“The closer God is, the more alive we are. In this framework, Barron asserted, humans become uplifted by God’s presence instead of controlled by it. Instead, God is “ipsum esse,” or being itself, Barron said. “If He were, we’d be in a competitive relationship,” Barron pointed out. In explaining this vision of a Catholic university, Barron compared the proper role of faith in academics to the proper role of God in the life of human beings.Ĭentral to this understanding, Barron argued, is the idea that “God is not a being.” Barron’s homilies have amassed hundreds of millions of views online, causing him to become one of the most popular Catholic priests in the world.īarron emphasized that in a truly Catholic university, “the relationship between Christ, the Logos, and all other disciplines and activities is explored and celebrated.” In addition to serving as bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota, Barron is also the founder of the Catholic ministerial organization Word on Fire. “A Catholic university is one in which Christ holds a central and organizing place in all the disciplines and activities of the university,” Barron said. Liam Kelly | The Observer Bishop Robert Barron spoke to an audience at Notre Dame in Downes Club in Corbett Family Hall.
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