Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies The Serpent’s Slogans
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Feb 17, 2026 A Lenten homily framed as spiritual spring training for returning to basics. Reflections on humans as body and soul and how fasting and prayer unite them. A fresh reading of Genesis that stresses original blessing before sin. Exploration of the forbidden tree as the temptation to make oneself judge of good and evil. A comparison of Eden’s temptation with Jesus refusing self-rule and choosing obedience.
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Returning To Fundamentals
- Bishop Robert Barron recounts Jack Nicklaus returning to basics with his old teacher before each season to refine fundamentals.
- He likens Lent to that training routine to reacquaint believers with spiritual fundamentals.
We Are Body And Soul
- Humanity is a hybrid of body and spirit, formed from clay and given the breath of life.
- The spiritual life aims to integrate, not escape, the bodily and spiritual dimensions.
Original Blessing Comes First
- God intends creation as delight, giving permission to enjoy the world's goods rather than forbidding them.
- Original blessing (God's positive gift) precedes and grounds concerns about original sin.