[@mapaz555]

I think I’ve watched this 4 times now. Great interview. I could have watched hours more of questions from someone outside the church but who is well researched and smart and practical and loving to Bishop Barron

[@revjime.stephenson8628]

Loved your "Letter to a Suffering Church" SUBLIME BISHOP BARRON amen and AMEN.

[@marypinakat8594]

Faith is a Grace from God and a gift from him. *"Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason."* - POPE FRANCIS

[@DACJAL]

Bishop Barron is gifted with so much knowledge and wisdom, understanding, good counsel, fortitude, piety, and may God bless you always. You are always in my prayers.

[@diane4983]

I go to mass for the holy Eucharist. I do not go for a social club. I don't care if anyone says hello to me. When we have heads bowed and pray together the most sacred prayers of the church we are all united. It's not a feeling. It's pure beauty and power that is in the Catholic faith. My husband who was Southern Baptist struggled for 5 years with questions. He searched and read and read some more early church Father's and his questions were answered. Ask him why he's Catholic. He will say because it's the truth. The issues aren't I'm Catholic you are say Protestant. The issues are we all clearly are not forming our children's minds and hearts in what we say we believe. So let's stop trying so hard to get one over on eachother and practice our beliefs so that firstly our children will see this as important and necessary. When we choose sports or sleeping in and don't regularly pray or practice our faith and chalk it all up to oh we are "good" people we are okay we are setting the next generation up for a life of emptiness and so vulnerable to the world's answers. In our families. How does Christmas look. How does Easter look. How does our celebration look. If it doesn't look starkly different from the world then theaters is a real good tangible place to start. Let's take ownership of what we believe and at the very least teach our families what we value. I realize I took a few directions lol sorry for that but I'm not so eloquent. I am grateful for the talk above and the commitment to God from the speakers.

[@marieboustany6846]

Very wisely 👌 said Diane 👏 ! You have just described in detail the spiritual emptiness in my family 👪 ! Praying 🙏 for God's grace 🙏 ❤ !

[@dixonbuttes]

Wonderful! Transition from Newman to Descartes was great

[@mapaz555]

Brilliant Always so clear and approachable and knowledgeable. Thank you father. I pray for your protection. Amen

[@macauvoice]

Grateful for your apostolate, Bishop Barron! God bless you always. Include us in your celebration of Holy Mass.

[@marianmuth6691]

I am always amazed by your insight, even though I sometimes don’t understand. Thank you ! You have a very special gift.

[@maureenparker6185]

The Bible is beautiful and tells us exactly how we àre supposed to act. Jesus's life is so beautiful and you want to live like thst.

[@FredvonHayek]

What a great mind and a wonderful human being! I have grown to become a big fan of Bishop Barron.

[@learnbibleversethroughpict6027]

Thank you 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@marystenson2852]

Excellent as always Bishop Barron, fun and engaging and serious too

[@DACJAL]

I wish it was longer. Thank you Biola University! Thank you, Bishop Barron! I pray for the unity of all Christians, and of all the whole world.

[@margokupelian344]

Evangelization is like spreading the seeds (God’s word) into a field, as in the parable of the sower in the Bible. Some fall in the right place and some don’t. The Holy Spirit is constantly working in the hearts of people; Jesus is constantly knocking on the doors of people’s hearts. Some open the door and let Him in and some don’t. We, as believers can make a big difference in the way things happen in this world with our prayers. Our prayers can stop wars, bring souls to God or do anything that seems impossible for us humans. When Peter was in prison, all the apostles were gathered and were praying for him and God released him from the prison. I remember reading a quotation by a saint in a prayer book that goes, “God governs the world and prayer governs God”. God’s heart is too soft and tender to ignore our pleas “in this valley of tears”. We have to pray for the conversion of sinners and for God’s kingdom to come on earth along with those who are led by the Holy Spirit to evangelize the word of God on KZbin. We all are called to evangelize in ways that God presents to us. May God bless all those who are evangelizing on social media and those who are fighting the good fight to build back all that satan is trying to destroy in the creation of God. God bless you Bishop Barron. It’s always a pleasure to listen to you.

[@nicolebassi4133]

Thank you Bishop Barron 🙏❤️

[@mrstrongable]

Thank you Bishop. I pray for priest vocation as well…

[@anneturner2759]

I just love you. Thank you.

[@leasandham4813]

Wow! Thank you so much for sharing the Word of God with us. May God bless you and your families abundantly in His grace and love 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@NAESKI4U]

“God, I pray for the people, please give me the grace to engage them well.” ~ Bishop Barron on social media preparedness

[@patcook1889]

Thank you

[@freedominion7369]

Thank you, Bishop Barron for these enlightening and grounding lectures in a time of secular delusion 🙏 God bless ✝️

[@manudewan914]

Learnt volumes today,listening to this interesting video clip as to the challenges that the church is facing in our modern society and Bishop Barron unravels in his explicit way,how we can meet these challenges by educating us through it. Thank you Bishop Barron🙏Also a dear priest SJ, once told me that the devil is never powerful,only God is! He said the devil is cunning..think he was right?

[@dcrisp8888]

Your Excellency Bishop Barron, At this time of great repentance from the evil of, and spiritual trauma caused by the United States’ over-sexualized, and abortion prone society, please show us, as Catholics and parishioners at St Paschal Baylon Church, your Excellency’s support of your brother Abp Cordileone’s act of love this week for Speaker Nancy Pelosi in his excluding her from Holy Communion.

[@georgeroberts442]

I can’t exactly define “Truth,” but I know it when I see it! 😎

[@Alex.the.humble]

Such a beautiful stage I have to turn my screen brightness to 100%

[@marypinakat8594]

*"Most resistance to God is moral and not Intellectual."* - BILLY GRAHAM

[@dcrisp8888]

Valor for Christ is beautiful.

[@clara8576]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@lizmiddleton2382]

Love it 😀 thank you 😊

[@rosemariehaas7143]

A Baptist friend introduced me to your show, especially The Word on Fire!

[@tlng9466]

Thank you 😊

[@ceciliasandoval1726]

The Holy Spirit reveals truth to us.

[@davidsicilia5316]

a landmark interview

[@marypinakat8594]

Yes it is. Packed with much needed contemporary needs and practical and up-to-date reflections. Some accurate observations and definitely acceptable reflections/solutions.

[@duckspinach]

As someone who lives in California and isn't catholic but wants to visit a catholic church, all the churches here are embracing the whole no judgement, afraid-of-beauty, beige religion thing discussed in the video. Videos like this are the sort of intellectualism many of us want but cannot get from our current churches. We want to be taken seriously. We want the ideas to be taken seriously.

[@Spiritof76Catholic]

I came home to my Catholic faith 22 years ago after a 33 year lapse into evangelicalism , nondenominationalism and disillusioned agnosticism. May I suggest that you find an older church or better yet a Cathedral or even a monastery built before 1950 or so. Talk to a good and holy priest first if you can they’re out there. As you enter the Church be prepared to feel God’s presence there. The feeling is palpable for many who believe. Jesus is truly present body blood soul and divinity inside the blessed Tabernacle at the center of the altar most likely under a large crucifix suspended above. There will also be a small glowing red candle which shows the faithful that God is present in consecrated hosts and everywhere as a focus for adoration and prayer. Old church’s can have elaborate altars, columns, stained glass windows and confessionals which heighten the sensory experience. Just bask in the mercy and love of Jesus. There may be many beautiful statues of our Lady, the Saints or martyrs who remind us of our connection to the mystical body of Christ, who we are and where we came from as Christians all they way back 2000 years through time when Jesus walked and taught and established his church and where we are going when we enter into our glory to be with Jesus. With a little luck the smell of incense will be lingering in the air and there will be numerous lit candles the faithful Catholic offering prayers up to heaven. Try if you can to visit during a Sunday or even a weekday mass. Sit back and just take in the beauty and majesty as heaven and earth touch each other as a great cloud of witnesses worshiping together in the Divine Liturgy and Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Your first visit to a beautiful Catholic Church can be a memorable experience if you leave any doubts you have at the door. Let Jesus envelop you in his love and mercy. By the way in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and California in general there are many Churches available. Some of the mission churches founded by St. Junipero Serra have active parishes in them and are great places to visit. The old Cathedral in San Francisco is amazing. Good luck. God bless you.

[@sandyv2195]

I am a lifetime practicing Catholic now well into my 60s, but I understand what you're saying. I attend Mass faithfully on Sundays and holy days and wouldn't think of not going - I WANT to spend time dedicated in worship of our Lord. But yet...there is a sometimes palpable sad beige-ness present in the way the readings are proclaimed without enthusiasm or apparent understanding, in weak homilies, in uninspired adult education opportunities and sparse attendance even at the good ones, etc. I love the Lord and the church and will never stray, though I sometimes feel we have taken the greatest news ever told in the history of the world and made it--of all things!--BORING. 😢 The only suggestion I have is to keep trying different parishes until, with God's leading you via prayer, you find the one that's right for you. It's out there - don't give up! God has ignited your interest in the Catholic Church for a reason. And keep listening to Bishop Barron and other strong Catholic teachers. God bless you!

[@danserrano100]

Cool Padre

[@youtubepolice892]

💗

[@praxidescenteno3233]

Who's save World ever the innocent blood! Ever God bless all beloveds at eternity! 😇👼🤣😍💘🥲🥰💞👑🥳🎊💗✨💌😘

[@susanparker767]

✨🙏🏼✨

[@JohnR.T.B.]

Imagine if you can copy the Bishop's mind using a USB drive, and paste it to your brain, we can all evangelize better.

[@lanbaode]

Amen!

[@terezagrbin4357]

I had bad experience in the church and went thru period of hating people there but somehow I realized Catholic church is true church and other people are not better so I remember when Jesus said forgive them they don't know what they doing

[@markballantyne393]

I enjoy walking the country lanes where cardinal newman walked in his first job as curate in the anglican church of all saints.

[@jimmyribble6332]

I'm Your excellency, I'm not too charitable, but, thanks for all your hard work.

[@MrBluemanworld]

Pretty darn interesting dialogue

[@maviskaluzny2226]

Blessed Mary church in Winnipeg

[@thespiritofhegel3487]

Descartes engaged in correspondence, answering questions about his 'Meditations', with Elisabeth Princess of Bohemia for instance.

[@annaloph]

🙏🕊💜🌏

[@AlgyPug]

A curious point about the Dallas Charter which was formulated in response to the clerical sex abuse in Boston (which was the subject of the film Spotlight): the bishops decided that investigation of any abuse claims involing bishops would be handled by the bishops themselves. As Juvenal said: Who will guard the guards?

[@Philip-uy3bx]

for the "good"

[@seand2328]

Bishop Barron makes me want to read John Henry Newman at some point in the near future.

[@mymountrushmore6235]

Think the biggest problem w the church and Jordan Peterson didn’t point it out but mentioned it. We focus so much on the sin but the overwhelming love is sometimes forgotten about. The reason why we don’t want u to sin is not for judgment but out of love

[@asasmith5252]

Bless you Bishop Barron! Cast the negativity and nay sayers away Sir. Damn the torpedoes, Full speed ahead!

[@rachealbrimberry8918]

He is clever to bring up St. John Henry Newman. Wow.

[@anneturner2759]

U2 ♥️♥️♥️

[@NandKumar-qq3xk]

About an Angele and purity of his or myslf "

[@lynxrufus2007]

300 then, 62 thousand this movie :)

[@gariochsionnach2608]

More people should read the great Canadian theologian & philosopher (epistemology & philosophy of science ...) Bernard Lonergan ...

[@itinerantmendicant]

As a Catholic I'm not a cogito guy, I'm a cogi-Thomas (Aquinas)!

[@markballantyne393]

We have to believe in a god we don't understand, and everything we say about our impossibility about understanding is to pretend we do understand and that is pretty much all that is written a pretence to understanding we don't have.

[@sandyv2195]

Something that resonated with me years ago was, "If we could totally understand it, it wouldn't be faith." Or another way to say it is from the scriptures (Hebrews 11:1): "Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Outside of faith, in the secular world, there are many things we don't fully understand but accept anyway, e.g. good and bad bacteria that we can't easily see but we know can both help us and kill us; truths about the universe that we learn more about every day; etc. I'm sure you can think of many more examples yourself. The point being that we can never know everything; some things we must accept by faith...whether faith in science or faith in God, they're really not so very different.

[@jonasbaes3914]

2:12

[@leasandham4813]

You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fountain of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us. O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of mercy for us, we trust in Thee. O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of mercy for us, we trust in Thee. O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of mercy for us, we trust in Thee. Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, Have mercy on us and on the whole world. Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, Have mercy on us and on the whole world. Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, Have mercy on us and on the whole world. JESUS, King of mercy, we trust in Thee! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

[@colleenfrance]

So good! Thank you! Why all the laughs at John 6? 🧐

[@ofcourse7357]

I think they were laughing at the idea of reading Aquinas' massive Summa, not John 6.

[@j.m.8008]

And perhaps evangelizing to Protestants to read about/study the Real Presence Eucharist

[@LuisRodriguez-tr4pm]

John 6 is the main biblical text used to explain Jesus' real presence in the eucharist. He was basically implying that you don't need to read anything other than the bible to explain the eucharist. The audience is familiar with the biblical argument and laughed.

[@ofcourse7357]

@@LuisRodriguez-tr4pm Yes, thanks.

[@heloaafcha7914]

The greatest saints? Mary of course!

[@terezagrbin4357]

I heard one priest saying in homily when gospel was Jesus walk on water, saying he didn't really walk on water just appear to apostles that He did I was confused why he doing it

[@terezagrbin4357]

yes people in church not friendly and cruel, I would be rich person if I have dollar for every time I said hi and not answer, yes sometimes I wonder what people do there,, but I tried to be with godless people new age and I could not believe what these people believe even they are friendlier, I wanted to know truth and never have problem with Jesus teaching

[@markballantyne393]

I know there is a god but find church difficult because of a lack of understanding of the reality of god but believe based on intellectual thinking and tradition, but not based on knowing

[@marianacostaneves5132]

Socorro tradução 🙏

[@CarlosGomz70]

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[@mariadsa9949]

Execellent Bishop Barron God bless you in your ministry

[@mariesinnecker4450]

Available in Spanish?

[@anneturner2759]

Anyone jump in , I’m having trouble explaining the crucified Jesus to my four year old grandson. I cannot bring myself to explain such a horrific happening to his little mind. I’m still beyond sad that this happened to Him and I’m 62 . So , how do I explain, literally , what they did to Jesus? Thanks .

[@kathleenvigliettapignato2538]

Many generations of Catholic children grew up with a crucifix on every wall of their home, including hanging over the bed. In this age of ubiquitous news coverage, most all children will be exposed to terrible stories at an early age -- violent stories that do not end in resurrection. Tell the story with gentleness and confident composure. Read to your child from Holy Scripture, and Be Not Afraid. The Holy Spirit will give you the words to help him understand, without fear.

[@dcrisp8888]

Please select a few beautiful colorful illustrated children’s books about the Catholic Faith, and read to your little one every day. Be appropriate to the age and innocence. As a foundation always remember you are teaching about someone Good, and that He cared for others.

[@GeniusDeduction]

At the tender age of Four your grandson may have experienced the death of a pet, so as long as he understands that pets die, and that crucially when people get very old, people die too. Then you could tell your sweet grandson that when Adam and eve ate that apple and disobeyed Gods command in the garden of Eden - THEY HAD TO LEAVE THE GARDEN - INOTHER WORDS THEY LEFT GOD`S FRIENDSHIP as they preferred themselves; and the very special spirit that made them holy left them. God then put everything in motion for his Son to bring the friendship of God and man back together by dying for every human being - as the gates of Heaven closed when Adam and eve ate that apple and when God`s only begotten son Jesus Christ the promised messiah died - The gates of heaven opened as despite being a very heart breaking dying it was the most special dying there could ever be. You may not need to go into the great detail of Jesus Christ our Lords suffering on that wonderous day with your sweet grandson being ever so young - you can go into those details when you feel he is old enough for that. There will very likely be a suitable Children's book that will explain everything to your precious grandson.

[@anneturner2759]

Thank you for your helpful responses.

[@sandyv2195]

Others have provided wonderful suggestions for how to help you explain things to your grandson, so I will not address that. But I am intrigued by your statements, "I am beyond sad that this happened to Him..." and "...what THEY did to Him." What I'm about to say, I say with Christian love: is it possible that perhaps the reason you're struggling to explain God's plan of salvation to your grandson is that you don't fully understand it yourself? Jesus came willingly to earth to DIE for OUR sins that had separated us from God. It was the plan of His Father and he obeyed at great human cost to Himself out of love for us...yes, for us sinners! So what THEY did to Christ 2000 years ago on the cross is what WE --ALL of sinful humanity, past, present, and future--did to him, i.e. OUR sins put Christ on the cross; we are ALL responsible for his horrific crucifixion. Without Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, we would still be eternally separated from God. So although Christ died from an earthly perspective, He LIVES for all eternity, and therefore so will we who believe in Him. That's the fantastic resurrection part of the story that we can't overlook, i.e. the darkness of Good Friday was totally obliterated by the brilliance of the resurrection on that first Easter! Without the crucifixion--Christ's sacrifice for our sins--there would be no resurrection. So yes, the crucifixion can make us sad when we think about the awful torture Jesus endured, but it's not the end of the story - far from it: our hope as Christians forever lies in Christ's resurrection! God bless you.

[@carmenhartono3410]

On the topic of Beauty, don't we also have to note that Beauty is Truth? The Transfiguration is beautifully described in the Gospel, but I don't recall the Crucifixion described with any beautiful detail.

[@jenelms905]

Bishop Barron: "... that means there's an absolute objective moral criterion." I feel like this is a big deal.