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Catholicism Series
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CATHOLICISM: Episode 1
Amazed and Afraid: The Revelation of God Become Man Join Bishop Barron as he addresses some of the most controversial questions about the life and identity of Jesus Christ and travels through the mysterious and sacred places of the Holy Land of Israel and the eternal city of Rome. Watch Episode 1 here: CatholicismSeries.com/live "Jesus Christ is Lord. That means that neither Caesar nor any of his descendants is Lord. Jesus Christ, the God-man risen from the dead, the one who gathered the tribes, cleansed the Temple, and fought with the enemies of the human race, he is the one to whom final allegiance is due. Christians are those who submit to this Lordship." - Bishop Robert Barron 1) Why is it very important to praise God? 2) Are there enough evidence that Jesus is the only source of salvation? 3) What are the things that you’re “afraid” of in Jesus and things that you’re “amazed” at Jesus? 4) What does Kingdom of God” mean to you? 5) Temple/Church is Jesus. How can you cleanse the temple/church? 6) What are the four tasks of a prophet/messiah? Did Jesus fulfill them all? |
CATHOLICISM: Episode 2
Happy Are We: The Teachings of Jesus Bishop Barron highlights the Beatitudes, the path of non-violence, lessons of forgiveness, care for the poor, and our relationship with God as presented in the parables. Watch Episode 2 here: CatholicismSeries.com/live "Jesus nailed to the Cross is the very icon of liberty, for he is free from those attachments that would prevent him from attaining the true good, which is doing the will of his Father." - Bishop Robert Barron 1) Discuss / write down the beatitudes in your own words/understanding. (Pick the one that you like the most, if there’s no time to do all) 2) Do you find joy only when you determine your own life? Can rules and commandments bring joy? 3) What are the four things that Jesus despise on the cross and what did he love on the cross? Can you look at the crucifix and say Jesus is the most happiest man? 4) How can you detach from this world and happy at the sane time? 5) How can you become true son/daughter of God? Is it easy for you? 6) What is the best method to fight your enemy/violence? What is “show your other cheek” mean? 7) What is the sum of ‘Parable of Prodigal son’? |
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CATHOLICISM: Episode 3
The Ineffable Mystery of God To provide a vision of the ineffable majesty and mystery of God, Bishop Barron invites us to the heights of the Sinai desert, makes his way to mysterious Istanbul, walks the glittering streets of Paris, and then captivates the viewer with the glories of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. Watch Episode 3 here: CatholicismSeries.com/live "The one God of Israel— 'I am who am'—is a play of subsistent relations— 'God is Love'—and thus we learn the deepest meaning of the verb 'to be' is 'to love.' It was the Son, the Father's beloved, who became incarnate in Jesus, and it was the Holy Spirit, the love breathed back and forth between the Father and the Son, that came to dwell in the Church." - Bishop Robert Barron 1) What is your definition of an atheist? What are the things that you agree with an atheist, if any. And what are things that you don’t agree with an atheist. 2) Among all the names mentioned for God, which one is the most suitable one or most important one, according to you. 3) What is the “unavoidable quality” of God? 4) Do you believe that the sufferings are punishments from God? 5) What distinguishes the Christian believer from other ‘One-God’ believers like, Jews or Muslims? 6) Discuss/explain in your own words what Trinity means. Saturday, August 11th:
CATHOLICISM: Episode 5 The Indispensable Men: Peter, Paul, and the Missionary Adventure In telling each man’s story, Bishop Barron shows how the Holy Spirit worked through all the apostles and disciples to build the Church. Following the trail of these apostles as they took the Gospel to the ends of the earth, Bishop Barron presents the foundations of the apostolic faith, particularly the revelation of Christ’s resurrection from the dead. Watch Episode 5 here: CatholicismSeries.com/live "Due to their centrality, Peter and Paul are not merely of historical interest; they live on as determining archetypes in the community of Jesus to the present day." - Bishop Robert Barron 1) Jesus “takes us into the deep water”. Have you experienced it in your personal life? Think of a time when you encountered this personally and ponder. 2) Christianity is not based on any philosophy. What is foundation of Christianity that’s discussed in this episode by Bishop Barron? 3) What is the great temptation anyone, especially Christians fall into? What is the danger of it? 4) How long it took for Paul to start preaching Christianity in Israel? Why did it take him the time it took? 5) Why is St. Paul “the apt” bearer of the message of God? Monday, August 13th: CATHOLICISM: Episode 7 Word Made Flesh, True Bread of Heaven: The Mystery of the Liturgy and the Eucharist Bishop Barron describes all the parts of the Mass, and shows how the Sacred Liturgy embodies the whole of the Faith in diverse places as Jerusalem, Rome, Chicago, Orvieto, and Mexico City. Watch Episode 7 here: CatholicismSeries.com/live "The liturgy is the privileged communion with the Lord; it is the source and summit of the Christian life. And therefore those who participate in it never leave unchanged; they never go back the same way they came." - Bishop Robert Barron Wednesday, August 15th: Now playing... CATHOLICISM: Episode 9 The Life of His Love: Prayer and the Life of the Spirit On pilgrimage to the places where the great saints and spiritual masters lived, Bishop Barron explores the different types of prayer: contemplation; adoration; petition; and intercession. Watch Episode 9 here: CatholicismSeries.com/live "Prayer is born of that awareness, felt more than thought, that the transcendent world impinges on our lowly realm and hence can be contacted... The mystical coming together of these two longings—our longing for God and God's longing for us—is prayer." - Bishop Robert Barron |
CATHOLICISM: Episode 4
Our Tainted Nature's Solitary Boast: Mary, the Mother of God Bishop Barron journeys to the humble remains of Mary’s house in Nazareth, to the ruins of the ancient city of Ephesus and to the great Marian shrines of Lourdes and Guadalupe to explain the Church’s teachings about Mary as the Mother of God, the Immaculate Conception and the dogma of the Assumption. Watch Episode 4 here: CatholicismSeries.com/live "Mary's utter willingness to magnify the Lord made of her a matrix of life. The spring itself, in all its wild fecundity, is but a hint of the vitality that she unleashes." - Bishop Robert Barron 1) Do you believe in apparitions? Are they necessary? If so, why do you think the apparitions are necessary? 2) Mary is the new Israel. How can you explain it? 3) Is Mary the mother of Jesus or the mother of God? How can you justify your argument? 4) Where lies the essence of Biblical truth? 5) What are the last recorded words of Mary? Why is this very important to you? 6) Do you believe that Mary is the model of disciples? Sunday, August 12th: CATHOLICISM: Episode 6 A Body Both Suffering and Glorious: The Mystical Union of Christ and the Church Bishop Barron presents the reality of the Church as "one, holy, catholic and apostolic," and explores the Catholic conviction that the life and presence of Christ continues to embrace humanity in all its joys and sorrows through the presence of the Church. Watch Episode 6 here: CatholicismSeries.com/live "The church of Jesus Christ is not a collection of cultural objets d'art, not a stuffy institutional holdover from another age; it is, as the mosaic at San Clemente suggests, a living thing, an organism, a body." - Bishop Robert Barron Tuesday, August 14th: CATHOLICISM: Episode 8 A Vast Company of Witnesses: The Communion of Saints Highlighting Katharine Drexel, Therese of Lisieux, Edith Stein, and Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Bishop Barron tells the story of the Church as a vast company of witness who are called by Christ to be a Communion of Saints. Watch Episode 8 here: CatholicismSeries.com/live "The Church revels in the variety of its saints because it needs such diversity in order to represent, with even relative adequacy, the infinite intensity of God's goodness." - Bishop Robert Barron Thursday, August 16th: Now playing... CATHOLICISM: Episode 10 World Without End: The Last Things Explore the Church’s conviction that life here and now is preparation for an extraordinary world that is yet to come – a supernatural destiny. Bishop Barron presents the Catholic vision of death, judgment, heaven, hell and purgatory as he journeys to Florence, Ireland and Rome. Watch Episode 10 here: CatholicismSeries.com/live "The great wheel of the north rose window, with its myriad parts in harmonious interconnection and with the sunlight shining through it, certainly qualifies as a beautiful thing. But its beauty is in service of a higher good, for it is meant to be a foretaste of the beauty of the beatific vision." - Bishop Robert Barron 1) What’s your belief on hell, purgatory, and heaven? 2) Why would an ‘all loving God’ allow souls end up in hell? 3) Does the church‘s teaching on purgatory convince you? If not, why? 4) Do you recognize imperfections in yourself? What can be done to get spiritual perfection in oneself? Why do we need to do it? 5) Has your understanding on heaven and resurrection change after watching this episode? 6) What’s Catholicism mean to you? |