The Key to Happiness - Bishop Barron's Sunday Sermon 

The eight keys to happiness (Beatitude): 1. Letting go, emptying oneself, and giving oneself away (to the other). 2. Admitting one's faults and being sorrowful about them, thus opening up to forgiveness which removes the burden of suffering. 3. Being humble and close to the ground 4. Being hungry for Holiness (friendship with God) 5. Being compassionate 6. Being single-hearted, gathered, centered and anchored around one thing - to please God 7. Being a peacemaker since God is peace 8. Enduring persecution for righteousness sake

If all Catholic preaching were as life-giving as Bishop Barron’s, there would be standing room only at Sunday Mass in all Catholic Churches. Thank you! God bless the whole world!

Dear Bishop Barron. You're never too long. In fact I could listen to you the whole day. Your homilies bring me closer to God. Grateful to God for you dear Bishop. Praying for you.

Too many sermons are too short! We are hungry to hear from good priests. ❤

This is more evidence to me that The Catholic Church is indeed intellectual, cerebral, psychological, emotional, visual, acoustical and, above all, spiritual, bliss. Plenitude. Praise The Lord for men like our beloved Bishop Barron.

Best 13 minutes on all of the RU-vid broadcasts this day! Bless you Bishop Barron.

Thank you Bishop Barron, your sermon is not too long, your sermon is always interesting, and i can sit and listen to you the whole day long. May GOD bless you abundantly. ➕ ❤

Thank you dear Bishop! Listening to your sermon today touched both my 92 yr old mom (who is recovering from C19) & I in a very profound way. Thank you for your faithfulness. Please do not shorten what Jesus has you share with us. We are hungry! God bless you.

You are never too long +Robert... over the last few years you have been a profound inspiration to this demoralised English Anglican priest. Thank you a 1000 times. If being a Roman Catholic means having a bishop like you, I only have one question... and that is 'How do I get a job in your church'.

Dearest Bishop, you are never too long. Your sermons are too good that I never feel the time. Please don't compromise with the contents of your videos because you need to make it short. In this day and age, the rarest thing to find is a good sermon like yours. Please please don't feel pressured to make it short.

Please don't shorten your talks. I could listen to you all day!

I just want a hug from God.

Never too long 💫

Good morning Bishop Baron god bless you Amen.🙏❤️😇

Short or long- sermons need to be speaking the truth and not empty words or fearful of offending. I can listen to you all day long Bishop Barron.

When it's coming from you, dear Bishop, more is better.

I am studying theology as a part time degree at university. I have been learning about exegesis and systematic theology and am really starting to get a feel for just how wonderful Bishop Barron's sermons are. If it was not his sermons I would not be enrolled on my degree so thank you Bishop Barron.

We could listen you all day Bishop! Thanks for teaching us the secret to happiness 🙏🏽

Wow! Never have the Beatitudes been so illumined for me. I'm so grateful. Thank you Bishop Barron. ❤🌻

Hi Bishop, thanks for this “long”homily, I’m a catholic priest here in Canada and I needed this long homily. Pope Francis is not wrong and neither are you. Shalom

I wish you had a sermon everyday! You have brought me closer to God and I thank you so much! No other priest, bishop or Cardinal has ever come close to preaching the Gospel like you!❤

Happy are those who hear longer homilies from you.

We are starving for truth! I can listen for much longer than 8 minutes.

Gloria in excelsis Deo

Great Sermon Bishop Barren, I thank you. I only just discovered you a few days ago as I am not a Catholic anymore. But you are making me wobble and I am now seriously considering whether I ought to try again with Catholicism. Despite only discovering you a few days ago I have watched loads of your videos on RU-vid and you are a brilliant communicator and you make a lot of sense. I love the way you pepper your talks with rich historical detail and philosophy and theology and put such deep knowledge into such an accessible way. I also love the way you speak of God and it rings very true for me. May God bless you Bishop. .

Dearest Bishop Robert Barron, Good Morning! Thank you for the Sunday sermon today. The eighth beatitude serves as a reminder to all Christians and it requires courage. Matthew chapter 5, "Blessed are those who are persecuted."Ohm, I speak up for my soul, especially people who are victims of gossip, discrimination, mucking, disbelieving, rejection, etc. Whenever I go I encountered persecution. During my reconciliation prayers, Jesus confirmed that I will experience persecution, but He invites me to respond through rejoicing and gladness to develop into a Christian with deep spiritual formation in the image of Jesus Christ and the joy of being faithfully united with Him. I always pray every day to our loving Heavenly Father, who wants me to communicate with Him through prayer. He always listens to me when I pray. The daily prayer always blesses me, my family, and those I pray for( conversion of the sinners, etc ). It also invites more peace into my life and helps me learn more about God's plan for me. I believe that persecution arising from unrighteous behavior is not blessed. If I fail at my fault, I should expect to suffer negative consequences. Jesus is talking about the blessing of being persecuted for doing righteousness. Bishop, I pray for mercy on behalf of those who are lost. Let God's mercy fill their hearts so that they may be able to know that Jesus Christ is the true living God who was and is to come and to help them to know that it is only in surrendering themselves to Jesus Christ our Lord that they will find real rest and unconditional love. Also, please pray for the Dreger family. God blesses you all. St. Ignatius of Loyola, pray for us. St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for us St. Pope John Paul, pray for us. St. Micheal, pray for us. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us. Very truly yours, Cecilia Dreger and family(💧🙏Jesus, I Trust in You) Wilbur Sacred Heart Parishioners(❤️ Bishop Thomas Daly and Father Pitstick).

Happy indeed are we to be listening to Jesus' word made alive and active again through you.🙏

May God bless Bishop Barron. He always strives to bring us closer to Christ with his message; for that I appreciate him.

Thankfully, Jesus never gave you a time limit. Preach on!

As a bishop you have been given the mission to proclaim the word of God to the whole world . Sitting in Kuwait I would say job well done . We want more 😊

Happiness is thirsty for God, coming to Mass, to adore Him and receive Eucharist every day! Thank you Jesus for Your Goodness and Bishop Barron! ❤❤❤

Bishop Barron, My faith had deepened tremendously from listening to you and reading your Gospel reflections. We need more, not less, time with you. God bless you and bless us with your powerful messages and commentaries.

'I long to listen to your homilies dear Bishop! For me the longer the happier 'I am. Just love every single word! 'I long to be single hearted empty myself and be filled with the Lord! Maybe I'll get there one day!

Preach as long as you want, Bishop. It's never boring.

Thanks Bishop Barron again for a wonderful homily. "Splintered pleural" of the demoniac @11:55! Awesome insight! BTW research shows the average attention span is around 15 minutes. Keep up the great work! God Bless you...

The longer the better

I've never heard the Beatitudes like this EVER! What an eye opener. Bless you

Being an inspired speaker is a gift, and sadly, not all clergymen have it🤷🏼‍♀. But some are so blessed and Bishop Barron especially so. I could listen to him preach for hours, no problem!

Never too long! In fact, it was so good, I listened twice!

please never shorten them! ♥

God bless you Bishop. Our Holy father has great wisdom, which came from his Franciscan teachings. Being an older man I suspect he has less time for chatter. But I also know that God speaks to us all in our language. There are millions touched by your words, and for the millions that are not there are other means. My Native American ancestors didn’t even need a priest or Bible to love God. Their preaching came from a natural world. I believe what the pope and the church wants is for us to be is better listeners, the enemy has done a great job over the last 2000 years of confusing us through chatter. Lack of quiet, leads to lack of reverence for our creator. Ultimately, we need to get quiet And through the Holy Spirit, listen to the Lord and more importantly, obey what he wants us to do for his kingdom. God bless you +

We will never get tired listening about Our Lord Jesus for as long as it make sense and Bishop Barron is a great evangelizer that you will never notice time pass by...

You can never talk long enough for me. I want to make sure I have more understanding and teaching. Thank you.

Your sermons are never too long. God bless you Bishop!!!

Am grateful for your beautiful message!! I am hungry!! Hungry for spiritual companionship!! Amen!! Praise God!!

Bishop Barron, 8 minutes is a recipe for poor catechesis. We need more expository preaching, not less. Thank you. Have a blessed Sunday.

Thank you God Jesus Christ Pastor Hon'ble Dr. Bishop Robert Barron Ministries World for Family & Children's Blessings in Sweet Heart Jesus Mighty Name I pray. Amen Hallelujah praise the Lord. 🌋🎉🌋🎉

I have learnt so much from your beautiful interpretation of the Beatitudes. God bless you Bishop Barron.

Please Bishop Barron, do not limit your preaching based on some off-handed comment made by Pope Francis. We need more of you, not less! Long, rambling sermons are best kept shorter. Rich, wonderful teaching presented skillfully can go on forever. God bless!

"All of t is centered on one thing." My anchor-Jesus Christ.

If a sermon is bad it’s always too long. If it is good, brings God’s love into your heart, it’s always too short.

Peace be with you.

Bishop Barron please only this time don’t do what pope asks you. We all wait every week for your inspiring and instructive sermons. Your sermons quench my thirst to learn more about my Catholic Faith. I pray that all baptized christians participate in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist in their local churches. God bless all of you. ✝️🙏❤️🇨🇦

Dearest Bishop. I’m no intellectual and your sermon on the beatitudes is now demystified for simpletons like me. So thank you, Bishop, for explaining the Beatitudes like Jesus explained his parables to his apostles ❤

It depends on who’s giving the sermon! I could listen to you for hours!

We don’t need shorter sermons - we need meatier sermons which challenge and inspire. Like yours, Bishop Barron

I just returned from Mass and yet couldn’t wait to listen to your sermon on the Beatitudes.

I have listened 3 times. Thank you. God Bless You.

A perfect summary by a superb preacher.

8 mins is just scratching the surface.

I can remember who was the former protestant who said he was used to 40-minutes sermons and when he first saw a Catholic priest preaching his homily in under 15 he was like "that's it?" As a former protestant myself, I tell you you can easily spend 20 and I'll find it concise 😁

Pure biblical preaching. Closest preaching I think I know to that of Jesus himself. An inspiration to us as preachers and disciples.

Thank you Bishop Barron

I’m not a catholic, I’m a Salvationist, but thank you so much Bishop Barron, you make Gods message so simple to understand, may God Bless you 🙏🙏

I pray to be love to others!😊

15 min is not too long. If the spirit moves you to teach and to expand and explain then I'm here for it. Even if you chop it up and put it out in pieces I will find them all and watch.

You are a wonderful representative and expositor of the Faith. Thank you for your faithfulness to Our Lord.

I can listen to you all day! This is wonderful...the Key to Happiness. Thank you Bishop Barron and God Bless you always!

Happiness is being perfectly united to God forever ❤.

I could listen (and have listened) to you for hours.

Whenever I listen to your homily I keep looking at the time, to see how long more can I enjoy it! Thank you Bp. Barron , and glory and praise to our Lord Jesus!

Thank you Bishop

Sermons need to be as long as they need to be to feed the flock and the world! It's not length that is important, but content. And, you Bishop Barron, are so gifted. You know what the world needs and you feed us. God bless you and your mission.

I have to respectfully disagree. Your sermons are some of the best around. I look forward to them every week.

The “LASTING HAPPINESS” that only God can provide. Amen Father Barron

You can make these as long as you want, I'm listening 😊

“What is holiness? Friendship with God…” Thank you, My Lord ❤

Length of sermons don't matter. It's the intriguing factor that determines how long people will want to listen in.

I am always hungering for more! Never too long! God bless you and all of us privileged to hear God speak to us through your heart and soul!!

I could listen to you for hours & Others priest that I love to listen to … please don’t stop the holly spirit.

I’ve played this twice today. There is so much truth here.

Beautiful!

Good morning Christ family God bless you always 🙏❤️😇🌹🙏🙏

To please God Thank you bishop Barron

Don't worry Bishop. On youtube we can listen on double speed to get it under that 8 minute mark.

Bishop Barron, you just taught me more about the meaning of the beatitudes than I have ever learned and I went to Catholic grammar school, high school and college! Thank you so much for your ministry! I listen to your homily every week and I live near Tampa Florida!

What's wrong with longer and wonderful sermons? Nothing! Thank you, good Bishop Barron! 🙏

Too many “Barney” (I love you you love me..) homilies today. Thank you for providing homilies that embody one of the readings from a few weeks ago: Love and truth will meet; justice and peace will kiss. Psalm 85:10

During the time when my mother was passing away from cancer, I went to weekday mass where the priests homily was about 5 minutes. I said that I enjoyed his homily, and that it was a good length. He then told me that a woman came up to him and told him that his homily was to short. I responded to him how the average person does not have the attention span for long homilies, and he proceeded to tell me that I had a good point. That was 15 years ago, and I believe it now more than I did then, especially with the age of parishioners.

Dear Bishop Barron, I listen to your daily sermons most everyday,especially on my works days at a trauma 1, level one hospital as a case manager nurse. Your words helps me focus on the patients needs and supporting my co workers in all levels of professions. Thank you for your guidance.

There are people/priest who go on and on and on and lose the point after a while. You Bishop, get to the point, have amazing things to say, and should never ever shorten your homily ever! Use the Lord as your Director not the pope sorry but that’s what I think!

I can never get enough of your insightful sermons Father Barron. Please don't shorten the length of your videos. Keep going. God bless!

Bishop, with the popularity of podcasts we know that people are capable of listening to more than an 8 min homily. It's more about the QUALITY of the homily than its length. (we could listen to yours all day!)

I’ve been listening to you Bishop since your homilies on the radio in Chicago. How much I have grown in wisdom because of you. I can’t get enough of hearing the Truth!

Amen 🙏🏽 and God bless you Bishop Barron!

I think that a good preaching that is guided by the Holy Spirit is the same spirit that dictates all that needs to be said for the goodness of those who are hungry for the spiritual food. Now it depends of each person how much they want to eat, how much hungry they are.. Your sermons are divine beautiful bishop Barron always to grow our spiritual quest in life in that eternal life that Jesus offers to all of us. Blessings bishop 🙏

Thank you Your grace ...I love all your teachings...you explain well.

Herzlichsten Dank, Bischof Barron, für Ihre hilfreiche und inspirierende Präsenz! Ich glaube, ich sollte Ihnen zur gewissen Zeit mal schreiben, und weiterschauen 😊.

Thank you father. I need very seriously be much more humble before God, and to stay in fear of ever exercising a willful pride in his presence, which would be a gateway into the darkness of hell, and separation from God, alienating me from the life he will otherwise breath into my spirit. Thankfully I have a lot to keep me humble; plainly evident.

Thank you for this Bishop! God bless you!