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Does being committed to social justice necessarily entail neglecting the liturgy? Conversely, do reverent liturgies entail downplaying or even ignoring the Church’s mission to care for the poor? The answer to both questions is a resounding, no. How should we understand the right relationship between the liturgy of the Church and the virtue of justice, including social justice? And practically speaking, how can we, as a Church, overcome the unnecessary divisions between so-called “liberal Catholics” and “conservative Catholics”?
A listener asks if someone can be Catholic but not believe in the Resurrection.
00:00 | Intro
01:20 | 10th National Eucharistic Congress recap
02:32 | Understanding the role and meaning of the liturgy
05:06 | The power of the spoken word in the liturgy
07:16 | The physicality of the liturgy
09:10 | Distinguishing between authentic and inauthentic liturgies
11:13 | Did Vatican II negatively effect the liturgy?
12:45 | Understanding justice as a cardinal virtue
14:45 | Relating justice and charity
18:24 | Social justice within a Catholic framework
20:34 | The relationship between loving God and loving neighbor
26:00 | Connecting the liturgy and social justice
27:33 | Is social justice possible without the liturgy?
28:51 | How cloistered monks and nuns serve the Church
30:01 | Bridging the divide between separated Catholics
31:40 | Listener question
33:50 | Join the Word on Fire Institute
Links: Bishop Barron’s article: https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/barron/the-higher-you-go-liturgically-the-lower-you-should-go-in-service-of-the-poor/
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