Were you to compare a person’s idea of being a Catholic to participation in a sport, for instance, baseball: Would you say that being a Catholic is like striving to be a baseball player or striving to be a baseball fan? Do you see the differences? What are they? Try to name them. What is your personal opinion of what being a catholic is all about? Ponder: To drive home the point that Bishop Barron is making, think about this:

BEING FRIENDLY AND REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE PEW STUDY REPORT: WHAT CATHOLICS BELIEVE ABOUT THE EUCHARISTĪsk yourself: How would you respond to the question: Do I believe that Jesus is really, truly and substantially present under the forms of bread and wine? What is making you think the way you do on this belief of our Catholic faith? If you have any doubt about it, what is making you doubt it?īELIEF ABOUT CATHOLICISM IN TODAY’S CATHOLIC: APOLOGETICS, CATECHESIS, THE INTELLECTUAL VS. The doctrines don’t change but we do and so, in preparation for Holy Thursday, I recommend that, with the help of Bishop Robert Barron, we consider our beliefs about the Eucharist. This is true of how we see our Catholic beliefs. What was important to us when we were younger gives way to a new way of seeing things. Our experiences and what we learn from them move us along on our journey.

A Five-Minute Chat by Bishop Robert Barron – Īs we go through life, our perspective on things changes.

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