EPISODE · Oct 24, 2004 · 14 MIN
The Pharisee and the Publican
from Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies · host Bishop Robert Barron
The Irish writer Iris Murdoch said that human beings are naturally self-absorbed and that what we need, consequently, are spiritual exercises that break us out of the narrow confines of our egos. Learning a foreign language can be such an exercise, as can a confrontation with real beauty. Authentic prayer--the kind exemplified in the humble petition of the Publican--also serves this purpose.
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