Here is the Youtube link if anyone finds it helpful. It's been very good. I'm kind of mixed on Tucker but he did a great job of letting Bishop Barron lay out his beliefs. It was fascinating to hear the conversation rotate seamless between Plato and Aristotle to Marx and New Atheism. Bishop Barron has such a massive grasp of literature and philosophy and able to relate that to Christianity and our modern times. Here are the subjects discussed:
0:00 Introduction 1:20 The Real Reason So Many People Are Unhappy 9:05 How to Abandon Your Ego 12:54 How to Pray 18:47 Seeing God in All Things 22:15 The Biggest Threat to Your Relationship With God 23:41 Where Do We Find Grace? 25:10 Is Your Phone Destroying Your Relationship With God? 27:40 How to Stay Focused on God 34:30 How Does Evolution Fit into Christian Theology? 38:48 The Failures of the New Atheist Movement 48:55 Does God Require Sacrifice? 51:44 The Real Reason People Reject Christianity 56:19 The Rise of Christian Persecution 59:45 The Sex Abuse Scandals Within the Catholic Church 1:06:40 What Was the Second Vatican Council? 1:08:56 Why Did the Catholic Church Get So Political? 1:14:45 Debunking the Myth That Religion Leads to Violence 1:19:35 The Link Between Technology and Mankind's Worship of Self 1:24:11 How Should Christians Respond to Persecution? 1:28:24 Spirituality and AI Consciousness 1:30:03 The Future of the Catholic Church Under the New Pope Leo XIV 1:39:28 Bishop Barron's Advice to Those Interested in Christianity
It's really hard to pick which sections are best. Each one was so dense with philosophical and scriptural argument and support.
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He seems to be a good bishop, he's a little more wishy washy and mealy mouthed than I like (see his comments with Dave Rubin on gay marriage and his less than full throated condemnation of usury here) but that's probably needed in a pastoral role now as much as I hate saying that.
He seems to be a good bishop, he's a little more wishy washy and mealy mouthed than I like (see his comments with Dave Rubin on gay marriage and his less than full throated condemnation of usury here) but that's probably needed in a pastoral role now as much as I hate saying that.
I am NOT trying to be argumentative, but I just don't understand what seems to me like hypercritical assessment of a man who has probably done more to evangelize our faith for the last 20 years than any single person on the planet. He's not just drawing people to the OTF in the US. He's very popular in other parts of the world. IMHO, he's not going to be as effective if he looks into a camera or talks into a microphone as though he's Torquemada. He's orthodox and he is trying to present the beautiful coherence of the OTF. He's not trying to win a YouTube debate.
Sorry if that comes across as snarky. I know you don't intend to be unduly harsh. I just want us all to row in the same direction as much as possible, but I also agree that prelates are not above fair criticism.
He seems to be a good bishop, he's a little more wishy washy and mealy mouthed than I like (see his comments with Dave Rubin on gay marriage and his less than full throated condemnation of usury here) but that's probably needed in a pastoral role now as much as I hate saying that.
I am NOT trying to be argumentative, but I just don't understand what seems to me like hypercritical assessment of a man who has probably done more to evangelize our faith for the last 20 years than any single person on the planet. He's not just drawing people to the OTF in the US. He's very popular in other parts of the world. IMHO, he's not going to be as effective if he looks into a camera or talks into a microphone as though he's Torquemada. He's orthodox and he is trying to present the beautiful coherence of the OTF. He's not trying to win a YouTube debate.
Sorry if that comes across as snarky. I know you don't intend to be unduly harsh. I just want us all to row in the same direction as much as possible, but I also agree that prelates are not above fair criticism.
In my defense I did start off by saying he seems like a good bishop, and while I don't expect him to be Torquemada, his flirtations with universal salvation are unnecessary, and he does seem to go overly PC with some of his stuff, BUt as I said that might be needed in a pastoral role.
He seems to be a good bishop, he's a little more wishy washy and mealy mouthed than I like (see his comments with Dave Rubin on gay marriage and his less than full throated condemnation of usury here) but that's probably needed in a pastoral role now as much as I hate saying that.
I am NOT trying to be argumentative, but I just don't understand what seems to me like hypercritical assessment of a man who has probably done more to evangelize our faith for the last 20 years than any single person on the planet. He's not just drawing people to the OTF in the US. He's very popular in other parts of the world. IMHO, he's not going to be as effective if he looks into a camera or talks into a microphone as though he's Torquemada. He's orthodox and he is trying to present the beautiful coherence of the OTF. He's not trying to win a YouTube debate.
Sorry if that comes across as snarky. I know you don't intend to be unduly harsh. I just want us all to row in the same direction as much as possible, but I also agree that prelates are not above fair criticism.
In my defense I did start off by saying he seems like a good bishop, and while I don't expect him to be Torquemada, his flirtations with universal salvation are unnecessary, and he does seem to go overly PC with some of his stuff, BUt as I said that might be needed in a pastoral role.
