Father Barron comments on the HBO Series "Rome"

[MrAtomic2000]

caesar face is painted red to the god warrior god Mars or Ares,

not jupiter

[wordonfirevideo]

@MrAtomic2000 'Fraid not. Just Google Jupiter and Caesar and you'll find hundreds of references to back up what I've said.

[billybagbom]

@usurynation I was reared Roman catholic, left for "whatever reason(s)," (re)converted to Chrsitianity again through evangelical Protestantism, and am currently Eastern Orthodox (reunited with the apostolic Church, but not yet in full communion with the See of Peter). I will hopefully be fully reunited with the Roman Catholic Church at some point, but I have many issues to work though. But when I think about my favorite authors and thinkers, I wonder why so many of them are Roman Catholics.

[quezcatol]

ROME was one the best shows I ever seen, which might not say much though... when I think about it :)

[equitemcroce]

if you guys like Rome you should check out "I Claudius" the TV series or the book by Robert Graves...but who reads books anymore, just watch the TV series. LOL! But seriously, Graves did a great job.

Farther Barron, if ever you want to review I Claudius, you'll have a listener in me.

[Liaizon]

first time i watch this i didn't like the drama.. lol but i got hook on the show because of the battles.. but its going get better if they show Herod they will show Jesus :)

[lazerbeam134]

@Liaizon umm It got cancelled. A long time ago, unless I missed the announcement of its return.

[CrassMufumbu]

Whoa..that's some bad ass commentary..haven't seen Rome..will now..haven't seen Sopranos..will now...when i saw that Mel Gibson Passion movie..although the violence was outta hand and went on forever..I loved the unseen concept of some great mythololigical power struggle or war happening behind the scenes..while simple politics are happening literally. Dig it.

[AnatoleEricsson]

Huh. It must be very dull to interpet everything in such catholic ways. Very limiting. I'm sorry for you.

[Hereticalable]

The Roman Empire pratically collapsed when Christianity was adopted, Europe entered a Dark Age for a thousand years and was nearly overrun by Islamic hoards...it was only because of a rise in secularism and the seperation of church and state that we prevailed and took our rightful place in the world.

[eaglewalrus]

@Hereticalable

The Gospel according to Fry and Hitchens I presume? I think Gibbon's 18th century "enlightenment" analysis is no longer held by modern historians. You should read Grants The Climax of Rome for the economic and Military reasons behind the collapse. Oh and your wrong about the islamic hordes. Ever hear of Adrianople, Alaric, the Visigoths, Attila, the Huns?

[Hereticalable]

@eaglewalrus - what do you mean wrong about the Islamic hoards? Europe was weakened after Roman collapsed and it left us open to outside invasion - Spain, Sicilly, Malta, all of North Africa and Anatolia was overrun by the Muslims.

I did not say the Muslims were responsible for the fall of Rome - only that Rome falling enabled the Muslims to spread as much as they did. Mentioning Alaric, Attilla etc is revelant to the Rome's getting weaker (already Christian by then as well).

[hurthail69]

rome is better than spartacus I think romestreamsonline-dot-info

[wjb67ii]

@usurynation good for you! Sounds similar to my story. Try praying the rosary as you work up the courage. good luck

[jphairy]

i can not confirm 100% at the moment but here is what i know. the society of St Pius x is a traditionalist catholic organisation founded by the renegade bishop Lefebre in 1970. the society is NOT IN FULL COMMUNION WITH THE CATHOLIC CHUCH. At the moment they are in dialogue with Rome and until the doctrinal differences are sorted out THEY DO NOT HAVE CANONICAL STATUS

[jphairy]

@usurynation the catholic church is one of the best intellectual power houses in the world with a very deep rooted intellectual history. am sure u could find your place in the church, give it a go . God bless

[DanzOfThePuppeteer]

KKKhristianity has murdered more people than hitler and stalin combined, it ids the most evil ideology that has been imposed on our poor human race....KKKristianity must be totally exterminated if the human race is to survive!!

[Marcoz588]

@DanzOfThePuppeteer

People have killed more people than the all those examples combined. Despise the weakness and greed in men that allows them opportunity to use such things as ideologies and religion as vehicles to satisfy personal gain. Blaming the elements used as vehicles to satisfy the endless ambitions of some is both disastrous and abhorrent, all it does is display a horrendous lack of understanding and knowledge on the part of people like yourself.

[ponchok85]

@DanzOfThePuppeteer have you experienced living out the ideology before saying such?

[jad653112]

everyone is so polite in these comments...its like he has you by the throat and you are begging for mercy.

[wordonfirevideo]

Hey pal, go on my other videos and tell me how "polite" all the commentators are!

[ERoBB1]

@jad653112

Its because we probably all came here expecting some crazy reverend talking about how these movies and shows were sacrilegious sins against God. And he turned out to be a smart, down to Earth guy with interesting thoughts.

[kinghitter1]

One of the best speakers I have ever witnessed. You explain thing so simply and clearly, using examples to make your points easy to understand. God has given you a magnificent gift Father.

[iidontcareeee]

Ditto. Well said.

[anastasisariel]

Please don't take this as an attack, father, but I use to take drugs, and when I watch some of the motions that your mouth make, it looks like you are on some kind of stimulant. Seriously, no disrespect, are you on any kind of antidepressants or anything? Strong cofee?

[wordonfirevideo]

I can assure you that I'm on no stimulants or anti-depressants. And I think you should spend less time looking at my mouth!

[Entropy3ko]

Hahah... funny what some people come up with :D

Anyway more seriously:

Great videos Fr. Robert! I find your coments very clear and easy to listen and at the same time very inspirational!

They are both entertaining and educational.

I also shared them with some colleagues at the university here and they all think the same way I do.

Thank you!

[Mannheim67]

@wordonfirevideo Gosh, anastasisariel sounds gay! Wow, in the midst of serious discussion and conversation, something funny pops out! A comedy of sorts, huh! he he he! Talk about missing the point! Peace everyone.

[RainBirdLori]

@wordonfirevideo Fr. Barron... you ARE on a stimulant! The Word of God!!! ;) Thanks for your videos!

[guoguo10000]

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[pheemer]

I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on HBO's DEADWOOD!! Please consider doing this!

[MondaysRemedy]

Humans don't need to ordered around.

There are many Religous and Atheist people with good morals who live moral lives.

Unfortunatly there's a lot of immoral Religous and Atheist people as well.

Anyway the Padre seems quite intelligent and he understands the shows characters quite well but WHY DOES HE HAVE TO GO ALL RELIGOUS ON US?

lol

[anakephalaiosis333]

Because God is so inexhaustibly fascinating!

[ChrisK513]

he goes "all religious" on us because he's...well...a religious...

[Entropy3ko]

I think, in mine opinion, what Fr. Barron is doing is teaching through parables, in a sense. He uses movies and in this case a mini-series as modern parables to explain various things about Christ, Christianity and the Church.

I quite like his approach, because using these modern tales makes it easier for modern people to understand certain things.

[Catonius]

This man is obviously a genius, surely if such thing as a god existed he would have us exalt such men for their superior bearing.

[anakephalaiosis333]

But God does exist. And he might just take you to task for your sneering condescension.

[Catonius]

HA HA HA

[ROCKER86]

Thats your opinion but at least your not like most atheists who wouldn't even listen to Father Barron your open minded its good you can listen to others opinion.

[CaptSchmidlap]

I operate on the theory that if there is 'god' then he'd prefer us to do what we think just for its own sake,not simply upon orders or for fear of cosmic retribution.

[anakephalaiosis333]

True enough, but we human beings, in regard to God, are a bit like children or adolescents. Sometimes we do need to be ordered around or threatened with punishment. That's how St. Irenaeus read the Biblical revelation, by the way. But you're right: the ultimate goal is to become, as Jesus put it, God's friends.

[SultanBorat]

I wonder what the father what have to comment on Tiberius Caesar decision to retire, His statement of fatigue of riding the bull and being gored.

[659utube]

Good analysis, Father, you shed an interesting light on the TV series.

[TELEMACUS800]

It looks like a Timex-- is THAT considered "bling."

[z32plus2]

ha, but look at his waist, what a seriously blinging gold watch

[pauljosephherman]

Excellent interpretation of modern media to help us understand our everyday temptations. Look forward to more of these insightful comments.

[andersoncouncil65]

Thanks for the public service. Wouldn't it be so much better if everyone just sat in the corner of their rooms and felt guilty for committing the evil act of being human?

[Menace23Society]

re: andersoncouncil

yes cause he was CLEARLY tellin us that anyone who watches Rome will burn in hell.