Normally, in each episode we take one listener question. But we’ve received such a large number of outstanding questions from around the globe that we’ve decided to devote another episode to answering a range of questions from listeners like you. Bishop Barron answers several questions, rapid fire, on many different topics.
Topics Discussed
- 0:24 – Intro: Bishop Barron talks about the PBS premier of Pivotal Players
- 3:00 – If goodness is just part of God’s nature, why are we under any obligation to make ourselves into good human beings?
- 6:11 – What is the Catholic way of dating?
- 8:35 – What is the difference between hope and wishful thinking?
- 12:19 – How do you explain Old Testament animal sacrifice to vegans?
- 15:10 – Is evil really just an absence of good or a force of its own, opposing the Kingdom of God?
- 19:45 – How do we reconcile centuries old philosophy with modern science?
- 23:35 – Why do we focus so much on interpreting the Greek words in scripture when anything Jesus spoke was in Aramaic?
- 26:30 – How does a new parent, busy parent find time to deepen her prayer life?
Bonus Resources
- Study Guides
- CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players – Leader’s Guide (Bishop Barron)
- CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players – Study Guide (Bishop Barron)
- CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players – Leaders Kit (Bishop Barron)
- DVDs
- CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players (Bishop Barron)
- Books
- Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith by Bishop Barron
- Seeds of the Word: Finding God in the Culture by Bishop Barron
- Vibrant Paradoxes: The Both/And of Catholicism by Bishop Barron
- Praying with the Pivotal Players by Bishop Barron
- Thomas Aquinas: Spiritual Master by Bishop Barron