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The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and Culture
Hosted by Bishop Robert Barron · EN
Join Bishop Robert Barron for a weekly podcast on faith and culture. Find more episodes at http://WordOnFireShow.com and submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.com.
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WOF 281: Creating a Bible for the Ages
Apr 26, 2021Tap to summarizeThe Word on Fire Bible series is one of the most ambitious and significant projects we've ever taken on. Listen as Bishop Barron and Brandon discuss where the idea came from and the future of the project. They also give you a sneak peek at Volume II of the series, which will cover Acts, Letters, and Revelation. Support the Word on Fire Bible project and claim your copy of Volume II! A listener asks, why doesn't the spiritual life get easier? Links The Pope Benedict XVI Reader Support the Word on Fire Bible project NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a patron and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners…like you! So be part of this mission, and join us today!
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WOF 243: Bishop Barron’s New Book, “Renewing Our Hope”
Aug 3, 2020Tap to summarizeIt's an exciting day as we celebrate the launch of Bishop Barron's newest book, Renewing Our Hope: Essays for the New Evangelization (CUA Press). The book pulls together 17 academic essays, talks, and papers that Bishop has composed over the past few years, and covers everything from evangelization, to theology, philosophy, the sex abuse crisis, the priesthood, relativism, liberalism, and even contemporary movies. Brandon and Bishop discuss the book in today's episode. A listener asks how to dialogue with those who believe that Jesus is just one of many incarnations of God. NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a patron and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners…like you! So be part of this mission, and join us today!
Transcribe →WOF 242: What Is Imaginative Apologetics?
Jul 27, 2020Tap to summarizeHow do we share the Faith in a culture where many people don't understand what we mean by words like "sin" or "salvation"—and where the media constantly bombards us with the idea that the teachings of the Church are irrelevant, outdated, or bigoted? All too often, people aren't even interested in hearing about the Faith! Especially when we seek to reach young people or bring back those who have left the Church, we must find ways to communicate more effectively—in short, to make our arguments meaningful. Here, the imagination is essential, but often neglected. In this sample lesson from her Word on Fire Institute course, Dr. Holly Ordway focuses on the role of the imagination in apologetics, showing how attention to language and meaning can make the work of catechesis and evangelization much more effective. Want access to the rest of the course? Join the Word on Fire Institute today! NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a patron and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners…like you! So be part of this mission, and join us today!
Transcribe →WOF 221: When Church Leaders Fail
Mar 2, 2020Tap to summarizeJust recently, Catholics were devastated to learn of another case of sexual abuse, this time involving Jean Vanier, the esteemed founder of L'Arche and a man once considered to be a living saint. Vanier, who passed away last year, was accused of sexually assaulting six women in France, using his religious position to abuse and manipulate them. How do we make sense of all this? How can a man who produced enormous good fruit fail so abysmally? And how should Catholics respond to this sort of abuse, and prevent it from happening again? Bishop Barron offers advice on all these questions and more. A listener asks how energetic young people, passionate about apologetics and evangelization, can take their study to the next level. Links Word on Fire Institute Centered: The Spirituality of Word on Fire NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a patron and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners…like you! So be part of this mission, and join us today!
Transcribe →WOF 218: The Intellectual Life
Feb 10, 2020Tap to summarizeHow did Bishop Barron get drawn into the life of the mind? What are his reading and writing habits like? In this episode, he discusses the intellectual life and gives advice to aspiring intellectuals. A listener asks which literature books Bishop would recommend for a Catholic high school English class. NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a patron and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners…like you! So be part of this mission, and join us today!
Transcribe →WOF 113: Recapping the William Lane Craig Dialogue
Feb 5, 2018Tap to summarizeOn January 13, 2018, Bishop Barron joined Dr. William Lane Craig, the esteemed Protestant apologist, for an evening of dialogue at Claremont McKenna College. On today's episode, we recap both the afternoon session, which was an academic symposium attended by a couple dozen scholars, and the big evening dialogue in which Bishop Barron and Dr. Craig discussed faith, science, secularism, evangelization and more. A listener asks what Bishop Barron thinks of David Bentley Hart's work. Click here to watch the full dialogue between Bishop Barron and Dr. Craig, and to listen to the afternoon symposium >> http://wordonfireshow.com/wlc BONUS: Click here to get your free Lent Reflections booklet from Bishop Barron! Topics Discussed 0:04 - Intro, Why is Bishop Barron in Philadelphia? 1:30 - What was Bishop Barron's overall impression of the event with Dr. William Lane Craig? 6:4o - What was discussed during the daytime symposium? 16:25 - During the evening event, how did Bishop Barron and Dr. Craig agree about evangelization? 19:03 - What are Bishop Barron and Dr. Craig's favorite arguments for the existence of God? 21:40 - How did a book change the lives of both Dr. Craig and Bishop Barron? 23:25 - Why didn't Dr. Craig agree that beauty can be a source of evangelization? 29:00 - What happened when Bishop Barron asked Dr. Craig, "Why aren't you Catholic?" 33:00 - Listener Question: What does Bishop Barron think about the writings of David Bentley Hart? Bonus Resources Books Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics (William Lane Craig) The Kalām Cosmological Argument (William Lane Craig) The New Testament: A Translation (David Bentley Hart) The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss (David Bentley Hart) Articles An Evening with William Lane Craig (Bishop Barron) Videos Dialogue with William Lane Craig (Bishop Barron) Have a question for Bishop Barron? Go to AskBishopBarron.com!
Transcribe →WOF 113: Recapping the William Lane Craig Dialogue
Feb 5, 2018Tap to summarizeOn January 13, 2018, Bishop Barron joined Dr. William Lane Craig, the esteemed Protestant apologist, for an evening of dialogue at Claremont McKenna College. On today's episode, we recap both the afternoon session, which was an academic symposium attended by a couple dozen scholars, and the big evening dialogue in which Bishop Barron and Dr. Craig discussed faith, science, secularism, evangelization and more. A listener asks what Bishop Barron thinks of David Bentley Hart's work. Click here to watch the full dialogue between Bishop Barron and Dr. Craig, and to listen to the afternoon symposium >> http://wordonfireshow.com/wlc BONUS: Click here to get your free Lent Reflections booklet from Bishop Barron! Topics Discussed 0:04 - Intro, Why is Bishop Barron in Philadelphia? 1:30 - What was Bishop Barron's overall impression of the event with Dr. William Lane Craig? 6:4o - What was discussed during the daytime symposium? 16:25 - During the evening event, how did Bishop Barron and Dr. Craig agree about evangelization? 19:03 - What are Bishop Barron and Dr. Craig's favorite arguments for the existence of God? 21:40 - How did a book change the lives of both Dr. Craig and Bishop Barron? 23:25 - Why didn't Dr. Craig agree that beauty can be a source of evangelization? 29:00 - What happened when Bishop Barron asked Dr. Craig, "Why aren't you Catholic?" 33:00 - Listener Question: What does Bishop Barron think about the writings of David Bentley Hart? Bonus Resources Books Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics (William Lane Craig) The Kalām Cosmological Argument (William Lane Craig) The New Testament: A Translation (David Bentley Hart) The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss (David Bentley Hart) Articles An Evening with William Lane Craig (Bishop Barron) Videos Dialogue with William Lane Craig (Bishop Barron) Have a question for Bishop Barron? Go to AskBishopBarron.com!
Transcribe →WOF 083: How Bishop Barron Reads and Writes
Jul 10, 2017Tap to summarizeDo you ever wish you could read more books? Have you ever thought about writing articles at the professional level or authoring your own book? Bishop Robert Barron has read a library's worth of texts, written fifteen books, and composed thousands of short works. In this episode of the Word on Fire Show, Bishop Barron offers helpful advice on how to improve your performance in the language arts. Bonus Resources Videos Fleming Rutledge's "The Crucifixion" Anthony Doerr's "All the Light We Cannot See" The Book of Revelation DVD's CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players Faith Clips Articles "Forward to Hildebrand's Liturgy and Personality" (Bishop Barron) "Why you should read C.S. Lewis' "The Great Divorce" (Bishop Barron) "What should Catholic's Make of Eckhart Tolle" (Bishop Barron) Books 2 Samuel by Bishop Barron Vibrant Paradoxes by Bishop Barron The Priority of Christ by Bishop Barron Word On Fire: Proclaiming the Power of Christ by Bishop Barron Seeds of the Word by Bishop Barron Study Program The Mystery of God: Who God Is and Why He Matters (Bishop Barron) Websites Word On Fire (Proclaiming Christ in the Culture) Find bonus links and resources for this episode at http://WordOnFireShow.com and be sure to submit your questions at http://AskBishopBarron.
Transcribe →WOF 082: Living as the Image of God (Part 2)
Jul 3, 2017Tap to summarizeIn 2015 Bishop Robert Barron gave the opening keynote speech at the famous World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. In front of this massive crowd of Catholics, Bishop Barron explained how Christianity is the greatest form of humanism because of its unique claim that all humans are made in the image and likeness of God. As representatives of God, we share in the responsibility of bringing the power, wisdom, heart, and mind of God out into the world. This episode of the Word on Fire Show features Part Two of the Bishop's powerful talk. Bonus Resources Videos Bishop Barron on the Rise of the "Nones" Bishop Barron on God's Existence and The Argument from Desire DVD's CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players (Word On Fire) CATHOLICISM: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith (Word On Fire) The Mystery of God (Word On Fire) Faith Clips (Word On Fire) Articles Playing at Atheism (Bishop Barron) The Glory of God is a Human Being 'Fully Alive' (Bishop Barron) Apologists, Catechists, Theologians: Wake Up! (Bishop Barron) Books The Priority of Christ by Bishop Barron Word On Fire: Proclaiming the Power of Christ by Bishop Barron CATHOLICISM by Bishop Barron Study Program The Mystery of God: Who God Is and Why He Matters (Bishop Barron) Websites Word On Fire (Proclaiming Christ in the Culture)
Transcribe →WOF 081: Living as the Image of God (Part 1)
Jun 26, 2017Tap to summarizeIn 2015 Bishop Robert Barron gave the opening keynote speech at the famous World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. In front of this massive crowd of Catholics, Bishop Barron explained how Christianity is the greatest form of humanism because of its unique claim that all humans are made in the image and likeness of God. As representatives of God, we share in the responsibility of bringing the power, wisdom, heart, and mind of God out into the world. This episode of the Word on Fire Show features Part One of the Bishop's powerful talk. Bonus Resources Videos Bishop Barron on the Rise of the "Nones" Bishop Barron on God's Existence and The Argument from Desire DVD's CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players (Word On Fire) CATHOLICISM: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith (Word On Fire) The Mystery of God (Word On Fire) Faith Clips (Word On Fire) Articles Playing at Atheism (Bishop Barron) The Glory of God is a Human Being 'Fully Alive' (Bishop Barron) Apologists, Catechists, Theologians: Wake Up! (Bishop Barron) Books The Priority of Christ by Bishop Barron Word On Fire: Proclaiming the Power of Christ by Bishop Barron CATHOLICISM by Bishop Barron Study Program The Mystery of God: Who God Is and Why He Matters (Bishop Barron) Websites Word On Fire (Proclaiming Christ in the Culture)
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