Description

As Bishop Barron shows in his new book, "http://vibrantparadoxes.com" target="_blank">Vibrant
Paradoxes, Catholicism is both/and, not either/or. It
celebrates the union of contraries—grace and nature, faith and
reason, Scripture and tradition, body and soul—in a way that the
full energy of each opposing element remains in place. In this
episode, Bishop Barron explores several examples of this
both/and embrace. A listener asks about the difficult passage in
Acts 5 involving Ananias and Sapphira.

Topics Discussed

• 0:22 - Exciting upcoming events for
  Bishop Barron
• 2:04 - What does it mean to say Catholicism is
  "both/and"
• 5:29 - G.K. Chesterton on red, white, and the
  Church's healthy hatred of pink
• 7:42 - Why Catholics "want it all"
• 8:38 - The extreme demands of sin
  and mercy
• 11:25 - Why reason and faith are no mutually
  exclusive
• 15:58 - Faith/reason in the realm of
  science
• 17:59 - Bruce Jenner and the dichotomy of
  matter and spirit
• 21:59 - How discipline leads to
  real freedom
• 25:53 - The path from suffering to joy
• 27:59 - Question from listener: how can we
  reconcile the loving, non-violent Jesus with the angry God who
  kills Ananias and Sapphira?

Bonus Resources

• Books
  • "_blank">Vibrant Paradoxes: The Both/And of
    Catholicism by Bishop Robert Barron
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