Knowing Jesus Personally

Knowing Jesus Personally

Knowing Jesus Personally

Friends, Christians often speak of “having a personal relationship with Christ” or “knowing Jesus personally,” but what does this actually mean? Is it possible? How do we go beyond knowing about Christ to truly knowing him? 

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

A listener considering conversion to Catholicism asks, how do I go about looking for a parish? 

00:00 | Intro 

01:05 | End of Confirmation season 

02:29 | Upcoming USCCB meeting in Orlando 

03:13 | Is it possible to know Jesus personally? 

05:20 | Jesus is actually alive, not dead 

06:27 | Do Catholics have a personal relationship with Christ? 

08:21 | Why we must know Jesus personally 

10:22 | Bishop Barron's friendship with Jesus 

13:09 | How does Bishop picture Jesus when praying? 

16:16 | Spiritual intimacy with the Lord 

18:13 | How men can grow to know Jesus personally 

21:21 | Knowing Jesus through the sacraments  

23:22 | Listener question 

25:55 | New Book—“Why They Follow” by Matthew Warner

Bishop Robert Barron