Is Safety Culture Good for Us?

Is Safety Culture Good for Us?

Is Safety Culture Good for Us?

Bishop Robert Barron

Friends, terms like “safe spaces,” “trigger warnings,” “harm reduction,” “micro-aggression,” “emotional wellbeing” and “fragility” are dominating the culture as well as the governance of many institutions. But by some measurements, our society is more physically compromised and mentally delicate than ever. 

Today, we discuss the contemporary embrace of “safety” and whether it overlaps with a Catholic understanding of the individual and common good. 

A listener asks, can a priest ever deny absolution during confession?

00:00 | Intro 

01:51 | Bishop Barron’s Confirmation season

02:30 | Understanding the contemporary use of “safety” 

07:45 | The relationship between risk, safety, and flourishing 

12:23 | The emotional life and its role

16:14 | Physical safety as the highest good 

21:36 | Speech as a form of violence 

24:04 | The spiritual works of mercy vs. coddling 

25:16 | Safety and the cardinal virtues 

26:42 | Christ crucified and the value of safety 

27:58 | Listener question 

30:03 | Word on Fire Institute