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Sep 16
14m 50s

The Use—and Abuse—of Power

BISHOP ROBERT BARRON
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Friends, for this Twenty-fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, I want to focus on the first and second readings. When read together, they give us a very good sense of Catholic social teaching in regard to the question of power. The Church’s position here is a subtle one. It doesn’t demonize political and economic power; after all, God is described as all-powerful, ... Show More
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