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The bishop wants young people to know ‘Jesus, who loves them, who walks with them, and wants to be the Lord of their life.’
Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, has argued that events such as the recently concluded World Youth Day are not only relevant to the Catholic Church but also essential to counteract what he said has been the practice of “dumbing down the faith too much for too long.”
Known for his highly popular Word on Fire ministry as well as his regular “Sunday Sermons” across social media, Bishop Barron, in a recent interview with EWTN Vatican’s Colm Flynn on EWTN News Nightly, reflected on the contrast between Catholicism’s decline in certain areas of the world and its growth in African and Asian countries.
“I love that you see the vibrancy of the faith in Africa and Asia,” he added.
Asked what makes World Youth Day so special, Bishop Barron argued that people are “hungry for God, whether they acknowledge it or not, whether they feel it directly or not.”
“So, when there’s an opportunity to come together to seek God, to praise God, young people respond,” he said.
Barron said young people “don’t want an uncertain trumpet; they don’t want a vacillating message. They want something clear, and when they get it, they respond to it.”
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Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, has argued that events such as the recently concluded World Youth Day are not only relevant to the Catholic Church but also essential to counteract what he said has been the practice of “dumbing down the faith too much for too long.”
Known for his highly popular Word on Fire ministry as well as his regular “Sunday Sermons” across social media, Bishop Barron, in a recent interview with EWTN Vatican’s Colm Flynn on EWTN News Nightly, reflected on the contrast between Catholicism’s decline in certain areas of the world and its growth in African and Asian countries.
“I love that you see the vibrancy of the faith in Africa and Asia,” he added.
Asked what makes World Youth Day so special, Bishop Barron argued that people are “hungry for God, whether they acknowledge it or not, whether they feel it directly or not.”
“So, when there’s an opportunity to come together to seek God, to praise God, young people respond,” he said.
Barron said young people “don’t want an uncertain trumpet; they don’t want a vacillating message. They want something clear, and when they get it, they respond to it.”
Continued below.
Word on Fire’s Bishop Barron: ‘We’ve Dumbed Down the Faith Too Much for Too Long’
The bishop wants young people to know ‘Jesus, who loves them, who walks with them, and wants to be the Lord of their life.’
