Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies The Light of the World
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Mar 10, 2026 A reflection on the Fourth Sunday of Lent and the Gospel story of the man born blind. Discussion of why suffering can reveal God's work and how Jesus is called the light of the world. Exploration of mud, incarnation, sacraments, baptism and the Pool of Siloam as symbols of healing. Consideration of transformation after encountering Christ and resistance from a blinded world.
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Suffering Can Make God's Works Visible
- Suffering can reveal God's works rather than signal personal guilt.
- Bishop Robert Barron uses Jesus' reply about the blind man to show God can use pain so that divine purposes become visible.
Jackie Movie Parable About Suffering
- Bishop Robert Barron recounts the film Jackie where an old priest echoes Jesus' answer about suffering.
- The priest's parable reassures Jackie that terrible events can reveal God's purposes, mirroring John's Gospel answer.
Christ As The Light For The Blindness Of Original Sin
- Jesus' 'I am the light of the world' identifies him as the source of true vision for those born blind in original sin.
- Barron maps the man born blind to humanity born into a sinful, darkened world who needs Christ's illuminating presence.