Daily Mass Gospel Reflection- MEMORIAL OF SAINT PIUS OF PIETRELCINA (PADRE PIO)

Word on Fire Ministry ^ | 9.23.22 | Bishop Robert Barron

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MEMORIAL OF SAINT PIUS OF PIETRELCINA, PRIEST

LUKE 9:18–22

Friends, the Gospel for today is incomparably rich and mysterious.
First, we notice that peculiar question,
“Who do the crowds say that I am?”
No other religious figure or founder would ask such a question.
This is the primordial and peculiar question of the Christian faith.
It has to do with Jesus and who he is.

The first group that “responds” is the general public:
“John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, ‘One of the ancient prophets has arisen.”
A range of opinions—and all of them wrong.

Then that devastating question:
“But who do you say that I am?”
You who are closest to me, you whom I have chosen.
But the disciples don’t speak.
Are they afraid? Perhaps. Are they ignorant? Probably.

Finally, Simon Peter speaks:
“The Christ of God.” You are the Messiah, the anointed, the long-awaited Savior;
but more to it, you are the Son of God, not just a human hero.
This is the mystical faith that stands at the heart of Christianity.
This is the standing or falling point.
To hold this Petrine faith is to be a Christian; to deny it is not to be a Christian.

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+++Once when Jesus was praying in solitude,
and the disciples were with him,
he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”
They said in reply, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah;
still others, ‘One of the ancient prophets has arisen.’”
Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Peter said in reply, “The Christ of God.”
He rebuked them and directed them not to tell this to anyone.

He said, “The Son of Man must suffer greatly
and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests,
and the scribes,
and be killed and on the third day be raised.”+++

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Finally, Simon Peter speaks:
“The Christ of God.” You are the Messiah, the anointed, the long-awaited Savior

Boobie is the ultimate hypocrite. He posts the above while telling Ben Shapiro, a Jew, that Christ is only the "privileged way" to salvation.

Is Jesus Christ the ‘privileged way’ to salvation—or the only way?

To hold this Petrine faith is to be a Christian; to deny it is not to be a Christian.

But to Barron, being a Christian is irrelevant. After all, he dares hope Hell is empty and Jesus Christ is only the "priveleged way" to Bubble-Up and Rainbow Stew.

The Theological Illiteracy of “Dare We Hope?”

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So finally...
You admit it...
You believe Bonhoeffer is indeed Heaven bound...
Now how hard was that...?

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Lying is a sin, Murph.

Why do you do it?

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Its like like this schiz,
If the Gestapo knocks on your door,
And they ask if you are hiding Jews in your home,
Which you are,
But you tell the Gestapo, "No"...
Is that a sin?

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“Schiz”, “Knucklehead”, “schismatic”...

Lies and ad hominems are not virtues, Murph.

They’re vices.

Boobie has groomed you well.

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Lies?.... or Truth?

And yes, like I have said..

Unlike you, I have not already received my reward.

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Just another lie, Murph.

I have never claimed to have received any reward.

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Oh but you have...
You most certainly have...

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Yet, another lie.

You just can’t stop, can you?