How to Become a Person of Love

How to Become a Person of Love

How to Become a Person of Love 

Bishop Robert Barron

Friends, each of us wants to be a good person. But how do we actually do that? How do we truly become a person of love? 

That’s what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on today’s “Word on Fire Show” episode. 

00:00 | Intro 

00:46 | Update on Pastoral Center in Winona-Rochester Diocese 

02:38 | Dorothy Day and the need for corporal and spiritual works of mercy 

04:41 | The seven corporal works of mercy 

05:50 | Corporal works of mercy as measuring marks for self-examination 

06:36 | 1) Feed the hungry, 2) give drink to the thirsty, 3) clothe the naked 

10:53 | Direct aid for the needy vs. indirect aid 

12:57 | 4) Visit the imprisoned—is this literal? 

14:41 | How acts of love can lead to peace 

17:27 | 5) Shelter the homeless 

18:53 | 6) Visit the sick 

21:02 | 7) Bury the dead 

22:57 | How ordinary parents can pursue corporal works of mercy

24:12 | Listener question 

27:21 | 2024 Lenten Reflections booklet from Word on Fire Bishop Robert Barron