home from an evening spent at our parish pastoral centre. I watched the second of ten episodes of Fr. Robert Barron‘s ‘Catholicism‘ series. The DVD presentation lasted for one hour and then there was (sadly) only a half an hour for discussion. Just not enough time.
I missed the first episode, but will move heaven and earth to see the rest of the series. I strongly encourage everyone to do the same! Look out for when the screening of this series will happen at your parish, or at a parish near you. I received answers to questions I’ ve been asking for years:- Jesus’ radical message for a change of heart moved me deeply. His Good News of everlasting love transcending all the earthly promises of happiness through the likes of power, pleasure, honour and wealth, has taken on a new meaning of self-fulfilling shallowness to me. I get it, I finally get it. I cannot explain why in this post, but let it suffice for me to say that it has changed my understanding of what it means to be a Christian. Absolutely!
In this episode, Fr. Robert focusses on the Teachings of Jesus. The content was organic in its content, using the platform of the new media to the fullest,jam-packed with the unsurpassed golden nuggets of the Beatitudes. These as I have never heard them explained before. I heard my Lord’s teachings with ‘new’ ears. I feel uplifted and eager to know more.
This series is not at present being accessed widely in the Southwark Diocese, so if you too want to be invigorated read the parish bulletin here to keep up to speed. If your parish is looking for something valuable to share in the coming Year of Faith, this is the programme to use: tell your parish priest about Fr. Robert Barron’s ‘Catholicism‘ series and sow the seeds of Christ’s love and work in your own parish.
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