The apostle Barnabas and barstool evangelization

The apostle Barnabas and barstool evangelization

A Reflection for the Memorial of Saint Barnabas, Apostle, by Ashley McKinless

Saint Barnabas and Keeping up the Good Fight of the Faith - Catholic Insight

It is fitting that we celebrate the Apostle Barnabas, the ‘son of consolation’, or the ‘son of encouragement’, in this season of the Holy Spirit. For the Hebraic terminus of his name, the navi (consolation, or even prophet) after the bar (son) is one of the titles of the Third Person of the Trinity, the consoler, advocate and guide. Indeed, for Barnabas is described in today’s readings from Acts (11:26) as a ‘good man, full of the Holy Spirit an…