Love for the Poor

In this homily, Bishop Robert Barron reflects on the Church's core missions: worship, evangelization, and serving the poor, highlighting Pope Francis's emphasis on the latter. Drawing from the prophet Amos and the Gospel of Lazarus and Dives, Barron underscores the Bible's consistent call for social justice and concern for the poor, challenging listeners to confront their own complacency and indifference to the suffering of others. He urges concrete action, suggesting listeners explore the seven corporal works of mercy and find practical ways to address the needs of the hungry, thirsty, homeless, naked, imprisoned, and sick in their communities, emphasizing that indifference to the poor is a grave sin.