Bishop Robert Barron on C. S. Lewis

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  @99Jeep2008 · 8 years ago

  "Christianity is the greatest story ever told" Loved that part.

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  @Mariusioannesp · 12 years ago

  "Evangelize the imagination." As an aspiring writer and Catholic, I will take that to heart.

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  @texaspoultry7868 · 7 years ago

  C.S. Lewis helped make me the strong Catholic I am today. I pray he is with Christ right now.

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  @vincewyn1396 · 8 years ago

  “The field of battle between God and Satan is the human soul.  It is in the soul that the battle rages every moment of life.” 😇 Padre Pio 🙏🏻4us

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  @annchovey2089 · 8 years ago

  We wouldn't have "Lord of the Rings" if it wasn't for Lewis' encouraging Tolkien.  Thanks Jack!

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  @splinterbyrd · 5 years ago

  Actually I think Lewis&apos;s greatest work is <i>A Grief Observed,</i> his meditation on the premature death of his wife. When I was bereaved it was more consoling than any other written work in existence, including the Gospels.

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  @writegillian · 10 years ago

  I have been intrigued by C.S. Lewis for years and I finally read Mere Christianity about 9 months ago. &nbsp;Just yesterday I bought 2 more copies for family members...he has indeed changed my life. His writings have stayed with me. I&apos;ve been reading pieces of the book to my children. They are under 10 years and love it! They call it the &quot;mind-blowing book&quot;. Excellent commentary as always Bishop.

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  @zoraidaiglesias934 · 6 years ago

  I am a catholic and eventhough i was not practicing my religion faith for a long time, i have returned home. I am so happy. I have forgotten how much i enjoy the love and company of Jesus and Virgin Mary and Padre Pio who i feel was my guide back to my faith. I don&apos;t feel alone.. &nbsp;i only have a high school education and vocational school. &nbsp;But i very much enjoy listening to you father and wish my oldest son would listen to you. You &nbsp;see, he is a non believer. &nbsp;A good son and kind person who knows it all.. &nbsp;🙂 He asked me once why do i believe in God and i told i just do. Many things has happened in my life and i always felt he was there with me eventhough i was not true to him and practicing my faith. I grew up in a nun&apos;s school so i told him that i always felt his love and protection. I told my son to believe is to see... &nbsp; he got upset with me because i didnt make sense. &nbsp;I guess he wants fisical proof and my God is more than that. I just told him i refuse to argue with him. I told him i will keep praying &nbsp;for him and that i knew one day he will find himself on his praying to God. &nbsp;I enjoy very much listening to you. &nbsp;God Bless. Pls pray for my family so we all can find our way to serve our Lord.

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  @sshealy1 · 12 years ago

  I like the &quot;rats in the cellar&quot; analogy in C.S. Lewis&apos; Mere Christianity&apos;s Let&apos;s Pretend chapter.<br><br> &quot;...surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of a man he is? Surely what pops out before the man has time to put on a disguise is the truth? If there are rats in a cellar you are most likely to see them if you go in very suddenly...&quot;

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  @brittmclean5700 · 10 years ago

  kennedy had no impact on my life , c.s. lewis changed it, he is one of my mentors, i would not be a follower of christ without his help, thank you lord for making c.s , i look forward to meeting him one day.

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  @leytonorientdeutscher9540 · 7 years ago (edited)

  As a Christian who was in part pulled into the faith by cross-referencing my love for the Lord of the Rings narrative with the Biblical story, Father Barron&apos;s mention of &apos;surreptitious evangelisation&apos; here is so beautiful. Praise the Lord for the ways he works in the world!

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  @randallpeaslee1779 · 12 years ago

  Father Barron, I love the line &quot;evangelization of the imagination.&quot; &nbsp;And your description of how Lewis&apos; and Tolkien&apos;s stories worked out in a pub in Oxford have become the world&apos;s most popular movies of our time send an electric thrill through my heart. &nbsp;Praise the Lord! &nbsp;God bless you and your work, Father.

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