Friends, welcome to Word on Fire Catholic Ministries.

Word on Fire is an apostolate dedicated to the mission of evangelization,

using media both old and new to share the faith on every continent

and to facilitate an encounter with Christ and His Church.

The efforts of Word on Fire engage the culture

and bring the transformative power of God's Word

where it is most needed.

Today, we invite you to join Bishop Robert Barron

as he preaches the gospel

and shares the warmth and light of Christ

with each one of us.

Peace be with you. Friends, we come to the fourth Sunday of Christ with each one of us. Peace be with you.

Friends, we come to the fourth Sunday of Advent.

We're now coming to the culmination of our preparation for Christmas,

and the church has introduced us to a number of Advent figures,

now Isaiah, John the Baptist, etc.

But we come on this fourth Sunday to the Advent figure par excellence.

So as we're preparing for the coming of Christ, this is the figure who matters the most.

And it's, of course, the Blessed Mother, Mary, the Mother of God.

Now, I know in Catholic Protestant polemics over the past, you know, 500 years,

there's been a lot of talk about Mary. And, you know, you Catholics are obsessed with Mary and

you worship her and she takes the place of Jesus. And of course, all that is so much nonsense.

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