Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://ar-c.org/video/DISnaJYOYcA.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A Friend of the Lord Jesus - Bishop Barrons Sunday Sermon [rpC56JgXxt9] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT Friends, the readings for the Second Sunday of Lent brought to mind my good friend Bishop David O’Connell, who was killed last month. He was one of the most Christ-like people I have ever known—a man of deep spiritual conviction, with a profound sense of the power of the Holy Spirit. Like Abraham, he followed the Lord’s call from his homeland of Ireland to serve in the United States, working among the poor and with members of gangs. He called those he served to a deep life of prayer and spiritual transformation in Christ, a mystery revealed in the Gospel account of the Transfiguration. ———VIDEO LINKS——— Time to Get Back to Basics - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon: Beauty in the Catholic Tradition: The Liturgy and Social Justice: ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: Word on Fire Institute Channel: Word on Fire en Español Channel: ———WORD ON FIRE——— Word on Fire: Word on Fire Español: FREE Daily Gospel Reflections (English or Español): ———WORD ON FIRE INSTITUTE——— Join Bishop Barron and over 20,000 evangelists inside the Word on Fire Institute at ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Bishop Barron Instagram: Bishop Barron Facebook: Bishop Barron Twitter: Word on Fire Instagram: Word on Fire Facebook: Word on Fire Twitter: Word on Fire en Español Instagram: Word on Fire en Español Facebook: Word on Fire en Español Twitter: ———SUPPORT WORD ON FIRE——— Help Bishop Barron continue to produce videos like this: Word on Fire Store: Pray: nUV1wtUMUmv y58FvIH1aEI 14G1CEV3bIN yI1f2Ro0kyN bXn3ztxATvK YJcWx2xChCa 1hOAgBRZYBi
Friends, the readings for the Second Sunday of Lent brought to mind my good friend Bishop David O’Connell, who was killed last month. He was one of the most Christ-like people I have ever known—a man of deep spiritual conviction, with a profound sense of the power of the Holy Spirit. Like Abraham, he followed the Lord’s call from his homeland of Ireland to serve in the United States, working among the poor and with members of gangs. He called those he served to a deep life of prayer and spiritual transformation in Christ, a mystery revealed in the Gospel account of the Transfiguration. ———VIDEO LINKS——— Time to Get Back to Basics - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon: Beauty in the Catholic Tradition: The Liturgy and Social Justice: ———WATCH——— Subscribe to this Channel: Word on Fire Institute Channel: Word on Fire en Español Channel: ———WORD ON FIRE——— Word on Fire: Word on Fire Español: FREE Daily Gospel Reflections (English or Español): ———WORD ON FIRE INSTITUTE——— Join Bishop Barron and over 20,000 evangelists inside the Word on Fire Institute at ———SOCIAL MEDIA——— Bishop Barron Instagram: Bishop Barron Facebook: Bishop Barron Twitter: Word on Fire Instagram: Word on Fire Facebook: Word on Fire Twitter: Word on Fire en Español Instagram: Word on Fire en Español Facebook: Word on Fire en Español Twitter: ———SUPPORT WORD ON FIRE——— Help Bishop Barron continue to produce videos like this: Word on Fire Store: Pray: nUV1wtUMUmv y58FvIH1aEI 14G1CEV3bIN yI1f2Ro0kyN bXn3ztxATvK YJcWx2xChCa 1hOAgBRZYBi