From Rock to Stumbling Block: A Call to Faith
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1. "And so part of the scriptural revelation, part of the Old Testament of the Bible, and when we read it in light of Christ, it's supposed to give us an affirmation of our faith, that God has intentionally revealed himself, really over millennia, to prove himself. Without just overtly shoving, throwing himself at all of us, through revelation, through truth, through our own freedom of choice, to respond, I hear you, and I see what you've done, and I'm following." [01:06] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
2. "And even in the midst of a day, you know, the last supper, he's at the supper, I'll go and die with you. And hours later, I don't know him, I don't know him, I swear I don't know him. You know, he's kind of going in and out. And like all of us, struggling with making sense of what Jesus was asking of him, and making sense of what Jesus was inviting him to do and be in reference to his own will, and what he wanted, and what he thought should take place, and how he thought it should be." [02:06] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "And Peter, of course, is the one, again, that stands up to say, you're the Christ, you're the Son of God. You're the one that we hold, that's come into the world. You're the one that we're able to reveal truth because of what we've seen and heard. And Christ's response to it is the crucifixion. He says, well, this is what it means. The Son of Man is going to suffer greatly. He's going to be rejected by this world, by the religious leaders. He's going to be condemned, and he's going to rise. Gives them Good Friday and Easter Sunday, right, to them." [02:51] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "And in a real sense, what Peter invites us and what Jesus invites through Peter's own thinking and his yes and his no is, you know, are we a rock that people are going to build themselves up on, that the church can be built on, that our families can be built on, that our schools can be built on, and, you know, our relationships can be built on our yes to Jesus and following him? Or are we a stumbling block that people are going to trip over? And creating division and creating separation and creating falsehood." [04:32] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "And I think as we get these words from James and the faith and the works and how everything we do matters, in light of Peter and what Peter represents to us, this week we're really asked, you know, the suffering servant who comes in God's name, who fulfills all God's will, and despite, as it says, despite the challenges and the difficulties and the things that happen to him in the world, he remained faithful. He remained committed. He chose to do the good no matter what. And it resulted, of course, in his crucifixion." [07:02] (30 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
6. "With all that being said, when Jesus says discipleship means to follow me, and am I going to do that? Am I willing to be following him by being a rock that people can build themselves on? Or am I allowing my own pride, greed, envy, all the things that can separate us, be a stumbling block for the world around us? And so I think as we pray the Mass this day, it's a good invitation for all of us to, first of all, recognize like Peter, we've all been rocks people can build them on, and we've all been stumbling blocks." [07:59] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
7. "But as Jesus says here, and it's really a line for the refrigerator to keep in front of us, you're not thinking as God does, but as human beings do. And it's going to take you away from me, and it's going to be a stumbling block out in the world. Think as God does. And so as we turn to the Eucharist, as we say amen to the Eucharist this day, we ask the grace and the courage to see, you know, how God sees, how God thinks, to respond in a way that's in communion with him, that responds in such a way that names him as Messiah and follows him in all we say and do, and gives our amen to him this particular day." [08:53] (32 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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2. "And even in the midst of a day, you know, the last supper, he's at the supper, I'll go and die with you. And hours later, I don't know him, I don't know him, I swear I don't know him. You know, he's kind of going in and out. And like all of us, struggling with making sense of what Jesus was asking of him, and making sense of what Jesus was inviting him to do and be in reference to his own will, and what he wanted, and what he thought should take place, and how he thought it should be." [02:06] (27 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
3. "And Peter, of course, is the one, again, that stands up to say, you're the Christ, you're the Son of God. You're the one that we hold, that's come into the world. You're the one that we're able to reveal truth because of what we've seen and heard. And Christ's response to it is the crucifixion. He says, well, this is what it means. The Son of Man is going to suffer greatly. He's going to be rejected by this world, by the religious leaders. He's going to be condemned, and he's going to rise. Gives them Good Friday and Easter Sunday, right, to them." [02:51] (29 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
4. "And in a real sense, what Peter invites us and what Jesus invites through Peter's own thinking and his yes and his no is, you know, are we a rock that people are going to build themselves up on, that the church can be built on, that our families can be built on, that our schools can be built on, and, you know, our relationships can be built on our yes to Jesus and following him? Or are we a stumbling block that people are going to trip over? And creating division and creating separation and creating falsehood." [04:32] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
5. "And I think as we get these words from James and the faith and the works and how everything we do matters, in light of Peter and what Peter represents to us, this week we're really asked, you know, the suffering servant who comes in God's name, who fulfills all God's will, and despite, as it says, despite the challenges and the difficulties and the things that happen to him in the world, he remained faithful. He remained committed. He chose to do the good no matter what. And it resulted, of course, in his crucifixion." [07:02] (30 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
6. "With all that being said, when Jesus says discipleship means to follow me, and am I going to do that? Am I willing to be following him by being a rock that people can build themselves on? Or am I allowing my own pride, greed, envy, all the things that can separate us, be a stumbling block for the world around us? And so I think as we pray the Mass this day, it's a good invitation for all of us to, first of all, recognize like Peter, we've all been rocks people can build them on, and we've all been stumbling blocks." [07:59] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
7. "But as Jesus says here, and it's really a line for the refrigerator to keep in front of us, you're not thinking as God does, but as human beings do. And it's going to take you away from me, and it's going to be a stumbling block out in the world. Think as God does. And so as we turn to the Eucharist, as we say amen to the Eucharist this day, we ask the grace and the courage to see, you know, how God sees, how God thinks, to respond in a way that's in communion with him, that responds in such a way that names him as Messiah and follows him in all we say and do, and gives our amen to him this particular day." [08:53] (32 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)
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